GOVERNMENT ANALYST II - 43001769

State of Florida•TALLAHASSEE, FL

23h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for performing analyses and reconciliations for accounting, financial reporting, and oversight. The role involves 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 on accounting and policy matters. Additionally, the position assists Bureau management in developing proposals for updates to the Florida Administrative Code and Florida Statutes, and updates procedures, checklists, templates, and data collection forms annually. The role also involves leading the local government team in the Annual Financial Report (AFR) review process, ensuring follow-up attempts to receive information from local governments, and coaching/mentoring team members. The analyst will serve as a liaison to various legislative and auditing committees, compile reports for data and public records requests, and serve as a liaison for technical issues with systems like LOGERx. The position also assists in developing accounting policies and administrative rules, and performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or its equivalent is required.
Experience working with Governmental accounting records.
Experience with data reconciliation.
Experience conducting reviews of financial reports for governmental entities and affiliates.
Knowledge of basic accounting and/or auditing principles, theory, and concepts.
Knowledge of methods of data collection and analysis.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
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 and interpret laws and rules.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or other Business Major.

Responsibilities

Perform analyses and reconciliations for accounting, financial reporting, and oversight.
Responsible for 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 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 and mentor team members and provide guidance when necessary.
Serve as liaison to the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, the Special District Accountability Program at the Department of Commerce, and the Florida Auditor General’s Office for matters related to Local Governments or other related audits.
Responsible for the 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 be applicable 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.