Senior Accountant: Cash Management & GAAP Expert

Florida; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) in Florida is seeking a Senior Professional Accountant to join the Financial Reporting unit. This role focuses on timely cash management, accounting, and compliance with GAAP and state standards, supporting agency obligations and accurate financial processes.

Responsibilities include preparing financial statements, processing reconciliations, monitoring trust funds, and assisting with reporting in FLAIR.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Versa Regulation, FLAIR, GAAP.
• Ability to research, review, reconcile and analyze data.
• Skilled in the use of Excel and ability to communicate effectively and verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles, theory and concepts.
• High school diploma (or equivalent) and six years of professional accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of all financial statements in the Financial Reporting section, through the completion of tasks and activities as assigned by management.
• Executes the postage redistribution to applicable boards within agency records timely and accurately. Any resulting vouchers and supporting documentation are filed to ensure appropriate record retention in keeping with agency requirements.
• Review and process redistribution based on Scholarship Tax report received from Division of Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco reflecting updated credit balances approved for allocation to the Department’s participating approved licensed taxpayers, in compliance with 1002.395 Florida Statute
• Support the reconciliation of Consolidated Revolving Account (CRA) activity via the record of revolving fund reimbursements associated with revolving fund disbursements.
• Supports the monitoring and reporting of the status of the Department’s trust fund cash, cash transfers and other required schedules relating to cash balances, investment and interest. Prepare The Daily cash and investment report, investing and disinvesting excess cash balances and posting the necessary accounting entries
• Reconciliation of the Administrative and Travel Revolving Fund. Sample audit of the miscellaneous cash receipt log to ensure checks are deposited with required time frames and recorded in FLAIR
• Other duties, as assigned

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Excel

Data analysis

Communication

Reconciliation

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Business degree with accounting coursework

Tools

FLAIR

Job description

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) in Florida is seeking a Senior Professional Accountant to join the Financial Reporting unit. This role focuses on timely cash management, accounting, and compliance with GAAP and state standards, supporting agency obligations and accurate financial processes.

Responsibilities include preparing financial statements, processing reconciliations, monitoring trust funds, and assisting with reporting in FLAIR.