Job Description

State of Nevada Announces

An Open Competitive Recruitment for:

ACCOUNTANT TECHNICIAN 2

APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY - $56,689.20 to $83,666.16 PAY GRADE: 32

The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.

In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.



JOB INFORMATION


Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur Statewide.


Department: Administration


Division: Human Resource Management


Job Class Code: 07.141


RECRUITMENT INFORMATION


Announcement Number: 52491


Open to all qualified persons.


Posted 09/26/2025


Close Date: 10/03/2025


Recruiter:


DARRELL MORLAN


Phone: (775)684-0126


Email: darrell.morlan@admin.nv.gov


Applications accepted for another 6 Days 20 Hrs 11 Mins





The Position
Accountant Technicians perform technical accounts maintenance work for agencies with complex accounting functions or systems. Factors that contribute to complexity include, but are not limited to, federal grant reporting, external bank accounts, cost allocation plans, budget accounts, bank guidelines other than those contained in the State Administrative Manual, enterprise accounting, complex fund accounting, and external reporting requirements.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
This recruitment aims to fill the position of Accountant Technician 2 within the Division Human Resource Management/Central Payroll section. This position can be filled in Carson City or Las Vegas. We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Accounting Technician to join our payroll team. This incumbent would be responsible for the auditing and processing of Payroll transactions for the State of Nevada. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in payroll processing and be proficient in Microsoft Excel. This role involves supporting the accounting department with payroll administration, financial record keeping, and data analysis. THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-7_0/



To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)

Graduation from high school and three years of financial records maintenance experience which included duties such as designing, implementing and interpreting narrative and data reports; applying principles of accounting to analyze financial information; preparing entries to accounts; analyzing assets and liabilities and preparing balance sheets; auditing contracts, vouchers and other documents and preparing summary transaction reports; implementing accounting control procedures; and overseeing the work of accounting clerical staff; OR one year of experience as an Accountant Technician I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.


Special Requirements

A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required.




The Examination


Application Evaluation Exam


The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.





The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment

1)

Describe your experience analyzing financial information; preparing entries to accounts; analyzing assets and liabilities and preparing balance sheets; auditing contracts, vouchers and other documents and preparing summary transaction reports.

2)

Describe your experience designing, implementing and interpreting narrative and data reports.





INFORMATIONAL LINKS


For more information about state employment, visit the following:

Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov

Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org

Public Employees Benefits Program: https://pebp.nv.gov/

More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB