Accountant

Job Summary - Why you’ll love this position

Accountant

Financial Management

Annual Salary Range: $50,000 - $60,000

Please Note: The salary/salary range listed in this job description is a base salary only and does not include years-of-service adjustments. Applicants eligible for years-of-service adjustments may exceed the salary/salary range listed above.

Why you will love this position:

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is seeking a highly motivated person to maintain accounting functions for the Missouri Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund. Working with Department and Division staff, this person will be responsible for daily journal entries, bank functions, and reconciliations, as well as monthly, quarterly and annual reporting to US DOL. The position will be responsible for daily entries, which require accuracy and compliance with GAAP, agency, state and federal requirements. This position reports to the Accounting Supervisor and works closely with other financial management staff.

Essential Position: The employee in this position must work any state holiday that is not a federal holiday, such as Lincoln’s Birthday and Truman’s Birthday, as well as the day after Thanksgiving, if granted off by the Governor, due to bank and IRS transfers that must be completed each morning. The employee will be allowed to flex their work schedule within the same work week, earn compensatory time, or receive paid overtime.

Responsibilities - What you’ll do

What you will do:

Responsible for the ASAP (Federal Draw system), Enterprise Time Application, Finance Builder and Abilia MIP Fund accounting system.

Completes account entries for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) trust fund

Records receipts, such as tax collections, amounts borrowed from the Bureau of Public Debt, amounts drawn down from the federal treasury, and restitutions received.

Records all disbursements by UI program type

Records adjusting entries due to claims review, cancelled payments, or money sporadically deposited into bank accounts

Reconciles bank statements to the UI cash journals and investigates all differences discovered

Transmits income tax withheld from the UI benefits daily to the IRS website.

Monitors UI trust fund bank balances, collateral pledge amounts, with the assistance of Central Bank, who determines when additional collateral is needed or released

Downloads reports from the bank website and distributes them to other staff as necessary

Transfers funds between bank accounts for penalties and interest, automation, and credit card transactions

Position duties are entered into Excel cash journals along with outside Excel documents, as well as Abilia MIP Fund accounting, so accuracy and time management are essential

Monitors Combine Wage Claims (CWC) disbursements and receivables throughout the month

Assists and pulls requests for the state auditors as part of the annual financial statement audit

Qualifications - All you need for success Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 2 years of relevant experience (Substitutions may be allowed)

Lack of post‐secondary education will not be used as the sole basis for denying consideration to any applicant.

Desired Attributes

Comprehensive knowledge of government procedures, practices, and objectives.

Comprehensive knowledge of governmental accounting and strategic planning.

Comprehensive knowledge of the legislative process.

Ability to obtain an IDME account as needed to access federal sites.

Proficient in using Outlook, Excel and Word. Knowledge of Access, SAMII and MOBIUS.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, Department officials, members and staff of the legislature, and representatives of other governmental agencies.

Job Details - More reasons to love this position

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

Contact Details - If you have questions or require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process please contact:

If you have questions about this position, please contact Julie Coon at 573-751-3136 or by email at Julie.Coon@labor.mo.gov.