Accounting Manager (Accounting Manager 2)

State of Oregon • Salem, OR

18h • $90,444 - $139,884 • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you a forward-thinking leader with exceptional team-building skills, strategic insight, and technical expertise? Are you motivated by guiding complex fiscal operations with accuracy, transparency, and service excellence? If so, please consider joining our team and step into a leadership role where your expertise drives agency impact!
At the Oregon Employment Department, we actively support a workforce that is representative of the people we serve including people from various races, genders, abilities, cultures, language skills, geographic locations, and justice system involvement. We value your life experiences and encourage everyone to apply with your transferable skills and qualifications from your work, school, and volunteer experiences. Please let us know if you need a reasonable accommodation.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
As the Accounting Manager, you will provide vision, leadership, accountability, and tactical management in Administrative Business Services (ABS). The Accounting Manager serves as a key member of the ABS leadership team.
In this role, you will:
Carry out the goals and objectives of the Employment Department through management and supervision of the Accounting Unit by developing and implementing policies, procedures, and program priorities consistent with authoritative guidelines and by determining the most effective use of resources to provide services to the agency and its customers.
Manage and determine system modifications for the financial management systems utilized by the agency, and provide expertise, direction, technical advice, and training to the agency’s leadership, management, and staff regarding fiscal policy, procedures, and activities, and application of local, state, and federal rules and regulations, and agency policies and procedures, rules, and guidelines.
Direct the workload for staff, collaborating with other units within the ABS section, and partnering with program areas to ensure fiscal needs are met by staff within the Accounting unit.
Ensure the accuracy and integrity of the agency’s fiscal program and that accurate and timely fiscal information is available to the Chief Financial Officer and Department leadership.
Provide professional, high-quality, efficient, calm, and confidential management, decisions, and support to the agency to ensure the continuity, coordination, and execution of the agency’s operations.
Carry out the agency’s affirmative action, diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and responsibilities.
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Requirements

• Six years of supervision, management, or progressively related experience; OR three years of related experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Commitment to valuing diversity and promoting inclusion.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of general principles, procedures, laws, and regulations in accounting, cash management, accounts receivables, accounts payables, payroll, fixed assets, and internal controls.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with governmental (Federal, State, Local) accounting, payroll, internal controls, and financial reporting.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, conflict resolution, relationship management, and team building skills utilizing an inclusive and collaborative style.
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse activities, large volumes of financial functions, multiple revenue sources, and diverse people, often under short timeframes and stressful conditions.
• Demonstrated record of leadership across multiple levels of an organization and the management and development of professional staff, including change management.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of business and management principles involving strategic planning, resource allocation, production methods, service delivery, performance measurement, and process improvement.
• Demonstrated application of sound judgment and the ability to interpret, analyze, recommend, establish, implement, prioritize, and follow policy direction.
• State government related experience.
• Licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM).

Responsibilities

• Provide vision, leadership, accountability, and tactical management in Administrative Business Services (ABS).
• Serve as a key member of the ABS leadership team.
• Carry out the goals and objectives of the Employment Department through management and supervision of the Accounting Unit by developing and implementing policies, procedures, and program priorities consistent with authoritative guidelines and by determining the most effective use of resources to provide services to the agency and its customers.
• Manage and determine system modifications for the financial management systems utilized by the agency.
• Provide expertise, direction, technical advice, and training to the agency’s leadership, management, and staff regarding fiscal policy, procedures, and activities, and application of local, state, and federal rules and regulations, and agency policies and procedures, rules, and guidelines.
• Direct the workload for staff, collaborating with other units within the ABS section, and partnering with program areas to ensure fiscal needs are met by staff within the Accounting unit.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of the agency’s fiscal program and that accurate and timely fiscal information is available to the Chief Financial Officer and Department leadership.
• Provide professional, high-quality, efficient, calm, and confidential management, decisions, and support to the agency to ensure the continuity, coordination, and execution of the agency’s operations.
• Carry out the agency’s affirmative action, diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and responsibilities.

Benefits

• A workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment and encourages learning and mentoring.
• Rewarding work in a dynamic and creative environment with colleagues who are passionate about public service.
• Work/life balance
• 11 paid holidays a year
• Competitive benefits package
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager