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Accountant | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality | Portland, OR

August 28, 2009
to ensure that expenditure accounting transactions are made and recorded in accordance with GASB#34 and statewide accounting policies and procedures; to assist the accounting manager in developing and implementing internal controls to insure the accuracy and integrity of financial information and resolve difficult and unusual accounting problems; to prepare financial statements including disclosures and narratives and to prepare financial reports for federal grants.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
A CPA certificate and four additional years of professional accounting experience;
OR

Six years of professional accounting experience*;
AND EITHER

A Bachelor's degree in Accounting;
OR

A Bachelor's degree in any discipline that includes or is supplemented by 30 quarter (20 semester) credit hours in accounting. Credit hours must be upper division from a system of higher education (four-year institution accredited to grant Baccalaureate degrees);
OR

30 quarter (20 semester) credit hours in accounting. Credit hours must be upper division from a system of higher education (four-year institution accredited to grant Baccalaureate degrees); and two years doing independent research and analysis which included making recommendations that resolved issues;
OR

30 quarter (20 semester) credit hours in any of the following: accounting principles, intermediate accounting, advanced accounting, finance, business law, cost accounting, accounting information systems, or auditing; and two years of accounting experience a) classifying, analyzing, and reconciling complex financial data and records; b) designing, recommending, and installing modifications of accounting methods, procedures, forms, and records; c) preparing audited financial statements and reports; d) analyzing and interpreting laws, regulations, codes, and ordinances to ensure the legality of financial transactions; and e) analyzing and interpreting complex accounts and account relationships resulting in accounting entries. NOTE: Two years of the experience must be at the Accountant 3 level, which includes a) designing and modifying accounting systems that require frequent changes in requirements to meet specific business objectives; b) consulting with program managers or external organizations; and c) assuring the proper functioning and accountability of fiscal operations.

September 14, 2009

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