The Colorado Department of Military & Veterans Affairs (DMVA) has four major operational divisions: Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Civil Air Patrol, and Veterans Affairs. These divisions utilize state and federal resources to provide our communities, state, and nation with a ready military force for national defense and state emergency response as well as providing assistance to our Colorado veterans.

DMVA offers a comprehensive benefit program to its classified work force that includes paid holidays, annual leave, sick leave, medical, dental, life, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, and public retirement options. DMVA also strives to assist employees in achieving a healthy work/life balance by offering compressed work weeks, on-site fitness facilities, free parking, and a variety of training opportunities!

This position is part of the Executive Director's branch, Accounting Services division and is located at our Joint Forces Headquarters in Centennial. This division provides budget, accounting, and financial reporting services for DMVA. This position performs a variety of duties for the department to include, but not limited to:

• accounts receivable and cooperative agreement federal billing;
• posting all cash receipts and received checks, creating cash receipt documents, reconciling bank and credit card accounts, clearing accounts receivable balances by program, and recording and depositing checks received in the office;
• providing first level review of system requisition document for proper coding and funding verification, ensuring supporting documentation, approvals, vendor information, line descriptions and coordinating with initiators to ensure compliance;
• reconciling balance sheet accounts and payroll postings, making necessary adjusting entries and providing variance analysis to the Controller;
• coordinate Colorado Guard on Active Duty billing and tracking activities to include payroll, purchase cards, federal equipment billing, to verify transactional recording and coding as well as backup data, reconciling with other departmental staff to identify issues and rectify errors;
• management of employee travel processes and procedures, reconciling by activity, to ensure proper coding, posting of payment transactions, and submitting for approval.

Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in accounting. PLEASE ATTACH UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS TO YOUR ON-LINE APPLICATION.

Substitutions:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution which included 27 semester hours of accounting or auditing coursework will substitute for the degree requirement.
OR
Four years of accounts receivable experience in a professional environment will substitute for the degree requirement.

Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates who are able to demonstrate:

• an understanding of governmental fund accounting;
• a basic understanding of grant accounting;
• strong knowledge and use of Microsoft Excel; and
• an understanding of payroll processing.

• require a background investigation prior to hire;
• work a 10-hour, 4-day work week, Tuesday through Friday;
• require occasional travel;
• require occasional overtime;
• require ability to work well with others;
• require a high level of efficient and productive activity.

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.

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 states in accordance with applicable law.

The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs 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 our Human Resource Office at 720-250-1520.