ELECTRONIC TOLL ACCOUNTANT IV - 55010831

State of Florida•OCOEE, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electronic Toll Accountant IV works in the Florida Department of Transportation’s Turnpike Enterprise Traffic & Revenue Audit Center. The position manages and reconciles interoperability reports, wire and book transfers, and financial activity involving bank transactions, payment card processing, refunds, receivables, revenue distribution, fee allocations, and exception items. It analyzes data to identify trends and resolve discrepancies, monitors key performance indicators, supports accounting controls and business rules, assists auditors, and works with internal teams and vendors to resolve complex issues. The role also participates in requirements gathering and testing for system enhancements, new interoperability partners, and unclaimed property reporting, and prepares statistical reports, invoices, and other required documentation. The position is located at either the Turnpike Enterprise site in Ocoee, Florida, or the Pompano Annex Building in Pompano Beach, Florida. The stated annual salary is $67,133.56.

Requirements

Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures in electronic toll collection.
Skill in using applications such as accounting systems, spreadsheets, and word-processing applications.
Ability to perform reconciliations and general-ledger analysis.
Ability to prepare and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and reports.
Ability to prepare and maintain financial workpapers.
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 perform duties under pressure and time constraints.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Ability to work independently and use problem-solving concepts to find solutions.
Ability to guide and direct state and consultant staff.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers; visa sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

Review and reconcile weekly interoperability reports with governmental and private-sector entities.
Prepare and process weekly and monthly wire transfers for current and future interoperability partners; prepare book transfers and submit notifications to agencies and departments.
Analyze data to monitor trends and identify potential issues.
Analyze and monitor bank transactions, deposits, bank corrections, payment card settlements and receivables, retail replenishment receivables, outstanding deposits, collection agency payments and file uploads, non-sufficient funds, chargebacks, and payment card discrepancies in the customer account system.
Identify accounts requiring further review and potential reporting or system issues.
Analyze approved check and credit-card refunds; review and approve check refund files pending printing and requests for escalated refunds or account adjustments.
Monitor unclaimed funds and rejected collection and lockbox payments in exception accounts for resolution by a third-party vendor.
Review weekly revenue and settlement reports and serve as backup for processing weekly wire transfers of electronic toll transactions and fees, revenue distribution reports, book transfers, and agency notifications.
Review monthly rental-car fee collections and allocate distributions to agencies; calculate and track allocable electronic toll collection fees and transponder sales; track withheld fees and calculate reallocations.
Review goodwill adjustments, prepare reimbursement invoices, track court revenue and yearly agency allocations, verify exempt-sale documentation, and review deceased and bankrupt accounts for proper documentation and account updates.
Serve as backup for reviewing and finalizing the monthly sales-tax report for wire transfer and reviewing parking credits for approval.
Coordinate annual unclaimed-funds reporting and assist with unpaid-receivables write-off analysis and reporting; prepare related reports for management review.
Prepare transponder-sales invoices for retail vendors and monitor and update the retail invoice aging report.
Research and resolve complex accounting and customer-account issues with the Commercial Back Office, third-party vendors, and internal departments; track accounting discrepancies and customer issue resolutions, and recommend corrective actions or improvements to management.
Prepare daily and monthly statistical reports on payment-card transactions and related payment, collection, deposit, refund, chargeback, and inquiry activity; prepare additional reporting as requested.
Track and monitor KPIs to ensure the Commercial Back Office and third-party vendors complete required work, reconciliations, and reporting.
Monitor accounting controls in the customer account system and help ensure business rules and policies are followed.
Complete external auditors’ requests and answer questions about wire distribution reconciliations.
Participate in requirements-gathering meetings, identify reporting requirements, and test projects such as interoperability partnerships, system enhancements, unclaimed-property reporting, and other initiatives affecting accounting, reconciliation, or cash receipts.
Perform other duties as assigned.