Accounts Payable Accountant

Initial Posting Date: 03/03/2026

Final date to receive applications: 03/22/2026

Agency: Land Conservation and Development Department

Salary Range: $4,519 - $6,900

Position Type: Employee

Position Title: Accounts Payable Accountant

Help Department of Land Conservation and Development fulfill its mission to foster sustainable and vibrant communities and protect Oregon’s natural resources for current and future generations.

Join our Fiscal and Budget Services team and make meaningful contributions to the financial functions which support the department fulfilling its mission. DLCD is a small, but dynamic organization, with multiple programs who work with diverse funding sources.

This position coordinates DLCD’s accounts payable process for goods and services contracts and grant funding disbursements to ensure accurate and timely payments. As the department’s travel coordinator and purchase card program coordinator, this position provides technical expertise, guidance and periodic training for DLCD staff and managers to ensure department activities follow state and federal guidelines. This position also participates in process improvement projects to improve efficiency to ensure alignment with accounting policies and procedures.

As the Accounts Payable Accountant, you will:

• Coordinate DLCD’s accounts payable process for goods and services contracts and grant funding disbursements by compiling invoices and payment request forms with required documentation to ensure accurate and timely payment.
• Serve as agency travel coordinator for DLCD.
• Develop and deliver training to all DLCD staff on requirements, policies and procedures for state business travel.
• Review all in-state and out of state travel preauthorization forms and reimbursement claims to ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines.
• Serve as the agency purchase card (SPOTS) coordinator for DLCD.
• Develop and deliver training to DLCD cardholders on requirements, policies and procedures, and their responsibilities.
• Provide guidance and technical expertise for DLCD staff and managers to help ensure compliant SPOTS activities and transactions.
• Interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, and fiscal policies and procedures to ensure legal and compliant operations and transactions.
• Enter accounting transactions into the State Financial Management Application (SFMA) and ensure financial batch documents are properly archived.
• Reconcile accounts, propose and initiate correction entries, and recommend changes to improve accuracy and efficiency and eliminate future reconciliation issues.
• Design accounting queries and prepare financial reports and analyses, such as contract and grant spend down analyses, payroll reconciliations, and detail account reconciliations.
• Collaborate professionally with agency staff to recommend improvements to the processing, recording, and classification of transactions and account balances.
• Communicate and explain pertinent accounting data to other division and program staff to further departmental understanding.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed.

For a copy of the full position description, please email Jan.

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One of DLCD’s foundational goals is to become a diverse, equitable, and inclusive agency that implements an equitable and inclusive planning program for Oregon. Efforts are supported by the State of Oregon Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan and an agency Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee and agency Strategic Plan.

At DLCD, all employees are expected to recognize value in individual and cultural differences; lead activities in their division to promote and foster a diverse workforce; actively engage in implementing the DEI Work Plan and associated activities including achieving the agency’s affirmative action objectives and goals.

We recognize that to successfully meet our mission and agency values, our commitment to racial equity, diversity, equity, and inclusion must be at the center of our work. DLCD values the lived and professional experiences of individuals from historically and currently…