Seasonal Finance Assistant Date Posted: Jan 13, 2025 Requisition ID: 454214 Location: Indianapolis, IN, US, 46204 Work for Indiana Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a diverse range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana. At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion—we make it our goal to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace with a workforce that is representative of Indiana's population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role. About the Department of Natural Resources (DNR): The Indiana Department of Natural Resources protects, enhances, preserves, and wisely uses natural, cultural, and recreational resources for the benefit of Indiana's citizens through professional leadership, management, and education. Role Overview: Incumbent serves as the Seasonal Finance Assistant for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The incumbent is responsible for aiding Finance staff members with day-to-day processes and procedures. Salary Statement: The hourly wage for this position starts at $12.25. A Day in the Life: + Assist the Fiscal Analysts with the documentation of policies and procedures throughout the division, including procurement, accounts payable, accounts receivable, accounting, and grant management. + Research, develop, prepare, and analyze a variety of state and federal financial reports as assigned by management. + Runs PeopleSoft reports and provides information to the Finance team. + Pull data from the state’s PeopleSoft Financial Management System and organizing in a way to meet the audit requests received by the agency. + Review documents for completeness, compliance, and accuracy and perform adjustments to data within systems and portals. + Enter data into PeopleSoft. + Verify data within the system. What You'll Need for Success: + Knowledge of procedures used in finance processes. + Working knowledge of basic accounting principles, practices, and procedures. + Working knowledge of computers and applications, specifically the PeopleSoft Financials application. + Ability to meet deadlines and to work under pressure. + Ability to practice diplomacy, tact, and courtesy. + Ability to research and resolve problems. + Ability to prioritize a variety of projects and functions. + Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of employees and management. + Ability to maintain confidentiality. Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana: This seasonal position does not offer benefits and is limited to 180 working days in an eleven (11) month continuous period Equal Employment Opportunity: The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov. The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application. Current Employee? Click here (https://performancemanager8.successfactors.com/sf/careers/jobsearch?bplte\_company=indianaoff) to apply.