GOVERNMENT ANALYST II - 43001769

State of Florida•TALLAHASSEE, FL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for performing analyses and reconciliations for accounting, financial reporting, and oversight. The role involves accounting data collection, review, and compilation of required financial reports, including the Annual December 1st report of Revenues, Expenditures, and Long-Term Debt, the Annual Statement of Certain Revenues and Expenditures for court reporting, the quarterly Assessment of Additional Court Costs and Charges, and the Non-Compliant Entities Report. The analyst will prepare guidance for external and internal parties, serve as an instructor for training and workshops, lead meetings, and act as a subject matter expert. Responsibilities also include assisting management in developing proposals for updates to Florida Statutes and the Florida Administrative Code, and annually updating procedures, checklists, templates, and accounting data collection forms. The role also involves leading the local government team in the Annual Financial Report (AFR) review process, ensuring follow-up on information from local governments, coaching team members, and assisting in reviewing and reconciling Clerk of Courts Reports. Additionally, the position requires reviewing legislation for court-related program updates and analyzing legislation bills for their effect on the Bureau. The analyst will serve as a liaison to various governmental bodies for matters related to local governments and audits, compile reports for data and public records requests, and serve as a liaison for technical issues with the LOGERx system. The role also includes assisting in the development of accounting policies for local governmental entities and assisting with special projects.

Requirements

High school diploma or its equivalent is required.
Two (2) years of experience in accounting and/or auditing financial data.
Two (2) years of experience analyzing information in a structured format, utilizing traditional and/or computer-based tools for data analysis.
Experience working with governmental accounting records.
Experience with accounting data reconciliation.
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
Knowledge of governmental accounting standards.
Knowledge of accounting systems.
Knowledge of methods for collecting, compiling, and analyzing accounting data.
Ability to utilize automated spreadsheet applications.
Ability to collect, evaluate, analyze, and interpret data to develop alternative recommendations and solve problems.
Ability to organize data into a logical format for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials.
Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
Ability to conduct fact-finding research.
Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
Ability to research, interpret, and apply Florida Statutes, laws, and rules.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or other business major.
Experience conducting reviews of financial reports for government entities and affiliates.
Experience using Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

Perform analyses and reconciliations for accounting, financial reporting, and oversight.
Responsible for accounting data collection, review, and compilation of required financial reports.
Prepare guidance for external and internal parties, including accounting manuals, memorandums, manuals, job-aids, and presentations.
Serve as instructor for training and workshops.
Lead meetings with internal and external parties related to accounting topics.
Serve as a subject matter expert on behalf of the Bureau or Division with other parties for accounting and policy matters.
Assist Bureau management in developing proposals for updates to the Florida Administrative Code and Florida Statutes.
Update procedures, checklists, templates, and accounting data collection forms annually as part of process improvement and updates for law, policy, and other changes.
Lead the local government team in the Annual Financial Report (AFR) review process.
Ensure proper follow-up attempts to receive information from local governments.
Coach, mentor, and provide guidance to team members when necessary.
Assist in reviewing and reconciling the Clerk of Courts Reports section 939.185, F.S. and section 29.0085, F.S.
Responsible for reviewing legislation to identify court-related program updates required for the court-related programs list maintained in LOGERx.
Analyzing Legislation Bills for effect on the Bureau.
Serve as liaison to the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, the Special District Accountability Program at the Florida Department of Commerce, and the Florida Auditor General’s Office for matters related to Local Governments or other related audits.
Responsible for compilation of reports to satisfy data requests and public records requests.
Serve as liaison for technical issues with the system used to maintain the local government data, such as LOGERx.
Assist in the development of accounting policies that will apply to all local governmental entities, as well as the promulgation of administrative rules, Chief Financial Officer memoranda, responses to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, and other communications representing the Chief Financial Officer.
Assist with special projects in the Bureau of Financial Reporting and perform other related duties as assigned.