PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT - 43001058

Florida Department of Transportation; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida Department of Transportation in Tallahassee seeks a Professional Accountant to independently analyze, maintain, and reconcile Treasury bank accounts monthly to Florida PALM Ledgers as part of the Bank Reconciliations Team.

The role requires 2+ years of professional accounting experience, proficiency in Excel, and the ability to prepare financial reports. A guaranteed security background check and state employment requirements apply.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of banking operations.
• Knowledge of and ability to use Word and Excel applications.
• Ability to prepare financial statements and reports.
• Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to an accounting system.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in a team structure.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to independently analyze and use problem solving techniques.

Responsibilities

• Independently analyze, maintain, and reconcile Treasury bank accounts monthly to Florida PALM Ledgers, as a member of the Bank Reconciliations Team, by auditing and analyzing daily transactions, and preparing monthly reconciliation reports.
• Answer inquiries related to the State of Florida disbursement warrants.
• Receive warrant image requests from State Agencies, the Division’s Public Records Coordinator, and the Administrative Assistant II in the Director’s Office, who handles the Division’s requests from the Division’s website.
• Analyze, research, and resolve outstanding items.
• Assists in the auditing and processing of affidavits attesting to the non-benefit of payments and to misapplied payments.
• Prepare a monthly cash summary workbook for Senior Professional Accountant position # 43000319 to review before the report’s final submission.
• Perform other tasks as directed within the Operations Section.

Skills

Accounting principles

Microsoft Excel

Financial reporting

Banking operations

Word

Customer service

Analysis of discrepancies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

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Requisition No:887128

Working Title: PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT - 43001058

*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****

CLASS TITLE: PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT

DIVISION:TREASURY

BUREAU:FUNDS MANAGEMENT

CITY:TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY:LEON

Requirements:

• Two (2) years of professional accounting experience with the State of Florida; and/or two (2) years of private professional accounting experience. A post-secondary degree may be used as an alternative for years of experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.
• Two (2) or more years of experience maintaining and preparing accounting financial reports.
• Two (2) or more years of experience in analyzing and resolving exception items, discrepancy items, and or correcting items in an accounting and/or banking environment.

Preferences :

• Two (2) years of customer service experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration.

Minimum Qualificationsfor this position include the following REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of banking operations.
• Knowledge of and ability to use Word and Excel applications.
• Ability to prepare financial statements and reports.
• Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to an accounting system.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in a team structure.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to independently analyze and use problem solving techniques.

SPECIAL NOTES:

The hiring range for this position is $42,000.00 - $45,000.00.

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.

This position is not eligible for teleworking. Selected applicants will be required to work in the Tallahassee Office located at 1801 Hermitage Blvd.

The work hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

The first 15 days of each month and the end of each fiscal year (June 30th) are times when attendance is crucial.

Applicants should be located less than 50 miles within the Tallahassee limits, or willing to relocate at their own expense.

Interview will consist of: Oral interview questions and work samples.Work samples will be answered using Microsoft Word and Excel.

Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety. Please read below:

• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume”.
• Please include the names and phone numbers for the supervisor(s) and/or Human Resource Department for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills, and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
• Each field (address, city, and state, dates, phone numbers, etc.)should be completed.
• Experience and/or degree requirements must be met at the time of application submission to be considered.
• Upon the selection of the top candidate, a current supervisory reference contact will be required.

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES :

• Independently analyze, maintain, and reconcile Treasury bank accounts monthly to Florida PALM Ledgers, as a member of the Bank Reconciliations Team, by auditing and analyzing daily transactions, and preparing monthly reconciliation reports:
• Answer inquiries related to the State of Florida disbursement warrants:
• Receive warrant image requests from State Agencies, the Division’s Public Records Coordinator, and the Administrative Assistant II in the Director’s Office, who handles the Division’s requests from the Division’s website.
• Analyze, research, and resolve outstanding items.
• Assists in the auditing and processing of affidavits attesting to the non-benefit of payments and to misapplied payments.
• Prepare a monthly cash summary workbook for Senior Professional Accountant position # 43000319 to review before the report’s final submission.
• Perform other tasks as directed within the Operations Section.

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.

Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes,candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

For assistance, call the People First Service Center at [phone] Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time. Pursuant to Florida Law, 110.211 F. S., the State of Florida is an EEO employer.