Fire Billing Accountant I

The Executive Directors Office (EDO) is the backbone of the Colorado Department of Public Safety providing effective administrative and management services to the Departments operating divisions.

The EDO includes the following:

• The Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director Oversees strategic direction and operations for the department.

• Administrative Services Office - Provides division and department-level administrative and support functions encompassing accounting purchasing and contracts budget logistics services (fleet warehousing material management and fabrication) and property services (property management leasing facilities maintenance construction project management and insurance programs) to support the operations and programs of CDPS divisions.

• Human Resources Office - Supports recruitment hiring evaluation benefits management personnel actions payroll and all other human resources functions.

• Compliance Office Manages Departmental Policy Risk Management Workers Compensation Program Workplace Investigations Internal Auditing Rulemaking and ensures compliance with state and federal requirements and the States LESO 1033/1122 programs.

• Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information Systems develops cost-effective information sharing services to provide access for criminal justice agencies while maintaining information security. CICJIS is a collaborative program designed to facilitate information sharing at key decision points in the criminal justice process. There are five participating CICJIS agencies: the Department of Corrections Judicial the Colorado District Attorneys Council the Division of Youth Corrections and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

• Office of School Safety assists local schools and communities to create safe and positive school climates for pre-k through higher education schools in Colorado.

The Administrative Services Office provides internal administrative support to the Divisions within CDPS and include the following sections:

• Chief Administrative Officers office

• Accounting Services and Commercial Cards led by the Controller

• Budget and Policy led by the Budget Director

• Purchasing and Contracts by the Purchasing Director

• Logistics Services Section led by the Logistics Director

• Property Services Section led by the Property Services Director

The mission of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) is to safeguard those who live work learn and play in Colorado by reducing threats to lives property and the environment. The Division safeguards the public through fire prevention and code enforcement; wildfire preparedness response suppression coordination and management; training and certification; public Information and education; and technical assistance to local governments.

As a part of the Administrative Services Office the Financial Services Section supports the mission of the Division by providing financial and administrative support the management and staff. The Incident Business & Fire Billing group mainly provides administrative support to the Wildland Fire Management Section of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC).

• Serve as team advisor for cooperator and contractor reviews.
• Perform secondary reviews of bills in the fire business system as needed.
• Determine personnel equipment and other expenses are valid based on NWCG guidelines incident business guidance and incident log information.
• Perform bill reviews.
• Create contractor bills as needed.

• Reviews and allocates travel and credit card expenses
• Determines jurisdictional responsiblity for each expense based on NWCG guidelines incident business guidance and incident log information.
• Serves as team advisor for training and support
• Provides secondary reviews of travel reimbursements

Note to be considered for this position you must meet one of the following options for consideration.

Preferred Qualifications and Competencies

• Wildland fire billing experience
• Experience with complex documentation review (e.g. audit)
• Experience using Excel spreadsheet at the Intermediate level or higher.
• Sound reasoning skills
• Attention to detail
• Experience with CORE software
• Experience in a governmental agency (state county or local level)
• Ability to work under tight deadlines
• Travel credit card or accounts payable experience
• Excellent customer service experience

Conditions of Employment

• Applicationsare considered complete and accurate at the time of submission. Therefore additional informationmay notbe solicited or accepted after your application has been received.

• Closing Date:All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may proceed to the next step. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

• Supplemental Question:Effective responses to Supplemental Questions will directly relate to your professional experience career accomplishments and views about organizational values and approaches and how they relate specifically to this position and requirements as you understand them. Answers generated by AI-tools will typically be unresponsive.

• Transcripts:An unofficial copy of transcripts must be submitted at the time of application should education be used as qualification. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. This documentation is the responsibility of the applicant and must be included as part of your application materials. Failure to provide a transcript or credential evaluation report may prevent your application from moving forward in the selection process.

• Military Veterans:If you are a military veteran you must submit a copy of your DD-214 Member 4 Copy and VA disability letter if available/applicable at the time of application so we can determine if you are eligible for veterans preference points. Military personnel who are stationed outside of Colorado may be eligible for this position by submitting the completed DD-2058 State of Legal Residence form.

• Application Tips: For an overview of State of Colorado application process and application tips please view thisvideo.

• Resumes Cover Lettersor other documents submittedwillnotbe reviewed assessed or used in the initial stages of the comparative analysis (transcripts submitted to verify that the applicant meets either the education requirement or minimum qualification substitution are exempt from this).

• Notifications:All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be sent via email to theemail address listed on your application. Include your current working email addresson your application and check the email provided on your application frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from and addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.

• Comparative Analysis StepsmayincludeSELECT ALL THAT APPLY:

  • Structured application review by a panel of SMEs date February 17th - 20th.

  • Virtual Interviews approximately March 4th & 5th