Concur Program Accountant II

Full Job Description

Requirements

The Executive Director's Office (EDO) is the backbone of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, providing effective administrative and management services to the Department's operating divisions.

The EDO includes the following:

• The Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director – Oversees strategic direction and operations for the department.

• Administrative Services Office - Provides division and department-level administrative and support functions encompassing accounting, purchasing and contracts, budget, logistics services (fleet, warehousing, material management and fabrication) and property services (property management, leasing, facilities maintenance, construction project management and insurance programs) to support the operations and programs of CDPS divisions.

• Human Resources Office - Supports recruitment, hiring, evaluation, benefits management, personnel actions, payroll and all other human resources functions.

• Compliance Office – Manages Departmental Policy, Risk Management, Workers Compensation Program, Workplace Investigations, Internal Auditing, Rulemaking, and ensures compliance with state and federal requirements and the State’s LESO 1033/1122 programs.

Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information Systems – develops cost-effective information sharing services to provide access for criminal justice agencies while maintaining information security.

CICJIS is a collaborative program designed to facilitate information sharing at key decision points in the criminal justice process.

There are five participating CICJIS agencies: the Department of Corrections, Judicial, the Colorado District Attorney’s Council, the Division of Youth Corrections, and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

• Office of School Safety – assists local schools and communities to create safe and positive school climates for pre-k through higher education schools in Colorado.

The Administrative Services Office provides internal administrative support to the Divisions within CDPS and include the following sections:

• Chief Administrative Officer’s office

• Accounting Services and Commercial Cards led by the Controller

• Budget and Policy led by the Budget Director

• Purchasing and Contracts by the Purchasing Director

• Logistics Services Section led by the Logistics Director

• Property Services Section led by the Property Services Director

This position exists to lead the financial administration of the Concur platform for CDPS.

Concur is the system of record for all departmental travel reimbursements, official function approvals and payments and eventually will be used to process commercial card allocations.

This position will encompass duties that include, but are not limited to, travel program management, training, compiling data and performing analysis, auditing, policy and procedure development, and all related duties.

This position applies accounting theories, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards (GASB), and other professional accounting standards to provide professional accounting duties and financial reporting services to the Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS).

Working knowledge of state and departmental accounting, the state’s financial system of record (CORE), and financial tools such as Excel are required.

• Ensures data within Concur is accurately available for eligible users including role access, chart of account elements, and applicable rates.

• Makes decisions with authority and responsibilities delegated by the Department Controller and as necessary for the success of the program area of assignment.

• Drafts training curriculum and delivers training via webinar, in person, and as otherwise determined to meet the needs of the program.

• Ensures data within FinQuery is accurately available for eligible users.

• Provides assistance and guidance to CDPS personnel on all issues related to the program.

• Captures and analyzes data on a regular and continuing basis and makes determinations and/or recommendations on appropriateness of transactions, types and frequency of audits, recommend corrective actions, and other associated program activities.

• For all assigned programs, prepares and interprets system reports for use in budgeting and reporting processes; monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually, or as programmatically required, reconciles program activity with financial data; gathers data and processes documents as necessary for year-end activities, including recording accruals, making adjusting journal entries, making general ledger account corrections or assisting with data collection for closing exhibits

Qualifications

NOTE: To be considered for this position, you must meet one of the following options for consideration.

Six (6) years of relevant accounting experience, with a minimum of one year financial system administration experience.

OR

A combination of related education (coursework requires 27 semester hours completed in accounting or auditing) and/or relevant accounting experience equal to six (6) years and a minimum of one year financial system administration experience.

OR

Current, valid licensure as a CPA by the Colorado Board of Accountancy will count for six (6) years of the requirement and a minimum of one year financial system administration experience.

Preferred Qualifications and Competencies

• Must possess a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Must be able to accurately interpret and coach others on simple to complex rules and regulations
• SAP Concur system administrator experience
• Must have excellent customer service skills and sensitivity and discretion with respect to confidential matters.
• Experience in CORE or other similar financial system.
• Experience in creating, maintaining, and producing financial reports.
• Experience creating training materials.
• Ability to multi-task and maintain a tracked workflow in order to put aside projects that do not have a ready solution for items that require immediate attention
• Excellent interpersonal skills and intercultural competence.
• Exceptional verbal, writing, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite.

Conditions of Employment

Appeal Rights
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at www.colorado.gov/spb. A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb. 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 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: 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. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.

Additional Information

• Applications are considered complete and accurate at the time of submission. Therefore, additional information may not be solicited or accepted after your application has been received.

Closing Date: 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 may 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.

Supplemental Question: Effective responses to Supplemental Questions will directly relate to your professional experience, career accomplishments, and views about organizational values and approaches, and how they relate specifically to this position and requirements as you understand them.

Answers generated by AI-tools will typically be unresponsive.

Transcripts: An unofficial copy of transcripts must be submitted at the time of application should education be used as qualification.

Transcripts from colleges or universities outside the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service.

This documentation is the responsibility of the applicant and must be included as part of your application materials.

Failure to provide a transcript or credential evaluation report may prevent your application from moving forward in the selection process.

Military Veterans: If you are a military veteran you must submit a copy of your DD-214, Member 4 Copy, and VA disability letter if available/applicable at the time of application so we can determine if you are eligible for veteran's preference points.

Military personnel who are stationed outside of Colorado may be eligible for this position by submitting the completed DD-2058 "State of Legal Residence" form.

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• Resumes, Cover Letters, or other documents submitted will not be reviewed, assessed, or used in the initial stages of the comparative analysis (transcripts submitted to verify that the applicant meets either the education requirement or minimum qualification substitution are exempt from this).

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• Comparative Analysis Steps may include:

  • An online skills assessment, date February 19 - 24, 2026

  • Structured application review by a panel of SMEs date February 24 - March 1

  • Sparkhire one-way virtual interview (if applicable) March 2 - 7

  • Potential virtual Interview dates March 18 - 20