About the Department

Nevada Health Authority is recruiting for an Accountant Technician 3 located in Carson City. Under the direction of the Administrative Services Officer Il, the incumbent is responsible for fiscal review and final approval of payment vouchers, journal vouchers, and cash receipts. This positions reconciles the bank accounts on a monthly basis, reviews the weekly Provider Run, and prepares the monthly Buy-In wire transfer. Act as a liaison between Program staff as well as other State Agencies.

Accountant Technicians reconcile and monitor specific accounting and fiscal functions or activities within a department establishing or using established procedures and guidelines that are not limited to the State Administrative Manual. Reconciliation includes balancing departmental records with reports generated by the State’s central accounting system as well as federal and other accounting systems. Monitoring includes ensuring accounting functions and activities are in compliance with reporting requirements and grant specifications.

Position Duties

Graduation from high school and four years of financial records maintenance experience which included duties such as designing, implementing and interpreting narrative and data reports; applying principles of accounting to analyze financial information; preparing entries to accounts; analyzing assets and liabilities and preparing balance sheets; auditing contracts, vouchers and other documents and preparing summary transaction reports; implementing accounting control procedures; and overseeing the work of other accounting staff; OR one year of experience as an Accountant Technician II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Minimum Qualifications

Control complex accounts payable functions for agencies with multiple cost/project centers, by establishing guidelines for allocating general costs to the appropriate cost centers, and ensuring procedures are followed prior to submitting documents for payment or grant draws. 

Control complex accounts receivable functions to include determining the billing amount using cost accounting procedures; make determinations regarding referral of delinquent accounts. 

Assist management in preparation of complex budgets by coordinating with various sections to ensure budget requests are received and reviewed in a timely manner; developing narratives for each category and general ledger account to provide justification for proposed budget request; analyzing information on past expenditures and projecting trends; making recommendations for budget adjustments as needed; and preparing special budget analysis reports to highlight problems on own initiative or as requested. 

Provide fiscal management and auditing of federal or other grant monies by monitoring expenditures to ensure compliance with multiple grant specifications and complex reporting requirements; auditing records and reports of sub-grantees for compliance with grant requirements; and preparing complex financial reports in compliance with federal, grant, contractual, or other external requirements.

Manage federal draw downs in conformity with the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990 and grant requirements; provide fiscal management and auditing of federal grant monies; track costs billable to the federal government; prepare vouchers and monitor and report status of federal funds. 

Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports including trial balances, adjustments and balance sheets; establish and maintain automated billing systems including account analysis, reconciliations and processing adjustments. 

Complete fiscal year openings and closings for assigned accounts; develop internal controls on revenues and expenses; reconcile federal to State fiscal year closings; prepare annual Single Audit Reporting Form (SARF) reporting requirements for submission. 

May train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned clerical and technical support staff; develop work performance standards and accounting policies and procedures. 

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general supervision, Accountant Technician III’s perform the full range of duties described in the series concept at the advanced journey level. Incumbents supervise Accountant Technician I’s and II’s and Accounting Assistant positions performing revenue and expenditure processing activities in a large division or department or a complex functional area in a large department. Incumbents establish administrative procedures and write/update procedure manuals for those functions. Accountant Technician III’s control and monitor expenditures and cash flow by interpreting State, federal and department regulations and procedures; determine the timing, amount and funding source for budget revisions and augmentations; design and implement report formats and data collection systems; and prepare reports with both data and narrative reporting and interpretation. Accountant Technician III is distinguished from the Accountant Technician II level by the complexity and/or number of accounting funds or functions for which responsible. Accountant Technician III’s are assigned to agencies with the most complex accounting requirements such as Department of Transportation, Department of Education, Public Works Board, and the Public Employees Retirement System.

Other Qualifications

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of: advanced spreadsheet and word processing software applicable to developing financial reporting and data collection systems; fund, managerial, governmental, and cost accounting principles and practice. 

General knowledge of: federal requirements for fund disbursement, record retention and audit purposes as applied to maintaining sufficient departmental operating funds, proper documentation and accountability. 

Ability to: perform complex reconciliations to determine accuracy of account balances; write/update procedure manuals for multiple and complex financial processes; perform revenue and expenditure processing activities in multiple, complex financial areas; instruct system users in understanding reports generated by the accounting system; prepare clear and understandable reports substantiated by necessary references or other documentation applied to financial statements, special reports, federal reports and balance sheets.

Recruiter Contact Information: Victoria Sheehan - [email protected] 

Benefits

Benefits include:

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance programs for employees and their dependents/family are offered through the Public Employees’ Benefits Program (PEBP).

• Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year.

• Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year.

• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year.

• Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Employees do not contribute to Social Security but will contribute to PERS if their position is at 50% or more full-time equivalency. For more information on how PERS service may impact Social Security benefits, visit the SSA publication.

• Deferred Compensation: The State offers a voluntary Deferred Compensation Program.

• No Nevada state income tax.

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Eligible due to public sector employment.

• Longevity Payments Eligibility:  Employees who have received a performance rating of “standard” or better and have completed eight (8) or more years of continuous service are eligible for longevity pay.

Additional benefits may apply to employees covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), depending on their designated bargaining unit. For more information, visit the Labor Relations Unit (LRU).

For more details about your rights and responsibilities as a State of Nevada employee, please review the State of Nevada Employee Handbook (PDF).

***State Holidays The holiday schedule for State employees is established by the Legislature. 

The following are legal holidays: 

January 1.............................................. New Year's Day 

Third Monday in January.................. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday 

Third Monday in February................ Washington’s Birthday 

Last Monday in May........................... Memorial Day 

June 19................................................ Juneteenth Day 

July 4.................................................... Independence Day 

First Monday in September.............. Labor Day 

Last Friday in October....................... Nevada Day 

November 11........................................ Veterans' Day 

Fourth Thursday in November........ Thanksgiving Day 

Friday following the Fourth Thursday in November...................... Family Day 

December 25........................................ Christmas Day 

When January 1, June 19, July 4, November 11, or December 25 falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is the observed legal holiday. If these days fall on Sunday, the following Monday is the observed holiday. Eligibility for holiday pay is covered by the provisions of NAC 284.255 

Supplemental Questions

01

Do you have any of the following?

• Graduation from high school and four years of financial records maintenance experience which included duties such as designing, implementing and interpreting narrative and data reports; applying principles of accounting to analyze financial information; preparing entries to accounts; analyzing assets and liabilities and preparing balance sheets; auditing contracts, vouchers and other documents and preparing summary transaction reports; implementing accounting control procedures; and overseeing the work of other accounting staff.
• One year of experience as an Accountant Technician 2 in Nevada State service
• An equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
• None of the above.

Required Question

Agency Information

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