Staff Accountant - Multiple Anticipated Vacancies

State of Maine•Augusta, GA

23h•$21 - $29•Hybrid

About The Position

The Security and Employment Service Center (SESC) is looking for people committed to providing financial services and human resources support to the Departments of: Public Safety; Labor; Professional and Financial Regulation; and Defense, Veterans, and Emergency Management. Financial Service Centers provide professional financial expertise to manage the financial activities of multiple departments and bureaus, with accounts that vary in size and complexity. Services for customer agencies include accounting and financial processing, cash management, budget development and monitoring, financial analysis, grant management, legislative support, and administrative functions. As a Staff Accountant at the Department of Administrative and Financial Services in the Security and Employment Service Center (SESC), you will work closely with agency managers and program administrators to determine financial status and reporting requirements, identifying ways of using accounting data for management purposes. The position is based in Augusta, Maine with some telework availability. If you’re someone who thrives in a fast-paced setting, enjoys solving real-world organizational challenges, and wants work that helps keep Maine’s critical public services strong, we’d love to meet you.

Requirements

Experience and/or education which demonstrates a knowledge of GAAP/ GASB
Analytical skills to review financial data and reach logical conclusions
Experience performing complex reconciliations
Ability to identify problems and make/recommend needed corrections
Good communication skills within the SESC team and with agency personnel
Possess good critical thinking skills, be flexible and adaptable to a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

At least 6 years of combined relevant education and/or experience providing complex technical support to professional accounting staff.

Responsibilities

Processes required transactions accurately and timely according to established schedules.
Reconciles accounts to ensure accuracy, identify problems and recommend changes, to help prevent future discrepancies and to ensure overall accuracy and reliability of financial operations.
Prepares and reviews program financial reports, ensuring accurate communication of critical financial information is distributed to internal and external customers.
Monitors budget balances, identifies discrepancies, and formulates corrective actions to ensure accurate financial oversight, enabling program and accounting management to make informed decisions and optimize resource allocation.
Reviews, analyzes, and researches financial data to resolve issues to ensure reasonableness and accuracy.
Confers with financial and program staff in order to explain accounting policy and process and resolve accounting discrepancies or disputes associated with account balances and reconciliations, reporting clarifications, payment authorizations, expenditures, and budget balances.