Job Posting Title
Accountant I
Agency
650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Supervisory Organization
ODVA - Central Office
Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)
November 05, 2024
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full time
Job Type
Regular
Compensation
Job Description
Accountant I
This position is for an Accountant I for the Central Office Division.
OK Department of Veterans Affairs
2132 NE 36th St
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Annual Salary: $41,483.00
Basic Purpose
Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving professional level work in the maintenance, analysis, interpretation and management of financial accounting data. This includes the preparation and posting of various journals, ledgers and accounts, analysis and presentation of financial data, and preparation of financial statements and expenditure reports, review and approval of various vouchers and invoices for payment, analyzing budget requirements, preparing payroll data, allocation of funds to various accounts or functions, and other similar activities
Typical Functions
The functions performed in this job family will vary by level, unit and organization, but may include the following:
• Reviews, analyzes and presents financial data, including adjustments, refunds and financial aid assistance.
• Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends; assists in gathering and reviewing data for preparation of budget work programs.
• Maintains various ledgers and other fiscal records.
• Reconciles various financial reports and other data concerning fiscal operations. • Process EDT.
• Maintains asset, surplus and meal tickets approval and tracking.
• Pickup, process and tracking of checks.
• Books travel for agency.
• Cross trains for departmental coverage and conducts training as needed.
• Performs related work as required and assigned
Level Descriptor
This is the basic level of the job family where employees are primarily responsible for performing routine entry level work in a training status to build their skills in maintaining, analyzing and reporting financial information and applying generally accepted accounting principles. In this role they will perform tasks involving the maintenance of financial information, reviewing and processing adjustments and invoices for payment, asset management, preparation of routine or standardized accounting reports and financial statements and the reconciliation of simple accounting transactions and other similar activities.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and theories; of financial statements and reports; of accounting ledgers and journals; and of computer technology related to accounting systems. Ability is required to prepare basic financial statements and reports; to review and analyze financial information; and to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals
Education and Experience
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance or a closely related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.
Equal Opportunity Employment
The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.