Accountant
Defense Health Agency
Posted: January 27, 2026 (1 day ago)
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State of Michigan
LEO-MSHDA
Location
Michigan, 48909
Salary
$25.85 - $40.51
per hour
Type
Full Time
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This job involves handling the financial side of grant programs for a state housing agency, including creating accounting records, managing income and expenses, tracking fees, and working with auditors to review records.
It's a good fit for someone with a background in accounting who enjoys detail-oriented work in public service, especially if they're interested in supporting equitable housing initiatives.
Entry-level accountants can apply, but more experience opens higher pay levels.
Position to be filled in either our Lansing or Detroit office
At MSHDA we pursue equitable housing outcomes for underserved populations, including but not limited to race, gender, disability, religion, age, weight, socioeconomic status, and LGBTQ+.
We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness.
This position will produce accounting records for the various grant programs administered by MSHDA.
This position will manage the various grant requests to insure MSHDA appropriately recognizes income and expenses, as well as track program administrative fees.
This position will work with auditors and other third parties. This position will also assist will account reconciliations and grant recipient financial record reviews.
For additional information, please see the links below:
Position Description
MSHDA is a Veteran Friendly Employer. Veterans and Military Spouses are encouraged to apply.
Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree with at least 24 semester (36 term) credits in accounting.
Experience
Accountant 9
No specific type or amount is required.
Accountant 10
One year of professional experience performing or auditing the systematic classification and evaluation of accounting data and the preparation of related financial and managerial reports equivalent to an Accountant 9 or Auditor 9.
Accountant P11
Two years of professional experience performing or auditing the systematic classification and evaluation of accounting data and the preparation of related financial and managerial reports, including one year equivalent to an Accountant 10, Auditor 10, or Assistant Auditor General 10.
Possession of a Certified Public Accountant certification (CPA) may be substituted for one year of Accountant P11 experience.
OR
Possession of a Certified Management Accountant certification (CMA) may be substituted for six months of Accountant P11 experience.
To be considered for this position you must:
Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered.
Also, information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions.
Unsupported responses may not be considered further.
For our purposes, "official college transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred, and date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal.
A scanned or electronic copy is acceptable if it contains the elements listed above. The college/university does not have to send the transcripts directly to MSHDA.
Review more information regarding official transcripts.
Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by MSHDA for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed may be notified of the results.
Based on operational needs, hybrid remote work and alternate work schedule requests for this position may be considered.
Selected candidate must have a safe and appropriate designated workspace or workstation for performance of work and secure and sufficient internet access of commercial cable or wireless broadband with minimum speeds of 25 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.
Please note that weekly onsite work will be required. Work must be performed in the state of Michigan.
As a Condition of Employment: this position requires successful completion of a background investigation, drug test and a financial disclosure review.
Note: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.
Any applicant that is suspected of using AI software for any portion of the selection process may be screened out.
Applications must be submitted through NEOGOV. If you have questions or need assistance uploading and/or attaching your documents, please contact the NEOGOV applicant support at 855-524-5627.
Some jobs may require that the employee possess a Certified Public Accountant certification (CPA).
View the entire job specification at:
https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/A/Accountant.pdf
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