Job Description

Who we are:

Agriculture is a part of all our lives. When you eat, put on clothes, or care for an animal--your life is touched by agriculture. Colorado's food and agriculture industry generated $47 billion of economic activity in 2019 and supports nearly 5% of the state's workforce. CDA is proud to be a part of such an important industry.

Mission:

The CDA's mission is to strengthen and advance Colorado's agriculture; promote a safe and high-quality food supply; protect consumers; and foster responsible stewardship of the environment. 

CDA Wildly Important Goals:

To accomplish our mission, CDA focuses on four “wildly important goals:” 

Goal 1: Building Economic and Supply Chain Resilience

Goal 2: Advancing Voluntary Stewardship

Goal 3: Supporting the Next Generation in Agriculture

Goal 4: Promoting Animal Health and Welfare

 

We use these goals to focus and align the daily work of our staff in support of Colorado farmers and ranchers. Learn more about our Department and our wildly important goals in our performance plan on our  website .

What you get from us: 

In addition to a great work location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a plus optional 401(k) and 457 plans  
• Medical and dental health plans
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account ($60 per month)
• Paid life insurance, plus additional optional life insurance options
• Paid Short Term Disability and optional Long Term Disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave accruals
• BenefitHub   state employee discount program
• Employee Wellness program
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, remote work opportunities, free parking, professional development and more!

To learn about the total compensation package for State government employment visit:

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

 
Learn more about our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion by visiting our EDI Homepage:  .   

  Organizational Purpose of the Unit:
This work unit exists to provide budgeting, accounting, purchasing, data processing, records management, payroll facilities, contracts, statistical data formulation, and fiscal policies and procedures to the Department. Section submits budgeting information to the Governor’s Office (OSPB) and the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) and provides accounting data for the State Controller.

Major Objectives/duties of the Position:
This position performs Accountant I level work for the Department using professional accounting theories, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and standards, independently. This involves determining which operation is needed to record transaction
data into CORE, such as Invoices (IN or GAX), Journal Vouchers (JV*), and interagency transactions (ITI*, IET*); issuing payments to vendors; review of accounting documents ensuring that transactions are accurate in accordance with applicable State fiscal rules and regulations. This position also performs the monthly credit card processing and reconciliation for the agency.

Primary Duties:

Duty Accounts Payable Processing:  
Duties include but are not limited to:

• Analyzes and processes accounting transactions for the Department - Use judgement and reasoning to locate and select the most appropriate operation for processing accounting transactions in CORE 
• Reconciliations - performs analysis and reconciliation of accounting transactions between CORE and unit records to ensure reporting is accurate. Reconciles expenses between CORE and accounting documents and AIP accounts and resolves discrepancies.
• Ensures supporting documentation complies with agency and audit standards and includes appropriate approvals
• Determines or reviews account coding such as fund, appropriation, unit, dept, object, vendor EID, etc. to ensure it is in conformity with the applicable Long Bill.
• Processes transactions timely, ensuring they are recorded in the correct accounting period and in compliance with applicable fiscal and procurement rules.
• Creates scheduled and ad hoc reports
• Reconciles all general ledger accounts relative to expenditures
• Investigate various types of errors and works with the associated program to address
• Prepares and interprets system reports for assigned programs
• Executes year end closing of all accounts related to assigned programs
• Makes adjusting journal entries and clean up general ledger accounts

 
Duty: One Card Administrator:
Position responsible for the full cycle administration of the One Card program at the Department. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Processing/ordering of new One Card requests
• Revocation of One Cards for departures
• Management of One Card agreements
• Processing all credit card increases via the US Bank website
• Maintain the Department of Agriculture’s credit card intranet page
• Providing periodic training to staff on changes to One Card program and/or the website used to access statements and allocate transactions
• Recurring review and updates to internal processes and procedures to ensure program operates efficiently and effectively with minimal intervention; management of the One Card upload folders and approval processes, with review monthly to ensure all statements have been uploaded by cardholders
• Processing of transaction documents in CORE monthly to pay vendor; ongoing initiation and support of monthly transaction audits, with maintained misuse report following each audit for annual submission to the Office of the State Controller and Office of the State Auditor.

 
Duty: Department Accounting Support:
Duties include but are not limited to:  

• The Lead Accountant and Controller may assign additional projects and duties to the position as needed to support the operations of the work unit.
• Work with the Lead Accountant on 1099 quarterly review and process adjustment journal entries as needed.
• Process all advance payments, maintain tracking spreadsheet for advanced payments and process journal entries to move from expense to BSA and back as advances are spent and reported.
• Submit journal entries as needed.
• Run ad hoc and monthly reports as needed.
• Regularly update procedures applicable to position.
• Assists in the interpretation of State Fiscal Rules, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) to implement departmental accounting policies and procedures.
• Utilizes “OSC Diagnostic” reports in info Advantage to ascertain and diagnose inconsistencies in financial data, pursuing resolutions to issues through sound auditing and analysis.

Must be a Colorado resident at the time of application.

This posting will be used to fill more than one vacancy.

This position is advertised in line with the Governor’s executive order focused on skills-based hiring practices that focuses on the knowledge, skills, and abilities specific to the job and aligns the hiring process accordingly. Skills-based hiring reduces potential barriers for applicants and allows for reduced bias in the hiring process by providing a direct description of skills that are unique to the duties assigned to the position with a recognition that the applicant may have developed these skills through education, training, or past experiences.
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Salary Range: 
$2,219.54 - $2,663.54 Biweekly
$57,708.00 - $69,252.00 Annually  

Minimum Requirements:
Proven Experience, Knowledge, Skills:

• Four (4) Years Experience in full-time professional accounting experience

OR 

Education and Experience:

• A combination of education accredited college or university in accounting and experience in full time professional accounting equaling four (4) years. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Accounting knowledge – GAAP/GASB
• Colorado State accounting knowledge (especially CORE)

Conditions of Employment:  

• Must be a resident of the state of Colorado.
• A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process for this position. Certain convictions, including but not limited to felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the Colorado Department of Agriculture Human Resources with an official disposition of any charges

Required Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and public speaking skills.
• Accounting knowledge – GAAP/GASB
• Colorado State accounting knowledge (especially CORE)
• Accounting theory skills
• Time management skills
• Cash management
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Word and Excel
• Customer Service 
• Project management skills: ability to multitask, problem-solve, prioritize, create systems and processes and collaborate with and engage others.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple priorities, and able to react and adjust quickly to changing conditions.
• Detail oriented.
• Excellent communication skills; able to communicate effectively and articulately in writing and orally with diverse communities in all corners of the state.
• Work well under pressure.
• Strong relationship management skills and excellent representation of the department in community interactions.
• A proven track record for developing and maintaining trusted relationships with stakeholders and industry experts.
• Excellent negotiation and consensus building skills.
• Proactive approaches to problem-solving and with strong decision-making capability.
• Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently.

Important Information:

Part of, or the entire selection process for this position will involve a review of the information you submit in your application materials. Therefore, it is paramount that in the experience portion of your application, you describe the extent that you possess the education, experience and competencies outlined in the job announcement as well as the special and/or preferred qualifications. Failure to include adequate information or follow instructions may prevent you from competing in subsequent measures used to arrive at a top group of applicants.

Please submit the following: 

• Online application (completed fully) describing how you meet the minimum qualifications
• OR If you are not able to submit an online application, a paper application is available at this link: PDF State Paper Application . Paper applications must be received (either by US mail or email to mary.hunt@state.co.us by the closing date and time of the application period listed on this announcement.
• DD214 (if applicable)
• Unofficial copy of transcripts (if applicable)

Factors that will be assessed: 

• Technical Competence – Technical experience as it relates to the duties outlined in this job announcement.
• Depth and Breadth of Experience – Experience that covers multiple areas outlined in this job announcement. Experience should be varied and not one dimensional and demonstrate a wide range of community involvement.
• Job Fit – Experience will be evaluated to determine how well your past experience aligns with and meets the business needs of this position. Current experience is preferred.

APPEAL RIGHTS:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ( dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us ), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to  spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at  spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Important Information:  Part of, or the entire exam for this position will involve a review of the information you submit in your application material. Applications are considered complete and accurate at the time of submission. Therefore, additional information  may not  be solicited or accepted after your application has been received. Therefore,  it is very important that you clearly describe all of your relevant experience on the application itself . Applications left blank or marked "SEE RESUME" will not be considered.

All applications that are received by the closing date of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement by a Human Resources Specialist. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may proceed to the next step. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

ADAAA Accommodations: Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment. To request an accommodation, please contact by phone or email at least five business days before the assessment date to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation. You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed. Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.

 

The Department of Agriculture is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to Mary Hunt, at mary.hunt@state.co.us or call 303-869-9006.

Toll Free Applicant Technical Support:  If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV technical support at 855-524-5627 Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). Helpful hints: if you are having difficulty uploading or attaching documents to your application first, ensure your documents are PDF or Microsoft Word files and second, close the document before you attempt upload (attach) it.

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