Idaho Department of Lands
The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is seeking a full-time Financial Technician, Senior. This position will be located at our Coeur d’Alene Staff Office in Coeur d’Alene, ID or our Boise Staff Office in Boise, ID.
Applications will be accepted through 11:59 PM MST on the posting end date.
Description
To perform a variety of para-professional financial duties including developing and maintaining records, documents, reports and financial data; review financial documents and records; perform some entry level accounting, bookkeeping or audit functions; and perform related work.
Responsibilities:
- Process vendor invites into PaymentWorks
- Tracks, codes and input vendor invoices and updates purchasing contract logs
- Process Account Payables in Luma and communicates with Purchasing on PO and service contract payment issues
- Liaison with vendors on payment status or invoice discrepancies
- Works with internal and external customers regarding fiscal and purchasing operations and hazard management policies
- Assist in updating policies and handbooks sections relevant to Hazard Management and FPA, as directed
- Attend internal and external meetings with cooperators as needed.
- Performs public information requests for hazard management which convey pay histories including current balances, adjustments made, and dates and mills reporting on compliance numbers and explain policy and procedures to the public on harvesting of wood products.
- Records district compliances
- Process clearances and cash bond releases and forfeitures
- Process monthly county report listing volume for harvesting in each county
- Reconciles ledger balances for each district to verify accuracy and research and correct errors
- Produces annual harvest report detailing volumes hauled by county, and industrial vs non-industrial
- Prepares letters to purchasers explaining errors, overpayments, incorrect volumes or updated/missing compliance numbers
- Processes hazard management deposits and sweep removal
- Attend SCO and Luma training when offered
Minimum Qualifications
Some knowledge of:
- Accounting principles and practices
Good knowledge of:
- Financial record keeping methods
Experience:
- Bookkeeping
- Using advanced Microsoft Excel functions
- Researching and compiling financial info and preparing summaries and reports
- Using personal computers to retrieve, edit, and analyze financial data
Desired Qualifications
- Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Experience with LUMA accounting software and/or State of Idaho accounting software
- Proficient in 10-key
- Experience with Hazard Management Forms
- Excellent attention to detail and time management skills
Benefits:
The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.*
EEO/ADA/Veteran:
The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email [email protected].
Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.
About the Idaho Department of Lands:
Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated people who are committed and skilled in managing and protecting Idaho's natural resources.
The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values stewardship, service, accountability and cohesiveness. Our goals emphasize our people and processes, financial stewardship, and customer focus. We strive for a culture in which leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our mission. View our Strategic Plan here .
Under the direction of the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners , IDL manages more than 2.5 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for public schools and several other State of Idaho institutions. Leases and other contracts are used to authorize revenue generating activities such as timber harvest, grazing, farming, mining, commercial use, residential use, and conservation in a prudent and sustainable manner.
Managing endowment trust lands is only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water quality, fish, wildlife habitat, and recreation on navigable waterways , and ensure the protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forestry and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. We also work to reclaim abandoned mines in Idaho. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also aid landowners in managing their forest lands, work with communities to plant trees in urban settings, help keep working forests working through the Forest Legacy Program, and work with many partners to promote healthy forests on a landscape level. IDL also is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
