Accountant 2026-01753

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:  

This position provides fiscal support to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) by processing Wyoming On-Line Financial System (WOLFS) accounts payable and accounts receivable documents in accordance and in compliance with the State of Wyoming Statutes and WDH Fiscal Policy & Procedures. Perform daily reconciliations of the previous day's entries. Assist with fiscal questions from the public and within the WDH.

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays

• Retirement - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future

• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options

• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities

Human Resource Contact: [email protected]

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level.

• Pre-audit all incoming expense and travel vouchers for completeness and accuracy using established accounting procedures and regulations. Enter the payment documents into WOLFS. Reconcile the final documents against the previous daily reports.
• Receive and reconcile the monthly Central Mail, Telecom and Motor pool payments to ensure charges are coded to the appropriate budgets each month.
• Pick up checks and paperwork from Vital Statistics daily. Process desk deposits, bank deposits, and ACH deposits for the Agency daily. Process ACH bank returns, NSF checks, vendor refunds & garnishments, ensuring documents are coded correctly and entered into the State Treasurer’s Portal System.
• Pick up checks and paperwork from the WDH mailbox daily. Distribute public health checks to the Herschler West building monthly.
• Field phone calls and emails from the public and divisional offices. Research and resolve vendor payment issues.
• Perform approval functions of documents entered into WOLFS by other team members to ensure expenditures and revenues are properly classified.

PREFERENCES:

• Knowledge of the WOLFS system on accounts payable, accounts receivable, revenue, and cost accounting.
• Knowledge of the State of Wyoming’s fiscal policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of Excel spreadsheets, including cell formulas, pivot tables, and other data analysis.

• The employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying light items, driving an automobile, etc.
  
  

•  FLSA:  Non-Exempt
• The Wyoming Department of Health is an E-Verify employer.