Lead Accountant- 949
About The Position
This Lead Accountant position provides advanced accounting support within the Clerk’s Accounting department, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial transactions and records. This role is responsible for assisting with tasks related to verifying financial receipts from the Odyssey Navigator Case Management system and Official Records & Tax Deeds system. It issues credit card refunds, researches accounting posting errors or receipt errors, and prepares proper journal entries into the Oracle General Ledger. It provides senior leadership to the receivables & revenue management teams in Clerk’s Accounting. It is responsible for reconciling government receivable and Real Auction accounts, researches and resolves account discrepancies, updates procedures and trains lower level staff. Additionally it participates in OnBase, Oracle and Odyssey system testing, audit schedule preparation, and supports departmental functions and special projects as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Information Systems or other business-related field and three (3) years of experience in accounting or finance.
- Knowledge of governmental accounting and auditing principles, practices, procedures, methods, and theory.
- Knowledge of applicable, policies, and rules related to financial services operations.
- Knowledge of personal computers using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and accounting software.
- Ability to collect, organize and evaluate data and to develop logical conclusions.
- Ability to analyze and audit accounting data and reports.
- Ability to develop computer-based spreadsheets, graphs, summaries, and reports.
- Skilled at workflow mapping and efficiency improvements.
- Skilled at writing job procedures and documenting business processes.
- Strong audit capability and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of standard account reconciliation procedures.
- Eligible candidates will be required to take an Accounting assessment test.
Responsibilities
- Verifying financial receipts from the Odyssey Navigator Case Management system and Official Records & Tax Deeds system.
- Issuing credit card refunds.
- Researching accounting posting errors or receipt errors.
- Preparing journal entries into the Oracle General Ledger.
- Providing senior leadership to the receivables & revenue management teams in Clerk’s Accounting.
- Reconciling government receivable and Real Auction accounts.
- Researching and resolving account discrepancies.
- Updating procedures and training lower level staff.
- Participating in OnBase, Oracle and Odyssey system testing.
- Assisting with audit schedule preparation.
- Supporting departmental functions and special projects as needed.
- Reviews daily financial transactions from the Odyssey Case Management system and the Official Records/Tax Deeds system to ensure transactions are recorded in compliance with applicable Florida Statutes.
- Processes journal entry documents to record cash, check or credit card overages/shortages.
- Reconciles electronic payments received in the bank account with cash receipting systems.
- Issues credit card refunds as requested.
- Reviews and approves bank transfer transactions.
- Monitors Florida Prime account and process deposits or withdrawals to State Board of Administration.
- Reviews emails involving case numbers, fee codes, monetary amounts, and distributions; provides guidance for required corrections as needed.
- Participates in Oracle, OnBase and Odyssey system tests of fee schedules, new services, or system enhancements.
- Reviews FACC Distribution codes and coordinates updates for legislative changes.
- Reconciles various General Ledger accounts as assigned.
- Prepares receipt count logs and yearly Odyssey interface logs.
- Provides supporting schedules for annual audit; provides assistance with internal and external audits as needed.
- Maintains written procedures for audit and internal controls.
- Participates in special projects as requested.
- Prepares or reviews and approves reconciliations for control and subsidiary accounts.
- Maintains log of payments received in Clerk’s Accounting.
- Monitors and reconciles daily ACH transactions; verifies proper application.
- Monitors web subscription service applications and performs annual billing.
- Establishes and maintains deposit and government receivable accounts.
- Manages Real Auction bidder accounts.
- Prepares daily investment report.
- Prepares journal entries for SBA transfers.
- Serves as back up for positions or tasks within the Accounting department when needed.
- Performs other duties as needed related to accounting work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
