Job Title: Accounting Specialist/Finance specialist
Pay Rate: $ 26.00 / Hr on W2
Work location: 30 W. Spring St. Columbus OH 43215
Duration: 12+ Months (possible extension)
Hours/Week: 40
Roles and responsibilities
Examines &/or analyzes accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, & conformance to reporting & procedural standards:
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- Conducts complex reconciliation of records (e.g., MBE/EDGE, payment card threshold, Medicaid)
- Determines coding for transactions
- Develops forms & manuals for accounting procedures
- Researches & analyzes transaction errors (e.g., budget, coding, interface) & resolves without external involvement
- Administers accounts outside of TOS (e.g., custodial, independent, client, inmate)
- Researches questionable &/or unauthorized payment card transactions
- Monitors & analyzes outstanding A/R
- Reviews expenditures to ensure allowable costs are within the POA
- Monitors CAP for state &/or federal auditors
Performs payroll activities:
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- Reconciles complex leave information in OAKS &/or agency-specific system (e.g., military, OIL, disability, workers' compensation, garnishments)
- Processes off-cycle manual paychecks
Performs other related accounting duties:
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- Determines the amount for daily cash draws
- Closes out allocations at end of SFY
- Calculates service charges from established rates
- Performs debt collection process (e.g., determines late payments & sends notices; creates payment schedules; certifies unpaid invoices to AGO)
Required Skills:
- Knowledge of accounting; applicable state &/or federal laws, rules, procedures & standards governing fiscal operations.
- ERP systems* (e.g., OAKS FIN) &/or federal accounting system purchasing.
- Budgeting
- Skill in use of calculator, electronic devices (e.g., computer, tablet, cell phone) & applicable software applications (e.g., spreadsheets, databases, word processing), multi-purpose workcentres; OAKS BI reporting.
- Ability to define problems, collect & analyze data, establish facts & draw valid conclusions; prepare &/or edit financial reports, records, &/or correspondence
- Gather, collate & classify information about data, people or things.
- Concentrate with attention to detail; deal with many variables & determine specific action.
- Collaborate with co-workers on group projects &/or respond to confidential & sensitive inquiries from employees, public & government officials.
Required Qualification:
- Completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, accounting, finance or related field; 6 mos. exp. or 6 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an intermediate level of experience in spreadsheet software.
- Or 30 mos. exp. or 30 mos. trg. in accounting &/or finance to include an intermediate level of experience in spreadsheet software.
- Or 12 mos. exp. as Financial Associate, 66561.
- Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
NOTE: Successful completion of the Fiscal Academy may be substituted for 4 mos. of required accounting/fiscal experience referenced in this portion of the minimum qualifications.
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