GENERAL INFORMATION
The Oregon Department of Justice is recruiting for the position of Accounting Technician 2 in the Division of Child Support. There is one current full-time vacancy located in Salem, Oregon.  This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified applicants to fill the current vacancy.

The Division of Child Support is dedicated to establishing paternity and child support orders, and enforcing child support obligations in cases involving families who are receiving or have received public assistance, and in certain non-assistance cases. These activities have the benefit of helping children in need, encouraging family self-sufficiency, returning money to the public treasury and reducing the state’s costs in providing public assistance. It is the mission of the Division to enhance the well-being of children by providing child support services to families. The goals of the Division are:

1. To increase support to children.

2. To provide consistently high quality customer service.

3. To improve overall program performance.

4. To develop and strengthen collaborative partnerships.

5. To develop the program and staff to effectively meet the needs of children.

The State provides an excellent benefits and compensation package, which includes:

• Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave.

• Participation in the Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP).
• A generous contribution toward individual and family health and dental insurance.  Employer paid $5,000 Basic Life insurance.
• Employee options to participate in the Oregon Savings Growth Plan, a deferred compensation program offering a wide variety of investment options as well as additional basic life insurance coverage, long- and short-term disability plans, accidental death and dismemberment plans and long-term care insurance.

Finalists will be subject to both a Computerized Criminal History and Driver and Motor Vehicle Services check as well as a thorough background investigation.  Adverse background data may be grounds for immediate disqualification.

If you are a HIRE applicant and you are interested in applying for this position, you must submit your State of Oregon application (PD100) and responses to exam questions, if applicable, by the close date of this announcement. Most qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.

TO QUALIFY

Your PD100 application form will be reviewed to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications stated in this section.  To receive credit, your application form must clearly show that you have:

• two years of technical support accounting experience. One year of the experience must include the calculation, recording, and maintenance of routine accounting information; OR

• at least 36 quarter (24 semester) credit hours from an accredited college, university, or vocational-technical school that includes 9 quarter (6 semester) hours in accounting.

Training or experience must include operating a ten-key calculator by touch and using a computer to enter, update, or retrieve information.

To receive credit for required courses, submit a photocopy of transcripts.

IF YOU QUALIFY, see the TEST section of this announcement.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary purpose of this position is to perform various accounting, journaling and reconciliation functions on behalf of the Child Support Program. This position is required to ensure accuracy and quality of child support accounts and perform centralized tasks as part of quality control for varied financial functions of the Oregon Child Support Program. Major duties include:

• Manually distribute child support payment corrections to appropriate accounts by researching case specific information, reports and applying laws, rules and agency policies and procedures. 

• Receive and respond to general inquires about the current status of child support cases.  Provide basic information regarding the Oregon child support program and related programs.  Refer specific inquiries to case managers or Branch Managers for customer contact.

• Compare and validate data on computerized child support records with other documents, referrals or computerized case records and add, delete, or update information to maintain current and complete child support case records.

• Cross train and provide coverage as assigned in unit.

SKILL CODES

Depending on the position, special skills may be required. To certify your skills, complete the attached Skill Code Sheet and submit it with your application. Failure to submit this information will eliminate your application from further consideration.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Open office environment with noise from ringing telephones, phone conversations, walk-in traffic, printers and other office equipment. Must be able to speak clearly, answer questions, elicit information, and take appropriate action.  Operate computer keyboard with repetitive and constant finger and wrist movements for long periods of time.  Must be able to read and interpret various computer program screens for long periods of time.  Must be able to work on many detailed tasks at once and to cope with many interruptions. 

THIS IS THE TEST 

FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.  Your application will not be accepted if your answers to the following questions are incomplete. Use a separate sheet of paper.  Write down any work experience (paid or unpaid) and training that you have which is related to each question.  Limit your answer to no more than two (2) pages per question. Be sure that the jobs where you gained the experience you describe in your answers are listed in the Work History section of your application form.  Your grade will be based on your answers. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately.  Number your answers to agree with the question.  Attach the answer sheet to your application.

YOU MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION

1. Describe your computer experience.  Please include in your response experience and/or training in the following areas:

      a)  Designing and maintaining Excel spreadsheets;

      b)  Use of spreadsheet formulas, formatting, linking and other advanced features.

HOW TO APPLY 

COMPLETE a State of Oregon Employment application (form PD100) and any required supplements. Copies of applications, supplements and job announcements can be obtained from the State’s Jobs Page at: www.oregonjobs.org, local Oregon Employment Department field offices, or most state agency personnel offices.

If you have a disability and need an alternate format in order to complete the application process, you may call the Department of Justice at (503) 378-5555. DOJ accepts calls from hearing impaired applicants through Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service (OARS) 1-800-735-2900 (TTY/VCO). Please be prepared to leave a message describing the alternate format needed.

Mail, deliver or fax the complete application materials to:

Oregon Department of Justice

Human Resources Section

1162 Court St NE

Salem OR 97301-4096 

FAX:  503-373-0367

Your application must arrive by 5:00 pm on the close date and must be complete and legible.  We are unable to acknowledge or verify receipt of applications due to the large volume.

PLEASE NOTE: complete all parts of the application.  If your application is incomplete, or does not clearly show the experience and/or training required, you will receive a notice by mail advising you why your application was not accepted. Notice of results will be sent by mail. Although we are not required to delay our selection process, you may request a review of the results. Your request must be received within 10 days from the date of the notice. Additional information cannot be accepted. However, if the recruitment is still open, you may submit a new application, which must be received in our office by the close date.

SUBMIT only the required materials. Reference letters or work examples should be kept for interviews.

KEEP a copy of your application for job interviews. COPIES ARE NOT PROVIDED.

*The pay on all announcements may change without notice.

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY,

 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO WORK FORCE DIVERSITY.

SKILL CODES