This position is only open to Colorado state residents.
New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
About CDOT
CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom, connection, and experience to the traveling public, while also keeping them safe. The State of Colorado offers competitive medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending and health savings accounts. Visit the State of Colorado benefits for details, current premium rates and a summary video about benefits. The state also offers PERA retirement, great optional PERA plans such as 401K, a generous paid time off package of annual, sick, holiday and other leave, strong career growth, tuition reimbursement and professional development. Perks include Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling, wellness, credit union membership and employee discount program. Visit CDOT Benefits for details. Some positions may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
CDOT for All
CDOT’s strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive.
The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.
About the Unit
The Accountant III works in the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT's) Center for Accounting within the Division of Accounting and Finance (DAF). The Center of Accounting ensures all financial related transactions for CDOT are recorded in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS).
About the Position
The Accountant III serves as an Accounting Unit Supervisor.
This position oversees Fixed Assets, Inventory, Reconciliations, interagency transactions, Cash Receipts and Accounts Receivables,Certificates of Participation (COPS), Notes Payable, Bonds, and Project Settlements. The Accountant supports the General Ledger (GL) unit in analyzing, investigating and reconciling high level GL transactions between SAP and CORE. The position monitors the interagency transactions ensuring that all are processed timely and accurately in SAP and CORE and provides backup to the GL supervisor for reviewing/approving all SAP and CORE.
In addition, this position completes the annual physical inventory of fixed assets and ensures the monthly and yearly trial balance reconciliations are complete, ensures daily transactions reconciliations are complete between SAP and CORE, prepares monthly and year-end reconciliations for fixed assets additions/deletions, performs monthly project settlements, ensures all debt related transactions are processed timely and accurately, and ensures CDOT meets all Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) compliances.
Your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Leadership/Supervision
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Serves as Unit Supervisor over three accounting staff.
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Administers the performance program, providing corrective actions and performance improvement plans when necessary.
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Monitors work for quality control and efficiency.
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Coaches, mentors and trains employees.
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Addresses personnel issues and mediates conflicts.
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Works with supervisor and/or other mentors to improve supervisory/leadership knowledge and skill.
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Implements policies and procedures in a fair and consistent way.
Oversight of Reconciliations for SAP/COR
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Ensures the daily transactional reconciliation between SAP and CORE is completed and available for staff to review ensuring all transactions are recorded in both CORE and SAP.
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Investigates, analyzes, reconciles, and corrects high level general ledger balance sheet and income statement transactions and variances between SAP and CORE as designated.
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Ensures all additional reconciliations completed by staff are accurate, complete and in compliance with GAAP and state and federal rules.
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Implements a new accounting process or reconciliation when needed to ensure integrity and accuracy of accounting data.
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Works with the Deputy Controller to ensure all abnormal balances and variances as designated are corrected for quarterly and year-end close per State Controller's Office Fiscal Procedures Manual, fiscal rules and GAAP.
Oversight of Interdepartmental transfers/transactions
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Provides guidance to Accountant II on CORE event types, posting codes, investigating, analyzing and processing of Inter-Agency Transaction Initiator (ITI), Inter-Agency Acceptance (ITA) transactions in CORE ensuring they are processed timely and accurately both in CORE and SAP.
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When variances occur, investigates, corrects and/or establishes a new accounting process to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data.
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Ensures the GL coding is correct for payable/receivable transactions completing adjusting entries as needed.
Debt Activities and CDOT SEC Compliance
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Ensures all debt related activities are being performed monthly ensuring CDOT has established the reserve to make the semiannual payments for all bonds, COPS and notes.
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Ensures all SAP Treasury module transactions are accurate and performed.
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Performs all year end-related transactions needed per State Fiscal Procedures Manual.
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Yearly ensures CDOT is meeting all of the continued disclosure requirements as needed for each debt issuance.
Other duties as assigned.
Work Environment
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Your schedule will primarily be 8:00 am – 5:00 pm work hours, Monday-Friday, but we are flexible to meet your work/life balance needs while ensuring CDOT business needs are met.
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You will likely work a hybrid schedule with a combination of in-office and remote work.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience Only
Experience must total 8 years and include:
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Four years of professional auditing or accounting experience
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AND at least four years of professional accounting experience.
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Education and Experience
A combination of relevant education and experience equal to at least eight (8) years
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Relevant education from an accredited college or university with at least 27 hours of coursework in Accounting or Auditing will be considered.
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Professional Accounting and Auditing experience will be considered, with at least four (4) years of this experience in full-time professional accounting.
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Colorado CPA License and Experience or Education
A combination of a Colorado CPA License, education and/or experience which totals at least eight (8) years
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Current, valid licensure as a CPA by the Colorado Board of Accountancy will count for six (6) years of the requirement.
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Education in auditing or accounting will be considered (coursework requires 27 semester hours completed in accounting or auditing)
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Professional accounting experience will be considered.
Please Note: The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application. “See Resume” statements on the application or resumes in lieu of a complete application may not be accepted. Additional information submitted after the closing date of this announcement will not be considered in the review of your application. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.
College Transcripts: If you are using education to qualify, a legible copy of your official or unofficial college transcript(s) or an official foreign credential evaluation report must be submitted with your application. Transcripts must show the name of the school, completed credit hours, and (if applicable) that a degree was conferred. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have been assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. The credential evaluation report must be an official report. Failure to provide a transcript or official foreign credential evaluation report may result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position.
Conditions of Employment
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Must pass a pre-employment screening which may include social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records check, educational records, and driving records checks. More information in the supplemental information section.
The Exceptional Applicant will be an experienced Accountant with proven ability or accomplishment in the following:
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Demonstrated success with the duties listed in the Description of the Job section;
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Years of State service experience related to the duties of this position;
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Highest work/personal ethics and integrity;
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Professional knowledge of general accounting practices and standards, including GAAP, GASB, State fiscal rules, State financial reporting, and State Auditor requirements;
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Strong Excel and reporting skills
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Reconciliation and analytic skills to enable accurate, complete, and timely reconciliation of data between multiple accounting systems;
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Experience using SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system;
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Experience reconciling and correcting general ledger accounts to sub-ledger type detail;
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Strong knowledge and operational expertise in revenue, receivables, and cash processes;
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Supervisory skills and experience;
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Strong leadership skills to facilitate accurate, complete, and timely development and analysis of data across multiple functional areas and systems;
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Excellent customer service experience including a proven ability to partner with professionals, consultants, and staff at all levels, with sensitivity to their needs and priorities;
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Strong technical skills in Google, Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, and the ability to quickly learn other software systems
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
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Analytical skills to solve complex challenges;
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Ability to take initiative to solve problems in an innovative manner;
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Strong organizational skills with the ability to perform at a high level;
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Proven ability to manage multiple assignments, priorities, and projects in a demanding environment;
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Ability to work under tight deadlines and be adaptable to changing assignments;
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Strong attention to technical detail;
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Ability to work effectively in both independent and team situations;
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Sttong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
Applicant Checklist
Complete Applications must include the following documents:
A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the green 'APPLY' button at the top of this announcement)
A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (The questionnaire is part of the online application. You will be prompted to answer them as you are completing your online application.)
A cover letter that describes your interest in this position, how your experience aligns with the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position. Cover letters must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application. Cover letters will not be accepted after the closing date and time of the announcement.
A detailed chronological resume. Resumes must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application.
If you are using education to qualify, a copy of your official or unofficial transcript showing completed coursework and credit hours, that your degree has been conferred (if applicable), your and the name of your school, or your official NACES accreditation report. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.
If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.
Please note that you may redact information on your attachments that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
Only complete applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Every effort must be made to submit all application materials by the announcement close date. Where unusual circumstances prevent timely acquisition of transcripts, they must be submitted within five business days of the announcement close date. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application being rejected.
The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.
The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.
Notifications:
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. Immediately after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully submitted an application for this position. If you do not, try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorado's website.
The Hiring Process:
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 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.
Part, or all, of the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.
Be sure your application materials specifically address your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the Major Duties, Minimum Qualifications, and Preferred Qualifications sections as listed above. Failure to include adequate information or follow instructions by the deadline for application may result in your application not being accepted for this position and may affect your inclusion as a qualified candidate in any step of the selection process and placement on the eligible list.
A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.
Transfer, Non-Disciplinary Demotion or Reinstatement
If you believe that you are eligible to be considered as a transfer, non-disciplinary demotion, or reinstatement to this vacancy, you must submit a completed application following the directions in this job announcement and you will be included in the selection process along with other qualified applicants. If you are the finalist for this position after the selection process, Human Resources will confirm your eligibility to be appointed as a transfer, non-disciplinary demotion, or reinstatement applicant.
Employment Screening
If an applicant reaches the finalist stage of the hiring process, the Colorado Department of Transportation may procure a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report on the applicant in connection with his/her application for employment purposes, as defined under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of the applicant's authorization. As part of the employment screening an applicant will be requested to disclose any deferred judgments and convictions as well as an explanation of the circumstances around any arrest or conviction. In the event that a screening returns information that the applicant believes is not accurate, he or she will have an opportunity to dispute the information with “Accurate.”Accurate, a consumer reporting agency, will obtain the report for CDOT. Further information regarding Accurate including its privacy policy, may be found online at www.accurate.com. Accurate is located at 200 Spectrum Center Drive Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92618. The report may contain information bearing on the applicant's character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living. The information that may be included in the report includes social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records checks, educational records, and driving records checks. CDOT will only request credit reports insofar as they relate to the position for which the applicant is applying. The information contained in the report will be obtained from private and/or public record sources. The applicant will have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after receipt of a notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report.
Appeal Rights
If you receive notice that you have been removed from consideration during the selection or comparative analysis process for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board and/or request a review by the State Personnel Director. A standard appeal form is available on the State Personnel Board website, https://spb.colorado.gov/forms-and-filing. 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 ten (10) days of your receipt of this notice: 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. Email address:
[email protected]. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at spb.colorado.gov.
ADAAA Accommodations
CDOT is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or 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 HR Specialist Name at Email Address or call Phone Number.
Former State Employees
Former employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation System or any other State of Colorado Department or Agency, who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information on his/her application.
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