| Post Code: D719 | |
| Announcement Number: LEEM0826 | |
| Classification Number: C0211 | |
| Open: 10/23/2009 | |
| Close: 11/6/2009 | |
| Location: Salem | |
| Availability: Full Time | |
The Oregon Employment Department is currently recruiting for one permanent full-time Accounting Technician 2 position located in Salem. This position is represented by the Service Employee International Union (SEIU). This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies. The Oregon Employment Department is at the very heartbeat of Oregon. We monitor the pulse of the economy; bring workers and employers together; stabilize communities during periods of economic downturns; and ensure that child care is safe, high quality, and affordable. Join our professional team and help businesses succeed, workers find quality careers, and bring individuals economic stability during times of unemployment. Our values include: service, collaboration, diversity, honesty & openness, accountability and trust, and growth. Our mission is to Support Business and Promote Employment. The Department administers complex programs governed by both state and federal laws encompassing more than 400,000 unemployment claims; 107,000 employers; over 400,000 employment service applicants; as well as clients of partner agencies. The Department has a biennial budget of approximately $ billion and is staffed by approximately 1,200 employees in field offices located throughout the State and the Central Office in Salem. TO QUALIFY Your PD 100 application form will be reviewed to verify that you meet the minimum qualification as stated in this section. To receive credit your application must clearly show that you have:
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. This position requires successfully passing a criminal record(s) check. The circumstances of any criminal activity will be reviewed to determine whether an applicant is accepted for employment. During the current biennium ending June 30, 2011, Employment Department employees are required to take mandatory unpaid time off (furlough days). A furlough is a temporary excused unpaid absence from work. Upon your arrival, your manager will be meeting with you to determine the number of hours or days required to be furloughed. POSITION PURPOSE The Accounting Technician 2 audits, prepares and codes all Employment Department administrative accounts payable documents. This is done by using bookkeeping/accounting skills to record, examine and reconcile expenditure accounts in accordance with statutory requirements, Agency policy, and general accounting principles and procedures. This position acts as backup for the other Accounts Payable Technician positions. MAJOR DUTIES
WORKING CONDITIONS The person in this position may come in to contact with hostile, angry, and emotional customers. In addition, this position requires extensive use of a computer to research and process information, sitting for longs periods of time, and frequent interruptions. This position is located within an open office environment. TO APPLY SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING STATE OF OREGON APPLICATION FORM PD100 OR (obtained at your local Oregon Employment Department Office OR from most state agency personnel offices). If you have a disability and need assistance completing the PD 100, you may call the Exam Unit at (503) 378-2130 or TTY (503) 378-4672 for the hearing impaired to leave a message about the alternative format needed from most state agency personnel offices. Your PD 100 application form will be reviewed to verify that you clearly meet the qualifications as listed above. IN ADDITION TO THE PD100, please submit the following: COVER LETTER, not more than two pages in length that addresses the following questions:
Preference will be given for responses describing work in an accounts payable environment. If you are an eligible veteran and you meet the minimum qualifications, veterans’ preference points will be added to your score. To receive veterans’ preference points you MUST submit the following required documentation:
For more information on veterans’ preference points click here, or visit www.oregonjobs.org, and select veterans’ preference. SEND completed application to: Oregon Employment Department Office of Human Resources 875 Union Street NE, Room 102 Salem, OR 97311 You may FAX, if necessary to (503) 947-1318 or you may e mail your application to Employment.Application@state.or.us. If submitting this application electronically, please put “LEEM0826-Electronic application submission” in the subject line. To ensure timely delivery of your e-mail, please submit prior to the close date. ALL applications and supporting materials MUST be received by 5:00pm of the close date listed on the announcement. Due to the high volume of applications we are unable to verify the receipt of applications. NOTICE of results will be sent by mail. Although agencies are not required to delay their 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 samples should be kept for interviews. The pay on all announcements may change without notice. The Oregon Employment Department is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer Committed to Workforce Diversity | |
