Accountant III — Cash Receipts & Reconciliation

My Florida CFO; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Juvenile Justice in Tallahassee seeks an Accountant III to process daily receipts, mail invoices, reconcile in ARMS, FLAIR, and PALM, ensuring accuracy and proper coding.

Responsibilities include researching inquiries, updating customer contact data, generating reconciled reports, and performing daily/monthly revenue reconciliations; prior knowledge of Florida accounting policies is preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of State of Florida accounting policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of reconciliation procedures.
• Knowledge of Florida Palm and QuickBooks
• Skill in communicating effectively with internal and external customers, verbally and in writing.
• Skill in auditing, reviewing, reconciling, or analyzing data for compliance with regulatory requirements, policies, and procedures.
• Skill in preparing and maintaining a variety of accurate and complete accounting reports.
• Skill in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage completing deadlines.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Ability to use sound judgment to identify problems, generate and evaluate alternative solutions, and make recommendations.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to work well independently yet cohesively within the section to maintain internal control measures.

Responsibilities

• Process all cost of care mail in payments.
• Review and Mail Detention Cost Share Invoices.
• Research and respond to all inquiries regarding payments for cost of care accounts; perform a detailed analysis of transactions.
• Update contact information for customers as required.
• Record the Department’s daily receipts into the accounting subsystem (ARMS) and into FLAIR.
• Ensure receipts are properly received, recorded, and coded in ARMS and FLAIR for accuracy.
• Generate reconciled supporting reports and deposit funds.
• Perform daily and monthly reconciliation of revenue accounting entries and make timely adjustments as needed.
• This position complies with Section 215.422, Florida Statutes, Prompt Payment Compliance Law.

Skills

Communication skills

Auditing

Reconciliation

Data analysis

Time management

Multitasking

Problem solving

Mathematical calculations

Independent work

Tools

ARMS

FLAIR

Florida Palm

QuickBooks

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Department of Juvenile Justice in Tallahassee seeks an Accountant III to process daily receipts, mail invoices, reconcile in ARMS, FLAIR, and PALM, ensuring accuracy and proper coding.

Responsibilities include researching inquiries, updating customer contact data, generating reconciled reports, and performing daily/monthly revenue reconciliations; prior knowledge of Florida accounting policies is preferred.