Position Description

Accounting Assistants must, as the majority of their duties, supervise and participate in the performance of clerical accounting work in the maintenance of accounts and accounting records for State agencies, following State and agency accounting procedures in the areas of payroll, budgetary accounting, cash flow, revenues and expenditures.

Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) is currently recruiting for a full-time Accounting Assistant III position in Carson City, Nevada. This recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies as they occur in Admin/Fiscal and Nevada Early Intervention Services.

The incumbent will provide support to higher level accounting staff; provide detailed supporting documentation for grant reports, work programs and budget preparation; compile and consolidate detailed and complex information related to agency operation; create spreadsheets including formulas to organize, display and summarize data, and to facilitate analyses and identify interrelationships; resolve complex reconciliation problems and identify and analyze discrepancies; receive, review, verify and process accounts related documents for accuracy, completeness and compliance to established procedures; independently gather additional information from various internal and external sources and evaluate information/data to make decisions and monitor multiple accounts; review and reconcile work done by others; provide technical assistance to staff to resolve problems including reviewing and correcting errors; authorize payments within designated authority; compare expenditure documents with supporting documentation and sign the document or approve electronically to pay for goods or services provided.

ADSD provides an atmosphere of innovative thinking, teamwork, friendly co-workers, and positive work settings. We are also committed to fostering an environment of both inclusiveness and diversity within our workforce. The mission of ADSD is to provide leadership and advocacy in the planning, development, and delivery of high quality, comprehensive support service system across the lifespan to allow all of Nevada’s elders, children and adults with disabilities or special health care needs, to live independent, meaningful, and dignified lives to the greatest extent possible.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or equivalent education and three years of progressively responsible clerical accounting experience which included duties such as responsibility for accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and/or other accounting data; setting up computer spreadsheets to record, track, organize and report data; researching and interpreting financial data to prepare reports and respond to budget and accounts related inquiries; and reconciling accounts; OR one year of experience as an Accounting Assistant II in Nevada State service which included clerical accounting duties as described above; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

The Examination

Application Evaluation Exam

• The exam will consist of an application and resume evaluation. It is essential that applications/resumes include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.

Special Requirements