Staff Accountant

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Opening Date: October 25, 2024

Closing Date: November 7, 2024

Job Class Code: 0329 Grade: 20 Salary: $20.68-$28.88 per hour

Position Number: 02024-1544

Location : Winthrop

Core Responsibilities:

As a Staff Accountant, you will:

1. Provide accounting, cash management, revenue/expenditure monitoring/reporting, and analysis resulting in accurate grant management.
2. Reconcile complex accounts, prepare financial information, formulate corrections and make adjusting entries. Formulate and recommend system and process changes through evaluation, analysis, and application of accounting theory.
3. Prepare required financial accounting information in order to properly account for and close out accounts and activities.
4. Interpret and apply accounting theory and principles and adapt procedures and reporting techniques in order to ensure compliance with governing laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
5. Work across and with teams to support the work goals and the mission.

The DHHS Disability Determination Services’ (DDS) Staff Accountant will contribute to the Department’s mission by helping ensure federal funds are utilized effectively to meet the health and welfare needs of Maine’s citizens.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Six (6) years of practical work experience providing complex technical support to professional accounting staff, or;
2. An associates degree from an accredited educational institution in Accounting and 3 years of practical work experience providing complex technical support to professional accounting staff, or;
3. Any bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution that includes at least 18 semester hours in accounting coursework, or;
4. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution in Accounting.

* Accounting coursework must include successful completion of Principles of Accounting I & II, Intermediate Accounting I & II, plus two other accounting-related courses.

** Experience must demonstrate comprehension and application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) guidelines.

Application Information:

For additional information about this position please contact Marcus Hatch at
To apply, please upload a recent resume and a cover letter.

Please submit all documents or files in PDF format.

Benefits of working for the State of Maine:

• Work-Life Fit – Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually.
• Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-95% of employee-only premiums.
• Dental Insurance – The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums.
• Retirement Plan – The State contributes the equivalent of 13.29% of the employee's pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).
• Parental leave – All employees who are welcoming a child receive six weeks of fully paid parental leave.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness.