Accountant Analyst-Bismarck

Salary : $72,060.00 - $107,232.00 Annually
Location : Bismarck, ND
Job Type: Full-Time/Regular
Job Number: 2025-SC-BIS-39-ACT
Department: Office of the State Court Administrator
Opening Date: 04/22/2025
Closing Date: 5/13/2025 11:59 PM Central

General Summary or Purpose
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Interested applicants must submit a resume and cover letter.

The Accountant Analyst position reviews, evaluates, analyzes, and oversees revenue accounting procedures and practices to ensure proper accounting controls and procedures for enhancing the accounting of revenue operations. If you thrive on managing and analyzing accounting controls and procedures, this opportunity may be right for you.
The Ideal Candidate:

• Demonstrates excellent problem-solving, accuracy, and attention to detail skills.
• Enjoys assessing, evaluating, designing, and implementing accounting controls and procedures.
• Skilled in interpreting and understanding accounting laws, rules, and policies.
• Aptitude relating fiscal and accounting aspects to individuals at all levels.
• Adept at writing and preparing detailed accounting reports, statements, documents, or correspondence.

The Ideal Candidate Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Related Degree and 3 years of related experience.
• Any combination of education, training, or experience which demonstrates the ability to successfully complete the major responsibilities and essential functions may be substituted for the degree and experience requirements.

Major Responsibilities & Essential Functions

• Title of Immediate Supervisor: Supervisor of Accounting
  Accountable For (Job Titles): None
  FLSA Status: Exempt

The Accountant Analyst is responsible for reviewing, evaluating, and analyzing revenue accounting procedures and practices of all courts covered under the court system and for developing procedures and policies to assure proper accounting controls and procedures for enhancing the accounting of revenue operations. Provides oversight and coordination to all courts in assuring the proper development and implementation of revenue accounting controls, enhancements, and procedures. Oversees payroll and benefits for the court systems.

• Develops policies and procedures to enhance internal accounting controls designed to safeguard revenues received by the court system.
• Analyzes revenue accounting systems and recommends changes to ensure accounting internal controls meet generally accepted methods of accountability. Recommends software enhancements or changes to implement changes proposed and works with staff to implement any necessary changes.
• Serves on various management committees responsible for developing management systems and procedures that may include issues impacting the accounting of court revenues.
• Develops and analyzes district court statistics to assure appropriate accounting of funds and case filings. Develops charts and spreadsheets to facilitate the management of court-related revenues. Provides training to court and administrative personnel in the implementation of management and accounting procedures to assure consistent treatment, documentation, and reporting of revenues across the system.
• Develops approach to conducting accounting audits/reviews, conducts reviews, and evaluates district court operations to identify, define, and resolve problems in the implementation of revenue accounting policies and procedures.
• Reconciles cash accounting records.
• Provides training to court and administrative personnel in the implementation of management and accounting procedures to assure consistent treatment, documentation, and reporting of revenues across the system.
• Oversees payroll and benefits. Assists others in making benefit and payroll entries and changes in the payroll and benefit systems ensuring employee information in these systems are accurate. Tracks and reconciles monthly payroll changes. Manages the maintenance of the salary administration system.
• Performs other duties of a comparable level or type or as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications & Certification or Licensing Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in accounting or related degree and three years of related experience. Any combination of education, training, or experience which demonstrates the ability to successfully complete the major responsibilities and essential functions may be substituted for the degree and experience requirements.
Valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility.
Knowledge, Skill, & Physical Requirements
Knowledge Requirements:

• Considerable knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
• Knowledge of general fundamentals, principles, and practices of public accounting and audit and accounting practices.
• Knowledge of relevant laws and policies pertaining to judicial fiscal matters.
• General knowledge and understanding of functions, purpose, and organization of the judicial system.
• Knowledge of accounting software and accounting systems and functionalities, use, and operations.

Skill Requirements:

• Skilled in interpreting and understanding of laws, rules, policies, and guidelines pertaining to business and accounting practices and procedures.
• Skilled in assessing, evaluating, designing, and implementing appropriate accounting controls and/or procedures to assure the appropriate accounting treatment of court revenues.
• Skilled in communicating with individuals at all levels within and outside of the organization concerning fiscal and accounting practices, concerns, issues, or discrepancies.
• Skilled in the use and development of spreadsheet design and the application of automated accounting software systems.
• Skilled in planning, organizing, implementing, and carrying out the responsibilities and requirements of the work independently within the authority delegated to the job.
• Skilled in writing and preparing clear, concise, and detailed accounting and general business reports, statements, documents, or correspondence.

Physical Requirements:

• The essential functions of the job typically require: grasping, seeing, walking, sitting, talking, hearing, feeling, fingering, and some repetitive motions or other reasonable methods that accommodate an individual in completing the essential functions of the job.
• Work is performed in a comfortable office environment.
• Employee is subject to some travel in the performance of the job. Employee has control over travel schedule and can adjust schedules due to adverse weather or travel conditions.
• Physical requirements can typically be characterized as Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

The North Dakota Court System offers an excellent benefits package including employer paid family health insurance premiums, retirement contributions and generous vacation and sick leave accruals, visit:
01

I understand that the starting salary is $6,005 and that my application will not be considered if the starting salary is not acceptable.

• Yes
• No

02

Have you applied for a position with the ND Court System before?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have a valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you have a bachelor or higher degree in accounting, business administration, or related degree (major or minor)? For a related degree to be considered, you must attach a copy of your transcript.

• Accounting
• Business Administration
• Related Degree
• Not Applicable

05

How many years of accounting or auditing experience do you have?

• No experience
• Less than 3 years
• 3 years to less than 6 years
• 6 years or more

06

If this question does not apply, state N/A. Please describe in detail your accounting and/or auditing experience.
07

Do you have experience with the following?

• Processing of accounts payable
• Preparing and maintaining payroll
• None

08

If this question does not apply, state N/A. Please describe in detail your accounts payable and/or payroll experience.
09

Do you have experience working with an automated accounting system?

• Yes
• No

10

If this question does not apply, state N/A. Please describe the automated accounting systems in which you have experience.
11

Do you have experience in any of the following?

• Developing and analyzing statistics to assure approrpriate accounting of funds
• Developing and maintaining spreadsheets
• Preparing accounting reports and statements
• None

12

If this question does not apply, state N/A. Please describe your experience developing and analyzing statistics to assure appropriate accounting of funds, developing and maintaining spreadsheets, and preparing accounting reports and statements.
13

Do you have experience evaluating business operations to identify, define, and resolve internal control weaknesses?

• Yes
• No

14

If this question does not apply, state N/A. Please describe your experience evaluating business operations and recommendations you made to address internal control weaknesses.
15

Do you have experience reconciling cash accounting records?

• Yes
• No

16

If this question does not apply, state N/A. Please describe your experience reconciling cash accounting records.
17

Which computer programs are you proficient in?

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• PeopleSoft Financial Management
• None

18

Are you a current employee of the North Dakota Court System?

• Yes
• No

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