Job Posting Title

Reporting Accountant

Agency

345 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Supervisory Organization

Budget and Reporting Section

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

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

Level I – $50,900.00
Level II – $56,000.00
Level III – $61,600.00

Job Description

This position is located at ODOT’s Central Office in the Comptroller Division.

Working Status: Hybrid (in office and remote)

Basic Purpose

This position will be in the Reporting Section of the Comptroller Division. The responsibilities and duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
Actively participate in the Transportation Cabinet’s Modernization Initiative. Provide feedback and collaborate to enhance processes, encourage efficiencies and develop better communication with management and peers. 
Occasional travel as needed for work, training, meetings, etc. 
Communication skills, analytical skills, computer skills and software capabilities are critical to this position. 

Typical Functions

 • Manage and ensure data integrity of the general ledger and related databases within the financial system.
• Provide financial reporting support on a daily, monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Maintain various ledgers and journals
• Provide support in the daily update of the general ledger and vendor database
• Prepare annual GMP financial reporting, federal grant reporting and audit supporting schedules.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations of cash, encumbrance and allotment balances.

Level Descriptor

Level I – 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 routine vouchers and invoices for payment, preparation of routine or standardized accounting reports and financial statements and the reconciliation of simple accounting transactions.

Level II – This is the career level of the job family where employees are assigned duties and responsibilities at the full-performance level and perform a wide range of tasks involving the maintenance, analysis, interpretation and reporting of financial accounting data and the application of generally accepted accounting principles and theories in the management of financial accounts and operations and other related activities. This includes maintenance of highly diverse accounts, financial analysis and reporting, participating in the preparation of budget work programs, reconciliation of accounting data, reviewing and processing financial documents for payment, maintaining payroll data and processing monthly payrolls, and similar responsibilities. At this level, guidance and training may be provided to technical or entry level employees performing accounting related duties.

Level III – This is the specialist level of this job family where employees are routinely assigned responsibilities for advanced level professional accounting work involving the management of highly diversified accounts with a high degree of activity, management of investment portfolios, or similar activities requiring the application of a broad range of knowledge of both accounting principles and financial operations. The work is generally performed with a high degree of technical and administrative freedom to plan, develop and organize all phases of the work necessary for completion within broad program guidelines.

Education and Experience

Level I – 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.

Level II – Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance or a closely related field plus one year of experience in performing professional accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.

Level III – Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a bachelor’s degree in business, finance or a closely related field plus three years of experience in performing professional accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

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.

Additional Job Duties 
Preference may be given to applicants knowing Excel, Oracle Apex, Oracle Bl, GMP, GASB and Governmental Accounting. 

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 State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions through their Workday account. Go to Careers app on WD home screen>Click on ‘Find Jobs-Internal State of Oklahoma’.