Submit Resume, Cover Letter, and Salary Requirements to:
District Attorneys Council
421 NW 13th Street, Suite 290
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
FAX: 405/264-5099
Careers@dac.state.ok.us
OKLAHOMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS COUNCIL
Position Title: Financial Manager/Accountant Resumes Accepted Until Filled
Annual Salary $43,000 - $52,000 per year
This is a permanent unclassified position with full state retirement and insurance benefits; including paid health, dental, life, and disability insurance for the employee and partial paid health insurance for qualified dependents. Annual and sick leave begin accruing immediately.
Funding for this position is through several federal grants from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Position Description
The District Attorneys Council, Federal Grants Division is seeking a Grant Financial Manager to be responsible for the financial management, reporting, reconciliation of federal funds, and the processing of requests for funds for subgrantees.
Minimum Qualifications
A successful candidate must have:
*A Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance or closely related field and two years of accounting experience. (Note: A high level of accounting experience may be substituted for a degree at the discretion of the agency’s Executive Coordinator);
*Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and theories, financial statements and reports, accounting ledgers and journals, and computer technology related to accounting systems;
*The ability to prepare basic financial statements and reports, to review and analyze financial information, and to maintain routine accounting data in appropriate ledgers and journals;
Knowledge of budget preparations and the ability to review revenue and cost data for the preparation of budgets;
*Knowledge of governmental accounting standards;
*The ability to perform independent work and resolve complex accounting and financial problems;
*Self-motivation with good organizational skills;
*Excellent customer service skills;
*Proficiency with Word, Excel, and Access; and
*A valid Oklahoma Driver’s License.
Selective Qualifications
An ideal candidate will also have:
*Experience with the fiscal reporting and management of federal grants;
*Experience with PeopleSoft financials;
*Knowledge of State governmental accounting standards and demonstrated ability to perform highly independent work, make independent decisions and resolve complex accounting and financial problems.
Duties
*Maintain accurate ledgers and other fiscal records for multiple federal grant programs; using Access, Excel, OKGrants, and PeopleSoft;
*Prepare quarterly expenditure reports and other information concerning financial requirements for federal grant programs;
*Prepare purchase orders for subgrantees and change orders as needed;
* Receive and process monthly requests for funds, distributing time sensitive warrants;
*Electronically request funds from the federal granting agency for each grant on a monthly basis;
*Reconcile requests for funds of subgrantees with financial data for grant programs on a monthly basis;
* Prepare deposits in the PeopleSoft system;
* Produce reports for review by the Federal Grants Division Director; and
* Other duties as assigned
Working Conditions
The District Attorneys Council is the administrative and coordinating agency for the 27 district attorneys in Oklahoma. The agency provides required training for the district attorney system, handles payroll and insurance, administers federal grant programs, serves as a legislative liaison, coordinates the State’s Drug Task Forces, works with the Department of Human Services in coordinating child support collection and serves as home to the Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Board.
The non-smoking office is housed in a building with free parking.
