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Accountant Manager 14 - Expenditure & Grant Manager

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Accountant Manager 14 - Expenditure & Grant Manager

Salary

$2,822.40 - $4,208.80 Biweekly

Location

Lansing, MI

Job Type

Permanent Full Time

Remote Employment

Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number

2301-26-BFS071

Department

Department of State

Opening Date

10/17/2025

Closing Date

10/26/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Bargaining Unit

NON-EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE (NERE)

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Job Description

This position functions as a first-line professional manager of a professional position and multiple nonprofessional positions in a complex work area. This position manages the Section that processes all vendor payments for the Department of State. This position ensures timely, reliable and accurate processing for all payment requests in accordance with all rules and regulations. This position also serves as a professional accountant responsible for accounting and internal control activities within the section. The position further serves as a professional accountant and analyst on projects involving Financial Services and Department-wide accounting and financial activities. This includes implementing new accounting and financial systems, upgrading previously automated processes, and automating manual processes in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Position Description (https://mcsc.state.mi.us/AgencyPDFs/PDBFS071.pdf)

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Required Education and Experience

Education

Possession of a bachelor's degree with at least 24 semester (36 term) credits in accounting.

Experience

Four years of professional experience performing or auditing the systematic classification and evaluation of accounting data and the preparation of related financial and managerial reports equivalent to an Accountant or an Auditor, including two years equivalent to an Accountant P11 or Auditor P11, or one year equivalent to an Accountant 12 or Auditor 12.

Additional Requirements and Information

Pleaseattacha response to your application describing in detail your experience with a) posting/approving payments; b) balancing accounts and c) resolving discrepancies. This response should be limited to 1 page. The document should be named "Supplemental Response" to make it easily identifiable on your application.

A cover letter and resume is also being requested. Only those applicants who provide these attachments will be given further consideration.

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As outlined by Civil Service, an official transcript must bear the applicant’s name, college, or university certification (e.g., seal, logo, watermark, or letterhead), date and name of the conferred degree and registrar’s signature. Transcripts that do not meet these requirements are considered unofficial. For more information regarding official transcripts,click here(Download PDF reader).

Applicants who possess a degree from a foreign college or university must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents unless the degree has been recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Go toevaluatorsfor a list of accepted organizations that evaluate foreign credentials. Failure to provide this evaluation at the time of application may result in you being screened out of the process.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

You must apply for this vacancy through the NEOGOV system; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions in submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications will not be accepted.

Civil Service Commission Rule 2-7 requires that all newly hired state employees submit to and pass a pre-employment drug test prior to their actual appointment. Due to the nature of work of the Department of State, criminal records will be checked. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the criminal background record checks indicate eligibility for employment.

The use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the selections process (i.e. application, written exercises, cover letter, etc.) with MDOS is not permitted. If it is substantiated that AI was used in the process, your application will be removed from consideration.

Job Specification (http://www.michigan.gov/documents/AccountantManager\_11953\_7.pdf)

Accommodations

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact theADA coordinator (https://www.michigan.gov/ose/-/media/Project/Websites/ose/Contact/RACs.pdf) for the agency that posted this position vacancy.

State employment also offers rewarding careers where you can help Michiganders enjoy better lives. Many State of Michigan jobs offer alternate work schedules and remote-work options that can help give the flexibility you need. The State of Michigan has been recognized as a leading U.S. employer by new graduates from 2021-2023 and a best large U.S. and state employer. Recognized on the international stage for fostering positive employee engagement, the State of Michigan is a past recipient of a North America Government Agency Employees Engagement Award.

More details on benefits for our new hires are below:

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Insurance Benefits:The State of Michigan offers health, mental health, dental, and vision insurance to eligible career employees, their spouses, and their children. The state also covers a life-insurance benefit of two times employees’ annual salary (up to $200,000). The state also offers long-term-disability insurance that can provide continuing benefits if an injury or illness prevents employees from working. More information is available at www.mi.gov/employeebenefits.

Retirement Programs:The State of Michigan offers 401(k) and 457 plans for new hires to save for retirement. The state will automatically contribute an amount equal to 4% of your pay to a 401(k) account. The state will also match up to 5% of your pay if you contribute to your 401(k) account. Your contributions vest immediately, and the state’s contributions fully vest after just 4 years. More information is available athttp://www.mi.gov/orsstatedc.

Vacation and Sick Leave:Eligible full-time employees receive between15 and 35 personal daysand 13 sick daysper year that may be rolled over to the following year if not used. Eligible employees also receive an additional day each year for community service or school functions.

Paid Parental Leave:Eligible employees can take 12 weeks of paid leaveimmediately after a birth or adoption to allow needed time together at home with a new child.

Paid Holidays:Eligible employees receive 13 or 14 paid holidays each year including New Year’s Eve and Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve and Day.

Bonus Programs:Eligible employees with five years of service also receive annual longevity bonuses that grow as seniority increases. Some positions also may qualify for recruitment, retention, and performance bonuses or other special pay premiums.

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Updated: 2/28/24

01

Are you related to anyone working at the Department of State (Secretary of State)?

+ Yes

+ No

02

If you answered "Yes" to question #1, please list the name of each relative. If you answered "No" to questions #1, please enter "none".

03

Do you possess a bachelor's degree with at least 24 semester (36 term) credits in accounting?

+ Yes

+ No

04

Do you possess at least four years of professional experience performing or auditing the systematic classification and evaluation of accounting data and the preparation of related financial and managerial reports equivalent to an Accountant or an Auditor, including two years equivalent to an Accountant P11 or Auditor P11, or one year equivalent to an Accountant 12 or Auditor 12? Your application materials must substantiate this experience.

+ Yes

+ No

05

How many years of experience do you have posting/reviewing/approving expenditures in an accounting system?

+ None

+ Less than one year

+ One to three years

+ Three to six years

+ More than six years

06

If you indicated you have experience in posting/reviewing/approving expenditures in an accounting system, please describe that experience. If you do not possess this experience, enter "none".

07

Did you attach a cover letter and resume to your application? (Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out).

+ Yes

+ No

08

Please select all that apply from the options below: (Note, actions that have been expunged, formal counseling, and layoff actions need not be reported.) Failure to answer this question honestly may result in being sanctioned from employment with MDOS.

+ I have been dismissed within the last two years

+ I have resigned in lieu of discipline or dismissal within the last two years

+ I have been suspended without pay within the last two years

+ I have received an unsatisfactory performance rating within the last two years

+ I have received a written reprimand within the last two years

+ I have signed a last chance agreement with MDOS within the last two years

+ I certify that none of the above circumstances apply to me

09

What is your current employment status? Check all that apply.

+ Current Department of State employee

+ Past Department of State employee

+ Current State of Michigan employee

+ Past State of Michigan employee

+ None of the above

10

Did you attach a copy of your official transcript that indicates a degree was granted and you possess at least 24 semester credits in accounting? Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.

+ Yes

+ No

11

All listed supervisors/employers may be contacted for reference checks. If your NEOGOV application indicates that they cannot be contacted, please document the reason in the work experience box of the NEOGOV application, under the "reasons for leaving" box(es). You will then need to provide the names, phone numbers and relationship (i.e. Former Team Lead) of two to three professionals below. If you have indicated that all listed supervisors/employers may be contacted, please enter "none".

12

Due to the nature of this position, the Michigan Department of State conducts comprehensive background checks that will require the candidate to be subjected to, and not limited by, criminal history review, drug testing, and reference checks. Do you accept and comply with these background check requirements?

+ Yes

+ No

13

Did you remember to complete and attach your response detailing your experience with a) posting/approving payments, b) balancing accounts, and c) resolving discrepancies? (See Additional Requirements and Information in posting). Only applicants who provide this attachment will be given consideration.

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

Employer

State of Michigan

Department

Department of State

Address

[email protected]

Lansing, Michigan, 48909

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