• Job Description

  Req#: REQ-189778

  Initial Posting Date:

  10/28/2025

  Application Deadline:

  11/10/2025

  Agency:

  Department of Human Services

  Salary Range:

  $6,667 - $9,830

  Position Type:

  Employee

  Position Title:

  Senior Accountant, Accountant 3

  Job Description:

  The Oregon Department of Human Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are guided by our Equity North Star and our vision for a positive RiSE organizational culture that advances equity and diversity. We encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQIA2S+ community members, and others to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

  Opportunity Awaits, Apply Today! We're in search of individuals committed to promoting and fostering a diverse and qualified workforce where individuals feel welcome, appreciated, and valued for all they bring to the organization. In this role, you will apply advanced accounting theory and skills to agency operations. Skilled accountants with professional leadership abilities, government accounting experience are encouraged to assume a key role in our team as the Senior Account, in the office of Financial Services, with the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS).

  Summary of Duties

  The Accountant 3 is the senior level of the professional Accountant series. This position directs the accounting staff in complex assignments or projects, ensuring their work adheres to the adequacy, methodology, and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, governing regulations, and agency policies. Provide complex cash management, conduct grant accounting, and oversee sub-systems, all in accordance with established business rules. The purpose of this position is to apply advanced accounting theory and advanced accounting skills to agency operations. The incumbent is responsible for the resolution of the most complex system issues and assures that accounting structures, internal controls, data integrity and controls, and financial reporting meet the needs of agency customers, vendors, and stakeholders.

  This role acts as the "resident expert" on financial matters, offering guidance to both professional and para-professional accountants in the unit.

  • Oversee the maintenance of accounting controls and the preparation of prescribed reports.

  • Resolve the most difficult and unusual accounting problems and make system adaptations and corrections as necessary.

  • Adjust financial management systems to meet specific and complex agency accounting requirements while complying to generally accepted accounting principles, as well as federal, state, and additional external mandates.

  • Manage projects aimed at designing, developing, implementing, or enhancing complex accounting systems that significantly impact statewide finances.

  • Design or enhance agency specific accounting systems to interface with statewide financial management systems as needed to meet special accounting requirements.

  • Leads accounting staff on complex assignments or projects, reviewing work for adequacy, methods, and conformance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, governing rules and agency policies. Gives direction, training, and guidance for less experienced professional accountants. Ensure the accurate recording of transactions for of various state and federal reports including the state’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).

  • Maintain the agencies’ database of capital assets and calculate the associated depreciation of assets, as part of financial statement preparation.

  • Provide training on complex accounting topics related to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board, federal reporting requirements, etc. Presents and defends accounting policies, procedures, or systems to auditors or other external officials.

  Minimum Qualifications

  • Possession of a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Government Financial Manager certificate AND three years of accounting experience equivalent to Accountant 2 work to include designing and modifying accounting systems that require frequent changes in requirements to meet specific business objectives, consulting with program managers or external organizations, and assuring the proper functioning and accountability of fiscal operations; OR

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or in any discipline that includes or is supplemented by 32 quarter (21 semester) credit hours from an accredited institution in Accounting AND three years of related accounting experience equivalent to Accountant 2 work to include designing and modifying accounting systems that require frequent changes in requirements to meet specific business objectives, consulting with program managers or external organizations, and ensuring the proper functioning and accountability of fiscal operations; OR

  • 32 quarter (21 semester) credit hours from an accredited institution in Accounting AND five years of related accounting experience to include 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.

  • 15 quarter (10 semester) graduate-level accounting credit hours may substitute for one year of the accounting experience. Graduate-level courses used to satisfy the educational requirement may not be used to satisfy the experience requirement.

  Essential Attributes

  • Governmental or fund accounting, including sources of funds, cost segregation, and display of expenditures and revenues, and budgetary accounting experience.

  • Federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and policies. Knowledge of project management principles, processes, and techniques experience.

  • Experience reviewing accounting transactions to ensure conformance with generally accepted accounting principles. Skill in applying audit standards to set-up, monitor, and modify internal procedures.

  • Experience preparing and interpreting financial statements and other financial reports.

  • Experience analyzing accounting information and systems to prevent, detect, and correct errors.

  • Experience reviewing the work of other accounting staff for adequacy, methods, and conformance and giving performance information to a supervisor.

  • Experience communicating effectively in writing and in oral expression. Skill in applying the practices of leadership.

  Attention all candidates! A cover letter, no more than two pages is required. Clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications and essential attributes in your application materials. Your application materials will determine if you are selected to move forward in the selection process. Please include detailed work and education history. Failure to submit your cover letter will remove your application from further consideration.

  • Please make sure your application materials, resume and job history, are clearly outlined as this information will be used to determine your starting salary range. If you are selected as the final candidate and a degree is listed as a minimum qualification for the position, please be prepared to provide verification of your completed education before moving forward in the hiring process. Note: Your resume and cover letter may be uploaded in the Resume/CV field on the online application.

  • The use of outside resources such as Artificial Intelligence software during applicant skill assessments, examinations, and/or interviews is prohibited unless otherwise stated by the hiring agency. Unauthorized use of outside resources during the hiring process will result in disqualification.

  • The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an educational institution during the application process.

  Working Conditions

  • Standard office setting with typical business hours. This position supports a hybrid/remote work model within an open-landscape office environment. Occasional on-site presence may be required to meet business needs.

  Background Checks and Requirements

  • If selected as a finalist, we will conduct a criminal history and background check. Adverse criminal history or background check may lead to disqualification. Additional background check information.

  • The Oregon Department of Human Services does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States. ODHS will use E-Verify to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.

  Benefits

  • ODHS Employee Resource Group communities that promote shared learning.

  • Cost of Living Adjustments.

  • Annual salary increases (until you reach the top of the listed salary range).

  • Amazing benefits package.

  • Possible eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

  Employment Preference

  Veterans’ preference:

  • Veterans’ preference information.
  • How to submit your Veteran documents for preference. Please do not attach your Veterans’ preference documentation in the Resume/CV field of your application.

  General Information

  • This is a permanent, full-time position and is a Management Service, Supervisory position and is not represented by a union.
  • This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies in the same classification.

  Contact Information

  We invite you to contact the recruiter for accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), application questions or job-specific questions.

  • The recruiter for this position is Nora Leyva Esquivel. If you contact the recruiter, please include the job requisition number: REQ-189778.
  • Email: Nora.L.LEYVA-ESQUIVEL@odhs.oregon.gov
  • Phone (call or text): 503-269-4222

• About the company

  Oregon (/ˈɒrɡən/ ORR--gən) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States.

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