ACCOUNTANT III - 80080628

State of Florida•TALLAHASSEE, FL

88d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Juvenile Justice is seeking an Accountant III working within the cash receipting section. This position processes the incoming payments for cost of care and other miscellaneous payments review and mails out invoices for Detention Cost Share to counties monthly. This is work comprised of recording the department’s daily receipts into the accounting system (ARMS) and into FLAIR and PALM. This position involves paying close attention to detail when receiving and recording payments and assigning all the coding into ARMS and FLAIR for accuracy. All deposits are scanned and validated in Axiom Pro. This position is responsible for checking the accuracy of transactions posted to the accounts. Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for cross training and training employees.

Requirements

Knowledge of State of Florida accounting policies and procedures.
Knowledge of reconciliation procedures.
Knowledge of Florida Palm and QuickBooks
Skill in communicating effectively with internal and external customers, verbally and in writing.
Skill in auditing, reviewing, reconciling, or analyzing data for compliance with regulatory requirements, policies, and procedures.
Skill in preparing and maintaining a variety of accurate and complete accounting reports.
Skill in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage competing deadlines.
Ability to multitask and prioritize.
Ability to use sound judgment to identify problems, generate and evaluate alternative solutions, and make recommendations.
Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
Ability to work well independently yet cohesively within the section to maintain internal control measures.
Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.
Include supervisor names and phone numbers 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.
It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history.

Nice To Haves

six months experience with FLAIR, Florida Palm, banking experience and cost of care experience

Responsibilities

Process all cost of care mail in payments
Review and Mail Detention Cost Share Invoices
Research and respond to all inquiries regarding payments for cost of care accounts. Perform a detailed analysis of all transactions posted to an invoice or an entire account, as required.
Update contact information for customers as required
Record the Department’s daily receipts into the accounting subsystem (ARMS) and into FLAIR.
Ensure that receipts are properly received, recorded, assign and review all coding entered into accounting sub-system (ARMS) and FLAIR for accuracy.
Generate reconciled supporting reports, put together documentation for essential files, and deposit funds.
Perform daily and monthly reconciliation of appropriate revenue accounting entries and make adjusting entries timely and accurately as needed
This position is required to comply with Section 215.422, Florida Statutes, Prompt Payment Compliance Law