Accountant (III)

at Highway Patrol in Topeka, Kansas, United States

Job Description

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Accountant (III)

Job Opening ID #: 221354            Location: Topeka / Shawnee County

Job Posting Closes: Open Until Filled

Kansas Highway Patrol                www.KHPJobs.org

About the Position:

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  Who can apply: Anyone (External)


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  Classified/Unclassified Service: Unclassified


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  Full/Part-time: Full-Time


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  Work Schedule: 8:00a 5:00p


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  Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes


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  Veterans Preference Eligible: Yes

Compensation:

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  Hourly Pay Range: $ 27.89 $ 30.03

Employment Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage


• Sick & Vacation leave


• Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave


• Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)


• Fitness Centers in select locations


• Employee discounts with the STAR Program
• Retirement and deferred compensation programs
• Kansas Highway Patrol has both KPERS and KP&F eligible positions. If you have retired, you will have a waiting period before you can go back to work for a KPERS/ KP&F employer. 

Visit the Employee Benefits page for more information

Position Summary & Responsibilities:

Position Summary: This is advanced professional accounting work. Work involves the responsibility for directing an accounting sub-system or fiscal activity; assisting in the management of an extensive accounting or fiscal management program; or performing specialized accounting tasks. Errors may cause major program failure or a high degree of confusion. Employee researches financial problem areas, identify significant trends, prepare a variety of specialized financial management reports, schedules and analyses.
Audits the payment vouchers created by the Accounting staff for the KHP through the SMART system, ensuring that KHP expenditures comply with state and federal laws and regulations, State and KHP Policy and Procedure Manuals, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for appropriate use of state and federal funds.  Establishes, implements, and manages processes and procedures that provide for the timely and accurate payment of KHP expenditures, preventing duplicate or erroneous payments.  Works with accounting and purchasing staff to quickly resolve problems and ensure prompt payment of invoices.
Audits the receipts of all payments to the Kansas Highway Patrol, including daily cash deposits as well as KHP billings for services, ensuring that KHP revenues comply with state and federal law and regulations, State and KHP Policy and Procedure Manuals, and GAAP for appropriate use of state and federal funds.  Establishes, implements, and manages processes and procedures that provide for the timely and accurate recording of KHP revenues, preventing duplicate or erroneous payments.
Serves as the lead contact between the Accounting Unit work team and the KHP field staff.  Recommends, implements, and assists with training for new processes and procedures to improve workflow, reporting, accountability of agency expenditures and management information, through discussion with Fiscal Managers, work team staff and field staff, including coordination of year-end workflow.
Reconciles various funds in the SMART system to verify the transactions are accurate and free of errors.  Verifies the transactions listed are allowable based upon the fund and uses the resulting transactions to create monthly/quarterly grant reports, as assigned.  Maintains backup records for these reports, to be used for audit purposes.

For a full position description email request to KHP.Career@KS.GOV , please include the Job ID #.

Qualifications:

Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

Licensing & Certification: Valid Drivers License. 

Minimum Requirements: Three years of experience in professional accounting/auditing work.

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related field
Prior accounting experience with the State is preferred, including SMART experience and knowledge of state laws and regulations governing accounting functions.

Post-Offer, Pre-employment Requirements: Must submit to and pass a thorough background investigation, including fingerprinting. Ability to repeatedly bend, stoop, lift lightweight materials up to 40 lbs.; sit for long periods of time; walk; stand; stretch; twist; perform repetitive motions with one or more extremity; reach out with body, arms and/or legs; and move in confined areas.

Persons applying for positions with KHP will be subject to background investigation, fingerprints, and/or drug screening.

Recruiter Contact Information:

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  Name: Whitney Brooks


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  Email: whitney.brooks@KS.GOV


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  Phone Number: 785-296-5977

Job Application Process

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Start your draft job application, upload other required documents, and Submit when it is complete.

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Required Documents for this Application to be Complete

Upload these on the Careers – My Job Applications page

• Transcripts


• DD214 (if you are claiming Veterans Preference)

Upload these on the Attachments step in your Job Application

•  Resume


• Cover Letter (Optional)

Helpful Resources at jobs.ks.gov: How, What, & Where do I Upload Documents 

Kansas Tax Clearance Certificate: A valid Kansas Tax Clearance Certificate is a condition of employment for all employees of the State of Kansas.  Applicants (including non-residents) who receive a formal job offer for a State job, are required to obtain a valid Tax Clearance within ten (10) days of the job offer.  A Tax Clearance can be obtained through the Kansas Department of Revenue who reviews individual accounts for compliance with Kansas Tax Law.   

If you have a missing tax return(s) or you owe taxes to the State of Kansas, please know that the Kansas Department of Revenue will work with you.  The Kansas Department of Revenue can set you up on a payment plan to receive a Tax Clearance so you can get a job working for the State of Kansas.  The Kansas Department of Revenue can be contacted at 785-296-3199. Kansas Department of Revenue – Tax Clearance Frequently Asked Questions

How to Claim Veterans Preference

Veterans Preference Eligible (VPE): Former military personnel or their spouse that have been verified as a “veteran”; under K.S.A. 73-201 will receive an interview if they meet the minimum competency factors of the position. The veterans’ preference laws do not guarantee the veteran a job. Positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determined by the hiring manager. 

Learn more about claiming Veterans Preference

How to Claim Disability Hiring Preference

Applicants that have physical, cognitive and/or mental disabilities may claim an employment preference when applying for positions. If they are qualified to meet the performance standards of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, they will receive an interview for the position. The preference does not guarantee an applicant the job, as positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determined by the hiring manager.

Learn more about claiming Disability Hiring Preference

PLEASE NOTE: The documentation verifying a person’s eligibility for use of this preference should not be sent along with other application materials to the hiring agency but should be sent directly to OPS. These documents should be scanned and emailed to Gustavo.Victoriano@ks.gov , or can be mailed/delivered in person to: 

ATTN: Disability Hiring Preference Coordinator
Office of Personnel Services
Docking State Office Building
915 SW Harrison Ave, Suite 260
Topeka, KS 66612

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, political affiliation, disability or any other factor unrelated to the essential functions of the job.

If you wish to identify yourself as a qualified person with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and would like to request an accommodation, please address the request to the agency recruiter.