Accounts Payable & Audit Specialist

Florida; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual and Sick Leave benefits

Nine paid holidays and one Personal/Vo

State Group Insurance (health, life, e

Retirement plan options

Job summary

The Florida Department of Health seeks a professional accountant to perform a wide range of disbursement and auditing functions in the Bureau of Finance & Accounting. The role requires knowledge of MFMP/AOD, FLAIR, and Florida statutes related to expenditures, with duties including voucher auditing, payment processing, and maintaining accounting records.

Applicants should demonstrate strong Excel skills, the ability to work independently, and the capacity to analyze disbursement data while

Qualifications

• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and provide consultation to others.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to obtain information from all relevant sources to accomplish specific task.
• Ability to analyze and interpret accounting data.
• Ability to utilize problem solving techniques.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments.

Responsibilities

• Performing accounting functions associated with the auditing and scheduling of payments to vendors, providers, and other agencies.
• Recording, collecting, reconciling, reporting, research, and maintaining accounting records.
• Tracking all unpaid vouchers to ensure proper posting by the Department of Financial Services, State of Florida.
• Monitoring pending invoices for compliance with Prompt Payment Compliance.
• Auditing & preparing invoices for payment by obtaining and auditing supporting documentation.
• Processing returned and deleted vouchers from the Department of Financial Services.
• Analyzing disbursement data and recording the appropriate transaction in AOD and FLAIR systems.
• Producing vouchers for submission to Department of Financial Services for payment.

Skills

Accounting principles

MS Office

Verbal & written communication

Analytical skills

Independence

Problem solving

Tools

MFMP / Ariba On Demand (AOD)

FLAIR

Job description

The Florida Department of Health seeks a professional accountant to perform a wide range of disbursement and auditing functions in the Bureau of Finance & Accounting. The role requires knowledge of MFMP/AOD, FLAIR, and Florida statutes related to expenditures, with duties including voucher auditing, payment processing, and maintaining accounting records.

Applicants should demonstrate strong Excel skills, the ability to work independently, and the capacity to analyze disbursement data while