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Requisition No:877021

Working Title:

ACCOUNTANT III -

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OPS ACCOUNTANT III

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Location: Finance and Accounting, Knight Building, 2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Starting Salary: $17.00/hourly.

This position will be responsible for Exception Handler /Invoice Manger approving in My Florida Market Place (MFMP) payments of invoices, audit of invoices and purchase orders. The position will review and process the electronic invoices submitted from a vendor through MFMP. Perform audits on invoice in MFMP to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes and departmental policies and procedures.

Verifies purchase order information against order received and supporting documentation. Ensures that invoices are approved within 5 business days once received in MFMP/AOD. Contact staff when necessary to ensure the following information are in AOD for each purchase received: acknowledgment of receipt, invoice information, purchase order and certification statement. Assist staff with compiling and uploading voucher schedules and supporting documentation for invoices.

Serves as the final approver for the voucher summary daily. Ensure payments on the summary are coded correctly and verify transaction date for compliance. Assists in the management of the certification forward process for the Department. Assists with providing and submitting the information requested by the Department of Financial Services auditors and purchasing liaisons.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Working hours:

(A) Daily from 8:00am to 5:00pm (B) Total hours in workweek 40

Knowledge of:

Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR)

Ariba on Demand (MyFlorida Market Place)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other state and/or federal laws

Microsoft Office Products

Creating Excel Worksheets

Ability to:

Determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments

Solve problems and decision making

Work independently

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others

Communicate effectively verbally and in writing

Experience auditing and processing payments.

• Knowledge of FLAIR.
• Knowledge of Florida PALM.
• Working in a position with regulatory responsibilities.
• Create ad hoc reports.
• Processing payments.

Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.

• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history.

All prospective candidates will be subject to a sex offender check, criminal background checks (state, local, and national) and pre-employment drug screening for direct care positions.

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