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About the Office of the Massachusetts State Treasurer and Receiver General (“Treasury”) Our mission is to manage and safeguard the State's public deposits and investments through sound business practices for the exclusive benefits of our citizens, and perform these duties with integrity, excellence, and leadership. Additionally, we strive to provide economic opportunity, stability, and security for every Massachusetts resident. We are committed to excellence in recruiting, hiring, and retaining diverse and qualified individuals. We value the culture of diversity and professionalism in the workplace, and strongly believe that our workforce should reflect our community. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FM68GFV Work Location:1 Center Plaza Boston, MA Purpose of the Job: To assist the Controller in maintaining and ensuring the integrity of the Trust's accounting system and financial reporting. Assist in the preparation and distribution of the annual financial statements. Person must be diligent and self-motivated with attention to detail. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: * Reconcile all general ledger accounts monthly or quarterly as determined by the Controller. Investigate and resolve discrepancies and analyze account information. Formulate/post journal entries, including computation of year end accruals. * Preparation of assigned Monthly, Quarterly and Annual reconciliation schedules, worksheets and narratives. Provide follow-up and documentation of significant variances. * Cross train and back-up month-end duties assigned to the other members of the team. * Prepare consolidated financial reports and analyses by gathering and analyzing information from the general ledger system and databases. * Assist and interface with the Trust's external auditors during annual audit of financial statements, Single Audit, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, and other reports as necessary. * Develop and implement accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures; recommending changes. * Document policies, procedures and workflow for assigned areas of responsibility. * Advise management on needed actions. Assist with accounting related and database projects. Other Essential Functions and Responsibilities: * Assist with the procurement process of outside advisors and vendors. Knowledge and Skills: * Must have strong analytical and accounting skills. Requires system application skills and experience in all balance sheet reconciliation and accounting control functions. * Must be able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment. * Intermediate to advanced experience with MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Access * Intermediate to advanced knowledge of major accounting software packages for general ledger. QuickBooks preferred. * Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills. * Must have the ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving, and results. Supervisory Responsibilities:None Education and Experience:Degree in Accounting/Finance. Physical Requirements: * Ability tolift upto 10lbs * Ability to sit for extended periods of time Hybrid Work Environment: All new hires at the Office of the State Treasurer and Receiver General (Treasury) will go through an In-Office Orientation Period consisting of a combination of virtual, in-person and on-the-job trainingso as toassimilate you to the Treasury’s culture and work environment. Following theinitialIn-Office Orientation Period a gradual transition to hybrid work will take place over the first 3-8 weeks of employment. The hybrid work environment will consist of a minimum of two (2) days in the office each week, with one of these days being either a Monday or a Friday. There will be anadditional(1) day in the office per month for a mandatory in person department meeting. Hybrid work arrangement is based on business needs of the department. Job: Accounting and Finance* *Organization: Off of State Treas & Rec Genrl *Title: *Accountant II Location: Massachusetts-Boston-1 Ashburton Place Requisition ID: 250002VQ