Staff Accountant

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Staff Accountant

Salary

$51,750.40 - $78,624.00 Annually

Location

Des Moines - 50315 - Polk County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

25-02737

Agency

270 - Iowa Finance Authority

Opening Date

03/27/2025

Closing Date

4/6/2025 11:59 PM Central

LinkedIn Tag

#LI-DNP

Point of Contact

Bethany Coop (bethany.coop@iowafinance.com)

To Apply

Submit an application, resume, and cover letter at jobs.iowa.gov by the position closing date.

• Description

• Benefits

Job Description

Join the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) as ourStaff Accountant and be part of a team dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for Iowans through affordable housing, community development, and financial stability.

About Us:

The Iowa Finance Authority is dedicated to enhancing the economic well-being of Iowans. We provide a wide range of programs to support affordable housing, community development, and water quality initiatives. From helping first-time homebuyers to supporting disaster recovery efforts, IFA plays a crucial role in improving the quality of life for residents across the state.

About this Opportunity:

IFA is seeking a Staff Accountant to manage a program’s accounts receivable, safeguard our financial assets, and perform various accounting functions in line with GAAP. Responsibilities include handling daily transactions, reconciling accounts, and supporting both cash management and investment systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accounts Receivable:Resolve payment discrepancies and post daily transactions to ensure accuracy.

• Cash Management System:Co-manage the system to download, post, balance, and reconcile monthly transactions.

• Investment System:In collaboration with other accountants, oversee the daily operations, create journal entries, and process investments in the system.

• Debt Service System:Sharing management duties with other accountants, set up new bond issuances and perform month-end close processes.

• Process Cash Receipts:Monitor daily deposits and update cash receipts journals.

• Accounts Payable Support:Serve as a backup for accounts payable functions.

Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of GAAP and accounting principles, excellent analytical and communication skills, and exemplify our Core Values:

Accountability in Action- We take pride in our work and results.

Innovate Together - We thrive on solving challenges through dynamic collaboration with our teams and partners.

Mission Driven - We place Iowans at the heart of everything we do.

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As an employee of the Iowa Finance Authority, you are a State of Iowa employee and eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following and more:

• Insurance – Health, Dental, Life and Long-Term Disability

• IPERS (Iowa Public Employee Retirement System)

• Leave – Sick, Vacation, Family and Military Leave

To learn more about benefits available to State of Iowa employees visit thebenefits (https://das.iowa.gov/human-resources/benefits-glance) web page atdas.iowa.gov (https://das.iowa.gov/state-employees/human-resources/employee-benefits-programs/employee-benefits-overview) .

The Staff Accountant position is a non-merit, contract-covered position that is classified by the State of Iowa as Accountant 2. This position is exempt per FLSA regulations.

This is a non-merit position. Candidates must follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section. Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise.

The Iowa Finance Authority is an EEO/AA Employer

Our agency uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visitwww.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from an accredited four year college or university with a minimum of twelve semester hours (or its equivalent) in accounting, business administration or finance; course work and eighteen months of responsible experience in accounting, accounts examination or verification, budgeting or closely related fiscal experience with a governmental agency, public accounting firm, or private industry;

OR

substitution of work experience in the public or private sector which entailed accounting, auditing, budgeting, assessment or computation of taxes, or closely related financial functions (e.g., treasurer, comptroller, accountant, auditor, budget analyst, etc.) on a year-for-year basis for the required education (thirty semester or equivalent hours equal one year);

OR

substitution of successful completion of a post-high school vocational/technical, business college, or area community college curriculum in accounting which included concentrated course work equivalent to twenty semester hours (or more) in accounting for the required education;

OR

any combination of qualifying post high school level education and experience which totals five and one-half years;

OR

employees with current continuous experience in the state service that includes the equivalent of six months of full-time experience as an Accounting Technician 2 shall be considered as qualifying;

OR

substituting graduate level course work in accounting, business administration, or finance for each year of the required experience on the basis that satisfactory completion of 30 semester or equivalent hours of graduate level course work is equivalent to one year of experience;

OR

employees with current continuous experience in the state service that includes the equivalent of eighteen months of full-time experience as an Accounting Technician 1 shall be considered as qualifying;

OR

Certified Public Accountants may qualify with six months of the required experience;

OR

employees with currentcontinuous experience in the state classified service that includes the equivalent of twelve months of full-time experience as an Accountant/Auditor 1, six months of full-time experience as an Accounting Technician 3, or twenty-four months of full-time experience as an Accounting Technician 2 shall be considered as qualifying.

For additional information, please click on thislink to view the job description. (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class_and_pay/JobClassDescriptions/Accountant2-00311.pdf)

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Employee Assistance Program (EAP):

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Employer

State of Iowa

Agency

270 - Iowa Finance Authority

Address

1963 Bell Ave

Suite 200

Des Moines, Iowa, 50315

Website

https://www.iowafinance.com/

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