ACCOUNTING, LEAD PROFESSIONAL - 72003425

Accounting, Lead Professional - 72003425

This advertisement is for a career service position located in the Finance & Accounting section at the Division of Administrative Hearings.

Salary : $45,000.00-$50,000.00 Annually

Total Annual Compensation Package Estimate : $64,170

Exceptional health, dental, and vision.

Tuition reimbursement.

Excellent retirement benefits program.

Generous vacation program with paid holidays

40-hour work week with weekends off.

Tax deferred employee investment plan.

Job stability in an enriching and engaging work environment.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Serves as a Team Lead to provide direction, guidance, and knowledge on accounting procedures and practices ensuring compliance with laws, policies, and procedures such as revenue and expenditure activities. Responsibilities also include coaching and motivating and developing team members; fostering open collaboration and communication; understanding and exercising good judgment and scope of limited decision-making authority and when to elevate issues to the Operations Manager for remediation.

Responsible for reviewing Vouchers Schedules to ensure accuracy and completion of financial record and monitoring vouchers are processed in a timely manner on a daily basis.

Responsible for auditing invoices and processing payments including, but not limited to : state insurance, unemployment compensation, revenue service charge, retirement variances, and casualty & property insurance.

Reviews voucher detail summary daily for all disbursements / deposits keyed as needed.

Responds to Department of Financial Services' pre-and-post Audit requests and prompt payment compliance requirements in a timely manner.

Prints, reviews and conducts any required analysis on daily, monthly, quarterly or yearly reports and resolves any issues identified. Updates the Operations Manager C, Budget Director and Executive Director as needed. Maintains financial records in accordance with laws, policies, and procedures.

Serves as DOAH's Business and Training Liaison for PALM implementation.

Serves as backup for the MFMP Exceptions Handler and Invoice Manager roles and as the P-Card Administrator as needed.

Serves as the backup for reconciling DOAH's accounts and closing accounting months in FLAIR on a monthly basis.

Assists with the preparing the financial statements and reports.

Completion of the Exposure Base Inquiry and Property Values Collection Surveys.

Other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities :

Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures.

Knowledge of the methods of data collection.

Ability to prepare financial statements and reports.

Ability to design and implement accounting systems.

Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records.

Ability to analyze and interpret accounting data.

Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to an accounting program.

Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

Ability to communicate effectively.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Ability to work independently.

Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.

Required Qualifications :

Must possess a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Must have a minimum of three (3) years professional experience analyzing and / or auditing financial data with the State of Florida and be verifiable within the incumbent's application.

Experience working in FLAIR.

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience working in the Works application.

Experience working in the MFMP application.

Experience working in the STMS application.

Experience reconciling state government funds.

Knowledge of the statutory requirements for state travel.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the interview and / or during reference checks.

If you are interested in this position and meet the above indicated qualification and have the desired education, knowledge and experience, please submit a State of Florida Application and resume through the People First system.

Applications will be accepted until 11 : 59 PM on the closing date.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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.