ACCOUNTANT IV

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This is an internal agency employment opportunity for current employees, including OPS, of the Department of Financial Services, the Office of Financial Regulation, and the Office of Insurance Regulation.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or it's equivalent.
• One (1) year of accounting experience with the State of Florida.
• CODA data entry keying experience.
• One (1) year of check processing experience.

• Post-Secondary degree in Accounting or Business from an accredited college or university.

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of the methods of data collection.
• Knowledge of FLAIR and FLAIR reports.
• Knowledge of spreadsheet applications.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics.
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems.
• Skill in typing or in the use of keyboard-controlled data input devices.
• Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to meet and maintain minimum production requirements for speed and accuracy.
• Ability to analyze and interpret accounting data.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to an accounting program.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to utilize problem solving techniques.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to identify problems.
• Ability to research and gather information needed to process accounting records.
• Ability to prepare financial statements and reports, reconcile accounts.
• Ability to weigh the relative information to make sound judgement and decision making.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

• Incumbent will accurately and timely research, analyze and code “Unidentifiable Revenue Payments Received” on a daily basis.
• Determine appropriate revenue source code (RSC) and FLAIR Account Code information for the researched receipt/checks.
• Will accurately and timely create “Bundle Sheets” to prepare for processing in appropriate business system.
• Timely and accurately maintain tracking logs and monitor checks held for research, via excel spreadsheet.
• Timely and accurately audit, reconcile, code, and bundle division/office applications and other Requests for Service payments in preparation for processing in the Cashier’s Office Deposit Automation system (CODA).
• Responsible for timely and accurately processing revenue payments for the agency divisions/offices, using CODA.
• Analyzes revenue financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries daily. If errors are identified, the incumbent will immediately correct in source system or seek supervisor assistance so that CODA and Bank files are accurately synced.
• Timely and accurately scan deposits and electronically submit to bank using bank issued equipment. Deposits will balance to the scanned checks. Checks will be properly inserted in the bank scanning system, ensuring “micr” and routing/account details from the check/money orders are captured during the scan.
• Responsible for peer-review and making any necessary corrections to the processed work of the Accountant III in the Cashier’s Office. Will maintain a tracking log of errors that will be shared with the Accountant III and…