FOC Account Specialist

Under the supervision of the Assistant Friend of the Court-Operations, provides accounting support required for proper charging, crediting of payments, cash control and maintenance of accurate financial records for monies received in payment for court-ordered child support and spousal support. Establishes and modifies client accounts in accordance with the terms and conditions of initial and amended support orders, and audits accounts to ensure proper allocation of payments.

Reviews source documents for accuracy and completeness and ensures that all transactions are properly documented.

This is a full-time, benefited position working out of the Family Justice Center located at 12240 Fillmore St West Olive, MI 49460. Typical working hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Responsible for accurately processing all child support and spousal support payments and proper accounting for all funds received by the Friend of the Court Office.
• Accountable for setting up the case in the MiCSES system which includes locate functions through Accurint, Business Objects and other systems as well as ensuring all demographic information and Social Security numbers are complete and initiating all enforcement.
• Researches Business Objects for state assistance, updates the MiCSES records to reflect that the money is allocated correctly. Communicates with DHHS to accurately update their system as changes occur.
• Obtains Federal Tax  employers and verifies and/or corrects employer information, sends requests to DHHS to add or modify an employer in their database to allow appropriate enforcement actions in MiCSES, prepares and transmits income withholding notices, and notifies payers of initiation of income withholding. Ensures that Electronic Income withholding notices are processed and accepted.
• Receives orders for reimbursement of birthing expenses, enters reimbursement charges to payer/payee accounts, monitors payments, and adjusts fixed obligation pay-off amounts.
• Creates new cases and accounts to reflect movement of children between residences of the custodial and non-custodial parents, changes in custody, placement in foster care, residential treatment, guardian ships and other status changes.
• Reviews amended support orders and makes appropriate adjustments to accounts.
• Verify and processes case closings, making account adjustments, changing enforcement status, stopping disbursement payments, terminating income withholding notices, and contacting other departments to close open actions.
• Performs detailed audits of accounts by researching previous program systems to gather financial data. Verifies correct surcharges were assessed on account during appropriate time frame according to Michigan Law. Provides investigators with detailed, documented account histories. Provides testimony in Court to support audit findings if necessary.
• Responsible for setting up interstate child support cases, transferring arrears and charges, and ensuring that money is going to the correct state.
• Collects, compiles and prepares reports of data for use in improving performance measures, budget preparation and other financial forecasting.
• Prepares monthly PAR reports to correctly allocate investigator and attorney/referee hours to IV-D reimbursable and non-reimbursable activities under the State of Michigan Cooperative Reimbursement Contract.
• Manages the MiCSES system to ensure that each case is assigned to the correct county, function and caseworker.
• Performs other functions as assigned.

Associates' degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, business information systems, business administration or closely related field and two (2) years progressively responsible experience in accounting, auditing and business information systems; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Specific experience with MiCSES and income support accounting strongly preferred.

• Thorough working knowledge of standard accounting principles and practices.
• Thorough working knowledge of the principles and practices of fund accounting.
• Thorough knowledge of statutory and other…