Staff Accountant 2

State of Iowa•Des Moines - 50313 - Polk County, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) as our Staff Accountant and be part of a team dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for Iowans through affordable housing, community development, and financial stability. IFA is seeking a Staff Accountant to manage our accounts payable, safeguard our financial assets, and perform various accounting functions in line with GAAP. Responsibilities include processing vendor invoices, reconciling accounts, and supporting the State of Iowa’s accounting system.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited four year college or university with a minimum of twelve semester hours (or its equivalent) in accounting, business administration or finance; course work and eighteen months of responsible experience in accounting, accounts examination or verification, budgeting or closely related fiscal experience with a governmental agency, public accounting firm, or private industry; OR substitution of work experience in the public or private sector which entailed accounting, auditing, budgeting, assessment or computation of taxes, or closely related financial functions (e.g., treasurer, comptroller, accountant, auditor, budget analyst, etc.) on a year-for-year basis for the required education (thirty semester or equivalent hours equal one year); OR substitution of successful completion of a post-high school vocational/technical, business college, or area community college curriculum in accounting which included concentrated course work equivalent to twenty semester hours (or more) in accounting for the required education; OR any combination of qualifying post high school level education and experience which totals five and one-half years; OR employees with current continuous experience in the state service that includes the equivalent of six months of full-time experience as an Accounting Technician 2 shall be considered as qualifying; OR substituting graduate level course work in accounting, business administration, or finance for each year of the required experience on the basis that satisfactory completion of 30 semester or equivalent hours of graduate level course work is equivalent to one year of experience; OR employees with current continuous experience in the state service that includes the equivalent of eighteen months of full-time experience as an Accounting Technician 1 shall be considered as qualifying; OR Certified Public Accountants may qualify with six months of the required experience; OR employees with current continuous experience in the state classified service that includes the equivalent of twelve months of full-time experience as an Accountant/Auditor 1, six months of full-time experience as an Accounting Technician 3, or twenty-four months of full-time experience as an Accounting Technician 2 shall be considered as qualifying.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of GAAP and accounting principles
Excellent analytical and communication skills
Exemplify our Core Values: Accountability in Action, Innovate Together, Mission Driven

Responsibilities

Follows processes to ensure all vendor invoices and requests for payment are timely and accurately disbursed.
Primary department resource for the Iowa Advantage system (State of Iowa’s accounting system). Processes claims, revenues, and expenditures within system.
Serve as a backup for accounts receivable, cash management, and investment functions.