SENIOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT

Senior Professional Accountant

This position performs professional accounting work within DBPR's Financial Reporting unit. Majority of this position's work centers timely cash management and oversight to support agency obligations. The position assists in various recording, reconciliation and reporting functions in the unit. In addition, the position provides assistance and staff support to ensure accurate accounting and business processes are performed in compliance with the standards of the Department (DBPR), the Department of Financial Services (DFS), the Office of the Auditor General, and governmental accounting.

Your specific responsibilities include:

• Assists in the preparation of all financial statements in the Financial Reporting section.
• Executes the postage redistribution to applicable boards within agency records timely and accurately.
• Review and process redistribution based on Scholarship Tax report received from Division of Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco reflecting updated credit balances approved for allocation to the Department's participating approved licensed taxpayers.
• Support the reconciliation of Consolidated Revolving Account (CRA) activity.
• Supports the monitoring and reporting of the status of the Department's trust fund cash, cash transfers and other required schedules relating to cash balances, investment and interest.
• Prepare The Daily cash and investment report, investing and disinvesting excess cash balances and posting the necessary accounting entries.
• Reconciliation of the Administrative and Travel Revolving Fund.
• Sample audit of the miscellaneous cash receipt log to ensure checks are deposited with required time frames and recorded in FLAIR.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities required include:

• Knowledge of Versa Regulation, FLAIR, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Ability to research, review, reconcile and analyze data.
• Skilled in the use of Excel and ability to communicate effectively and verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles, theory and concepts.

Minimum requirements include:

• High school diploma (or equivalent) and six years of professional accounting experience.

The benefits of working for the State of Florida include:

• State of Florida retirement package: 3% employee contribution required.
• Nine annual paid holidays and one personal holiday.
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid annual leave annually as a new employee with the State of Florida.
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid sick leave annually.
• Health insurance coverage (i.e. individual and family coverage).
• $25,000 life insurance policy to eligible employees.
• Additional supplemental insurance policies are available for dental, vision, hospital supplement, cancer, etc.
• Tax deferred medical and childcare reimbursement accounts are available.
• Tuition waiver program to attend an approved State of Florida College or University.