PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST - 43001284
Date: Oct 31, 2024
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Requisition No: 840381
Division: OFFICE OF FINANCE AND BUDGET
Bureau: FINANCIAL SERVICES
City: TALLAHASSEE
County: LEON
SPECIAL NOTES:
This is an employment opportunity for current employees within the State Personnel System.
A High School diploma or its equivalent is required.
Additional requirement:
- Two (2) years of bookkeeping/accounting experience
Preferences:
- Associate degree in Accounting or Business from an accredited college or university.
- Working knowledge of FLAIR accounting system.
- Experience processing disbursement entries in Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR).
- Knowledge of trust fund investments and disinvestments.
- Experience processing journals in Florida PALM.
- Experience with system access control and password reset.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to analyze data and solve problems.
- Ability to prioritize and plan assignments according to pressing deadlines.
- Experience reviewing and analyzing state trust fund cash needs.
This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of mathematics, Governmental Accounting, Statistics and management principles and practices.
- Knowledge of the methods of compiling and analyzing data.
- Knowledge and use of Microsoft Office suite; Word, Excel, pivot tables, and merges, FLAIR, Data Warehouse.
- Knowledge and use of accounting principles and practices.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Ability to communicate effectively with others in both oral and written forms.
- Ability to work independently and use independent judgment based on statutes, rule, policy, desk procedures.
- Ability to reconcile accounts.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
This is a professional position in the Office of Finance & Budget. The primary duty is to monitor and address agency TF cash investments/disinvestments as well as function as the Departmental FLAIR Access Control Custodian.
- Accurately and timely reconcile the Consolidated Revolving Fund Account no later than the 20th day of each month.
- Perform all essential functions as the Primary FLAIR Access Control Custodian.
- Serve as FLAIR and RDS administrator for creating user reports, libraries and creating user profiles.
- Responsible for timely and accurately transferring Sales Tax to Department of Revenue by the 20th of each month.
- Responsible for accurately reviewing and monitoring the upload of batch files into FLAIR using NATURAL.
- Responsible for following the provisions and requirements of Chapter 280, Florida Statutes.
- Review and Reconcile Treasury Interest Apportionment Report in Florida PALM and post interest apportionment to departmental FLAIR.
- Serves as a backup for FLAIR account codes adds/updates, and any title file activities.
- Performs special projects and other duties as requested.
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).
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.
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