DFPC Accountant I (Hybrid)Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado/jobs/newprint/4680389) ApplyDFPC Accountant I (Hybrid)Salary $57,708.00 - $92,340.00 AnnuallyLocation Lakewood, COJob TypeFull TimeJob NumberRAA EDO #11123 DFPC 10/24DepartmentDepartment of Public SafetyDivisionExecutive Director's OfficeOpening Date10/02/2024Closing Date10/13/2024 5:00 PM MountainFLSADetermined by PositionType of AnnouncementThis position is open only to Colorado state residents.Primary Physical Work Address700 Kipling St., Lakewood, CO 80215Hiring Pay RateStarting salary will be at or near the minimum of the range.FLSA StatusExempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.Department Contact InformationLaura Apodaca, 720 241-4657, [email protected] NoteAlthough the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.How To ApplyPlease submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
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Department InformationThis position is open only to Colorado state residents. A n eligible list established with this recruitment may be used to fill other similar positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety in the next 12 months. Our Mission -Engaged employees working together to safeguard lives and to provide diverse public safety services to local communitiesOur Vision - Creating safer and more resilient communities across ColoradoOur Core Values – Unity, Honor, ServiceCDPS commits to cultivating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive work environment. We ensure that we recruit, retain, and promote engaged employees. Our approach to diversity is simple - it's about embracing everyone! We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative. Our strength is our promise to be inclusive with intentional strategies to welcome and uplift our employees to thrive - while building a more equitable workplace. CDPS is an equal opportunity employer. See our CDPS 2022 Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mhirfXA6CeujGdFetbkPOC78t2GASFdw/view?usp=drivelink) Why Do I Love My Job at CDPS At CDPS we nurture a centric culture driven by our commitment of creating a safer Colorado, an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their own authentic self. We model a culture of collaboration, support and growth to our employees. Our culture has public service focus, and we strive to provide innovative solutions and services to our fellow Coloradans! Careers with a purpose:If you are passionate about public safety service, and are eager to dedicate your career to serving Coloradans, this is the organization you want to join! We are committed to providing public safety services to our fellow Coloradans in their times of greater needs such as: safety on our roads, preparing and mitigating environmental disasters, disaster recovery, combating crime, school safety, and victim recovery. You’ll have the opportunity to challenge yourself and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career while making a difference in our community! When you join CDPS, you are joining a team of exceptional individuals and together you will be inspired, motivated and supported to become the best you can be. Unmatched Benefits: We highly value work life balance and offer excellent work-life programs, training and enriching professional development opportunities and a wide range of benefits.
Medical and dental options are available for permanent employees and their dependents. We also offer short and long-term disability coverage, and life insurance that includes legal resources and discounts.
State contribution into Health Savings Account when enrolled in HDHP.
Job protected medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/time-off-leave/family-medical-leave-act-fmla) and the State of Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) (https://famli.colorado.gov/) .
Paid medical leave benefits provided by the State of Colorado.
Eligibility for hybrid or other flexible work arrangements based on the nature of the role.
We offer unmatched retirement benefits including mandatory PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans. For information on mandatory employee salary deferral (in lieu of contribution to Social Security), visit Colorado PERA (https://www.copera.org/member-contribution-rates) for details.
CDPS provides generous time off including 11 paid holidays annually and accrued annual and sick leave (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/time-off-leave) and annual wellness days.
The Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP) is available in every region of the state. It is our effort to support the well-being of employees and the workplace. EAPs provide short-term counseling, referrals and resources, as well as training and organizational development services.
Additional benefits offered include tuition reimbursement and reduced college tuition at CSU Global and DeVry University.
Credit Union of Colorado (https://www.cuofco.org/credit-union-colorado-membership-eligibility) membership eligibility.
To learn more about State of Colorado benefits, please visit State of Colorado benefits (https://www.colorado.gov/dhr/benefits) .
Description of JobEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S OFFICEThis position is located in the The Executive Director's Office. The Executive Director's Office (EDO) is the backbone of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, providing effective administrative and management services to the Department's operating divisions. The EDO includes the following:
The Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director – Oversees strategic direction and operations for the department.
Administrative Services Office - Provides division and department-level administrative and support functions encompassing accounting, procurement, budget, and logistics services (fleet, facilities, warehousing, material management and fabrication) to support the operations and programs of CDPS divisions.
Human Resources Office - Supports recruitment, hiring, evaluation, benefits management, personnel actions, payroll and all other human resources functions.
Compliance and Professional Standards Office – Develops policies, assesses and manages risk, and ensures compliance with state and federal requirements and professional standards.
Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information Systems – develops cost-effective information sharing services to provide access for criminal justice agencies while maintaining information security. CICJIS is a collaborative program designed to facilitate information sharing at key decision points in the criminal justice process. There are five participating CICJIS agencies: the Department of Corrections, Judicial, the Colorado District Attorney’s Council, the Division of Youth Services, and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Colorado School Safety Resource Center – assists local schools and communities to create safe and positive school climates for pre-k through higher education schools in Colorado.
ABOUT THE WORK UNITThe Administrative Services Office provides internal administrative support to the Divisions within CDPS and include the following sections:
Chief Administrative Officer’s office
Accounting Services led by the Controller
Budget and Policy led by the Budget Director
Procurement led by the Purchasing Director
Logistics Services Section led by the Logistics Director
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Professional office work environment.
Mostly sedentary.
Flexible office hours between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.
Hybrid, but must be able to report to the work location when required by business needs.
May require occasional travel throughout the Denver Metro area.
JOB DESCRIPTION & POSITION DUTIESThe purpose of this position is to provide technical accounting support to DFPC. This position provides accounting support to DFPC, the (Wild Fire Management (WFM) Section Chief, and the Fiscal Manager. This position applies accounting theories, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards (GASB), and other professional accounting standards to provide professional accounting duties and financial reporting services to the Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS). Working knowledge of GAAP, GASB, basic accounting theory, and financial tools such as Excel are required. Working knowledge of state and departmental accounting and the state’s financial system of record (CORE) is preferred, but not required.Document Approval
Reviews and approves documents in CORE such as IN’s, GAX’s, PRC1’s, RE’s, and internal transactions and determines financial impact of transaction to the general ledger.
Ensures supporting documentation properly substantiates the nature of the transaction and demonstrates appropriate approvals.
Determines if the transaction is compliant with GAAP and GASB accounting standards, State fiscal rules, and all relevant State and department policies.
Position is also responsible for helping to troubleshoot various errors and provide guidance on how to correct.
Journal EntriesThis position will process journal entry transactions in CORE; and independently complete detailed reconciliations which includes identifying necessary corrections, making the corrections, and working with the relevant parties so they understand the correction required and the steps needed to prevent similar issues in the future. Position will collaborate with one or more divisions to support divisional objectives and represent the controller's office on fiscal matters, participating in divisional fiscal staff activities and advising divisional staff on agency-wide objectives. As liaison, position will serve as the fiscal subject matter expert for the resolution of a wide variety of fiscal issues, ranging from adjusting budgets to proper classification of expenditures to analysis and resolution of diagnostic anomalies.
Determining compliance with GAAP and GASB accounting standards, State fiscal rules, and all relevant State and department policies.
Identifying when additional training or policy revisions are needed.
ReconciliationsAnalyze and research accounting transactions recorded in assigned balance sheet accounts. Record adjusting entries (JV) to modify and correct transactions as appropriate.
Position must determine the nature of anomalies, which may be related to incorrect budget allocation, incorrect coding or recording of transactions, over-expenditure, or insufficient augmenting revenues, and many other possibilities.
Having identified the transactions responsible for the anomaly, position must determine select from several possible options the solution that agrees with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, State fiscal procedures, State fiscal rules, budgetary limitations and the constraints imposed by CORE.
Often decisions must be made without complete information, and the corrective action to be taken must be determined by relying on judgment, experience, and intuition.
In some cases, the position must review hundreds of lines of data to determine whether the transactions were properly coded.
In the case of balance sheet accounts, it is necessary to be familiar with receivables or payables to know when and where those balances will be cleared, and to ensure that the clearing transaction is properly recorded.
This may involve searching through unrelated accounts for activity that may have been applied incorrectly.
Account reconciliation is crucial to ensuring CDPS receives value that it is entitled to, meets its obligations in a timely manner, and is able to provide accurate and meaningful financial reporting.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal RightsNOTE: To be considered for this position, you must meet one of the following options for consideration.Please Note: Application work history and supplemental questions must clearly articulate relevant professional experience as applicable to the position. If using education to substitute for experience a transcript as described under "Complete Applications" must be submitted at the time of application to meet this qualification.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE) Option 1 (Work Experience): Four (4) years of demonstrated professional experience in finance or accounting. Option 2 (Education Substitution): Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution which must include 27 semester hours ofaccounting or finance.Current, valid licensure as a CPA by the Colorado Board of Accountancy will substitute forthe degree requirement and two years of the professional accounting experience.Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for year basis. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with state financial system (CORE) is preferred.
A Certified Pubic Accountant (CPA) designation.
Highly proficient with Excel.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Requires successful completion of a background investigation that includes reference checks, a polygraph examination, and a fingerprint based criminal history search.
Must be Colorado resident at the time of application
APPEAL RIGHTSIf you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available atwww.colorado.gov/spb. A standard appeal form is available at:www.colorado.gov/spb. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.Supplemental InformationARE YOU IN NEED OF AN ACCOMODATION? If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources [email protected], DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENTThe State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.Colorado Department of Public Safety is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our Human Resources department [email protected] All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be via email. Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from " state.co.us " and " [email protected] " addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY - RECRUITMENT TIMELINE INFORMATION
Applications are considered complete and accurate at the time of submission. Therefore, additional information may not be solicited or accepted after your application has been received.
All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may proceed to the next step. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.
The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon.01 Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.
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