Staff Accountant
Core
Professional services work applying GAAP and GASB guidelines to maintain complex accounts, reconcile financial records, and prepare agency financial reports for the State of Maine.
Role type
Staff Accountant
Builds
Agency financial reports, cash forecasts, and revenue estimates
Domain
Public sector accounting
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
GAAP/GASB standards, complex account reconciliation, financial reporting, internal controls, budget monitoring, process improvement
Preferred skills
Supervision of paraprofessional staff, system process evaluation
Technologies
Computerized accounting systems, standardized desktop technology
Responsibilities
Establish and oversee accounting procedures and internal controls; Apply accounting theory to account for revenues, expenditures, and inventory; Verify source documents and reconcile subsystems to the general ledger; Review financial transactions for compliance; Prepare agency financial reports and cash forecasts; Monitor budget balances and formulate corrective actions; Confers with staff to resolve accounting discrepancies.
Seniority
Staff, limited supervision
