DNR Grants Accountant III

Full Job Description

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

• In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

  • Medical, Vision and Dental plans

  • Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans

  • Paid life insurance

  • Short- and long-term disability coverage

  • Employee Wellness programs

  • Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Health Savings Accounts

  • 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave

  • Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options

  • Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system

  • Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

• For more detailed information, please visit State of Colorado Employee Benefits

This position is located in the Executive Director's Office of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.

The work unit exists to guide and supervise the activities of the eight Divisions within DNR in the development, preservation and enhancement of Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit and enjoyment of its citizens – both now and in the future.

The purpose of the work unit is to ensure all department financial entries are processed timely and appropriately in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), all State Fiscal Rules, Procedures, Statewide and Departmental Policies & Procedures, as well as various Federal Laws & Regulations. Work unit exists to support departmental and division management directives while processing required vendor payments, interagency payments, and revenue transactions. Proper recording ensures accurate and reliable reporting. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to ensure all revenues and expenditures are properly recorded within the Colorado Legislative Long Bill and Colorado Revised Statutory Appropriations and against management budget. The unit oversees grant recording and revenue earning which is tied to expenditures and grant billing. The unit maintains the Department’s Capital Assets database and prepares all entries related to capital assets. The unit is responsible for testing division internal controls and coordinating internal and external audits related to fiscal management. In addition, the unit provides technical accounting support to the Department users of CORE and InfoAdvantage.

Requirements

The employee in this position reviews and approves financial documentation to verify accuracy and compliance to ensure that all grant billing transactions, federal reports and funds drawdowns are recorded properly in accordance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), applicable state statutes, State Fiscal Rules, Federal law, and department and division regulations and policies.

The employee will review and certify reports to the federal government as a representative of the Dept of Natural Resources.

The employee in this position is responsible for processing various documents in accounts receivable, budget and general accounting, including: cash receipts, approving budget setup transactions to enter new and existing grant modifications into the cost accounting sub-system, inter-agency receivables, adjusting journal vouchers and cost accounting transactions.

These transactions are processed in accordance with GAAP, state fiscal rules and other applicable statutes, regulations and policies including federal grant regulations.Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• The position is required to analyze and examine fiscal data, reconcile, and adjust expenses, revenues and receivables related to grant agreements and to ensure financial information for grants are properly recorded, grantors are properly invoiced, and invoices are collected timely.

• The position is responsible for utilizing reports for analysis of fiscal data to prepare reimbursement requests and federal reports in compliance with federal and state laws, rules and regulations.

• Responsible for conducting research and providing recommendations, improvements, and decisions on the course of action to be taken in regard to process issues that can occur over multiple state and federal sub-systems.

• Required to research, review, analyze, interpret, and certify financial information. The position will apply known and established accounting theory, principals, statewide rules and regulations and federal grant regulations and guidelines as needed to analyze accounting problems.

• Works with a complex variety of funds, governmental agencies and subsystems (ASAP, PMS systems, etc), appropriation units, and chart of account elements.

• This accountant is the subject matter expert of the NICRA (negotiated indirect cost agreement) proposal prepared annually by the Grants Accounting Department in EDO, for the Department of Interior.

• Responsible for altering procedures and processes for the NICRA, and deals with changing fiscal environments, tax laws and state regulations.

• This position will also complete the Exhibit K-1 State financial statement, and the semi-annual Illustration G reconciliation that is completed for all DNR grants.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Experience Only:

• Eight (8) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.

OR

Education and Experience:

• A combination of related education (coursework requires 27 semester hours completed in accounting or auditing) and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to eight (8) years
• Current, valid licensure as a CPA by the Colorado Board of Accountancy will count for six (6) years of the requirement

Class Code: Accountant

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current or former State experience relevant to this position.
• Preference will be given to those candidates with previous State Service related to the work assigned to the position.
• Experience with the State CORE Grants Cost Accounting System.
• Experience in Federal Grant Accounting Experience with NICRA (Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement) Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Expertise in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), State Fiscal Rules and the State Fiscal Procedures Manual, and state statutes of a fiscal nature.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure preferred.

Required Competencies:

• Ability to work under tight deadlines and adapt to changing assignments.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills at all levels within an organization.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information in a professional manner.
• Strong analytical, and reasoning abilities.
• Strong organizational and evaluation skills, with keen attention to detail.
• Strong project and time management skills.
• Ability to effectively analyze and present information to colleagues and stakeholders.
• Ability to work well independently as well as in/with a team.
• Ability to research, interpret, and apply policies, procedures, and regulations.

Conditions of Employment:

• This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify their application from the current position.

(Please Note: Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with DNR).

• Ability to work both remotely and in the office at 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, CO.

Pursuant to the DNR-120 Fleet and Driving Standards Administrative Directive, any worker who will be expected to drive a State-owned vehicle is responsible for maintaining a safe driving record and a valid driver license prior to driving any State-owned vehicle.

To be compliant with the new fleet vehicle policy, Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs) will be pulled for review for workers who: Have an assigned State fleet vehicle

• Are required to operate a vehicle as part of the position

• Utilize a State fleet vehicle as a pool vehicle

The current work arrangement for this position is as follows:
(Please note, this arrangement can be subject to change)

Hybrid schedule - working from a home office in combination with occasional in person work at 1313 Sherman Street - Denver, CO 80203, offsite meetings or as directed by the supervisor.

APPEAL RIGHTS:
It is recommended that you contact the Human Resources Specialist listed below to resolve issues related to your possession of minimum qualifications. However, if you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email, US Mail, faxed or hand delivered within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board go to spb.colorado.gov or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Additional Information

• All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.

• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.

• Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are not considered as part of initial reviews, therefore, it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement.

• Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication.

• This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.

• The recruitment may be used for multiple vacancies at the same reporting location and level.

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.

We are committed to increasing a “Colorado for ALL" of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services.

Therefore, we encourage responses from people of all backgrounds and abilities.

The State of Colorado believes that a “Colorado for ALL” drives our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them.

Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law..

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 our ADAAA Coordinator at dnr_hr_employeebenefits@state.co.us.

ADAAA AccommodationsAny person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment.

To request accommodation, please contact our Benefits Specialist at dnr_hr_employeebenefits@state.co.us at least five business days before the date that any accommodation will be required to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation.

You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed.

Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.