Accountant

Finance - Remote in North Dakota - Accountant

As an Accountant for Health & Human Services, you will partner with program administrators to manage budgets, track expenditures, and ensure compliance with both state and federal policies. You will review and approve payments, ensure costs are charged correctly, as well as monitor spend-downs, contract and grant reconciliation for compliance, and prepare quarterly projection statements. Also, you will provide program leaders budget reports to help them make effective decisions. Furthermore, you will be involved in the biennial budget building process.

To thrive in this position, you must be mission-driven and find satisfaction in knowing that your work helps improve lives and ensures resources are used effectively throughout the state. You will need to have accounting experience in the public or non-profit sector and have the ability to analyze impact of laws and regulations changes, as well as mastery in interpreting frequently changing policies, grant requirements, state and federal statutes. You should have a history of learning new approaches and methodologies that can be applied to your work. Additionally, you must be able to comprehend financial systems to clearly communicate accounting concepts to non-financial leaders so they can make sound decisions. Most importantly, you will need to maintain focus and productivity amidst frequent time sensitive requests and changes.

To be considered for this position, you must have:

• A bachelor's degree in accounting or business
• A strong understanding of accounting principles and how to apply them
• One (1) years of professional accounting experience which includes working with budgets, cost accounting, grant management, fund tracking, Uniform Guidance, contract management, auditing, procurement, accounts payable and/or accounts receivable.

OR

• An associate's degree in accounting or business
• A strong understanding of accounting principles and how to apply them
• Two (2) years of professional accounting experience which includes working with budgets, cost accounting, grant management, fund tracking, Uniform Guidance, contract management, auditing, procurement, accounts payable and/or accounts receivable.

OR

• A combination of education, training, and professional accounting experience which demonstrates equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.

About HHS: ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral. Those services are to be delivered as close to home as possible with a focus on dignity and respect. The keys to delivery of those services are the 2800 committed, compassionate ND HHS team members and more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 200 different federal, state, and special sources.

Location: ND HHS utilizes a blended workplace model. This position may work from home anywhere in North Dakota with the ability and willingness to work during regular business hours.

About Team ND

"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

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Application Procedures

Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST).

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

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A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Courtney Peterson at or at

Employing Unit: ND HHS - Fiscal Administration

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Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

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