State Accountant IV

Overview

This position is responsible for successful bi-weekly processing of statewide payroll in the State’s Accounting System, including payroll reconciliation to ensure completion of transactions and accuracy of data distributed to OMB. The role also manages payroll processes for calendar year-end, fiscal year-end, payroll funding solutions, and the first pay of the new fiscal year.

Additional responsibilities include working during the July 4th holiday and weekends as needed. The position supports the Payroll Funding Adjustment (PFA) and Asset Management (AM) Module as a backup, including handling Intergovernmental PFAs and AM month-end and fiscal year-end close. The payroll subject matter expert coordinates with the DTI ERP technical team annually over a weekend for archiving the HR Accounting Line Table.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, direction, and recommendations to state agencies, organizations, vendors, or others within assigned fiscal oversight function(s) at the State level.
• Review, analyze, reconcile, and/or approve financial transactions, system processes, reports, or other financial data within integrated financial information systems.
• Interpret, explain, and ensure compliance with state and federal laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures, including internal controls and reporting requirements.
• Research, collect, analyze, and interpret data and reports; obtain and clarify information; and troubleshoot discrepancies, errors, unexpected results, or process flaws.
• Make determinations and define solutions/actions that maintain data integrity and security (updates, corrections, reclassifications, adjustments, and changes to user access).
• Run queries and prepare, analyze, and distribute a variety of reports.
• Analyze state accounting services, automated financial information systems, and/or software applications to determine functional and technical requirements and ensure business and user needs are met.
• Conduct special assignments and projects, which may include system testing, upgrades, updates, enhancements, statewide reporting, or compliance work.
• Recommend changes to processes, procedures, and forms to improve efficiency and internal controls.
• Use automated information systems and computer software to research, review, analyze, document, and report on financial information.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers and the public in person, electronically, or by written communication.
• Communicate and interact effectively with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, ages, and races.
• Maintain, review, verify, and update system tables and configuration to ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations and meet business needs (as needed).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Job Requirements

Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

• Three years’ experience in analyzing financial data to provide guidance and consultation to customers, managers, or others.
• Three years’ experience in compiling, analyzing, and reporting on financial data to ensure effective and efficient accounting of funds or to make projections for financial planning.
• Two years’ experience in making recommendations for changes or improvements to financial processes, procedures, forms, or automated financial information systems.
• Two years’ experience in ensuring compliance with accounting or payroll laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Six months’ experience in narrative report writing.

Preferred Qualifications

Not specified in the posting.

Compensation & Benefits

For information about the comprehensive benefit package, review the State’s benefits materials.

Location

This position is eligible for telework and alternative work schedules according to the State of Delaware’s Alternative Work Arrangement Policy. Remote work and flexible schedules may be available where appropriate; details are discussed during the interview and depend on position responsibilities.

All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment. Sessions are held at designated locations in Kent or New Castle County.