ACCOUNTANT I - 64043930 1

State of Florida • Gainesville, FL

35d • $38,800 - $41,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Accountant I performs intermediate accounting and administrative work for a large County Health Department and may handle confidential assignments. The position is in the Business Office and reports directly to the Professional Accountant Supervisor-SES. Duties include handling deposits and cash records, mailing and tracking vendor warrants, managing accounts receivable and client payments, distributing payroll warrants, administering change funds and petty cash, conducting audits, and maintaining confidential information in physical and electronic formats. The role is based at 224 SE 24th Street, Gainesville, Florida, with travel of less than 25%. Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

Requirements

• Experience handling cash and making deposits in a professional setting.
• Experience working with computers, printers, and scanners in a professional job setting.
• Basic math skills and ability to use a calculator, printer, scanner, computer, and copier.
• Knowledge of Word, Excel, PDF, and general accounting principles.
• Customer service, communication, and organizational skills.
• Extensive computer knowledge; attention to detail; critical-thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English.
• Successful completion of required security background check and/or drug screening; participation in direct deposit.

Nice To Haves

• More than one year of cash-handling and deposit experience.
• Accounts receivable experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare daily deposits for transport to the bank in accordance with DOH and local CHD cash-handling policy; scan deposited checks, complete deposit logs, and provide supporting documentation and validated bank slips for coding.
• Verify and reconcile received funds and end-of-cash-drawer reports; scan deposit files and other Business Office documents; maintain daily mail-in receipt logs; provide backup check scanning; and return checks to programs upon request.
• Run debit memo reports in PALM and handle dishonored checks and payments according to policy.
• Mail vendor warrants for Alachua CHD and fiscal consortium counties; verify warrants against payment registers and remit addresses, date-stamp and scan warrants and registers, and promptly report missing warrants or discrepancies to the supervisor.
• Process client account write-offs and monthly collections referrals; prepare quarterly aged accounts receivable reports for Central Office Finance and Accounting; submit documentation for collection validation requests; and manage client payment plans.
• Distribute payroll warrants, verify identification, obtain signatures, and maintain electronic distribution logs and documents.
• Serve as change fund sub-custodian; provide change to cashiers and funds for small purchases, process monthly petty cash reimbursements, and conduct quarterly unannounced change fund audits at the main site and satellite locations.
• Upload applicable change-fund information to F&A SharePoint.
• Conduct monthly pharmacy audits and upload documentation to Business Office electronic folders.
• Provide backup support for TR30 deposit data entry for consortium and Alachua CHDs as requested.
• Maintain a sign-out log for Sunpass transponders used by CHD staff traveling to meetings, conferences, or training.
• Secure designated information sets and protect confidentiality, data integrity, and appropriate access for information stored in hard-copy and electronic formats.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Benefits

• Annual and sick leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed