SENIOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT - 76000352

Requisition No: 846453 

Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title: SENIOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT - 76000352

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 76000352 

Salary:  $42,000.00 - $44,000.04 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 02/15/2025 

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Administrative Services

Bureau of Accounting

Revenue/Accounts Receivable

 

Career Service (CS) Opportunity

 

*Open Competitive Opportunity*

 

To be considered for this position, applicant responses to qualifying questions must be clearly stated within the employment history.  Software systems, actual work experience, and years of employment must be clearly defined, or the application may not be considered for the position.

 

Contact Person: Patrena Mitchell, 850-617-3395, PatrenaMitchell@flhsmv.gov

 

The Organization

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education, and enforcement. With a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees throughout the state, the Department is leading the way to A Safer Florida through the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles, and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol. 

 

Our Benefits include

• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual and Sick Leave Package
• Nine Paid Holidays
• State Health and Life Insurance
• Educational Benefits
• Contributory Retirement Plan

 

To learn more about FLHSMV and why it’s a great place to work, visit our website at: flhsmv.gov/careers.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

This is a highly professional, responsible and independent position that will serve as the Senior Professional Account within the Accounts Receivable Office of the Bureau of Accounting.  The incumbent is responsible for approximately one billion dollars in departmental receipts annually. Specific duties and responsibilities include daily preparation and depositing of departmental receipts annually, including journal transfers and bank deposits; coding and entering deposits into the appropriate accounts in the Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR); monitoring unreconciled deposits via the Unreconciled Deposits Report in Florida PALM (Florida Planning, Accounting, and Ledger Management) and the Cash Receipts Utilities (CP) screen in FLAIR; auditing and distributing Clerk of Courts Revenue received from Department of Revenue daily; assigning deposit numbers for the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund (HSOTF) and preparing/entering transactions for amounts due from Tax Collectors, Private Tag Agencies, and Agency Field Offices; reconciling credit card and ACH payments against the NIC payment system, PayIT and Catalis daily reports; and processing access requests/changes to the Cash Receipt System (CRS) and quarterly review of system access.

 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilitites

• Knowledge of State of Florida accounting policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of reconciliation procedures.
• Skill in communicating effectively with internal and external customers, verbally and in writing.
• Skill in processing transactions in FLAIR.
• Skill in auditing, reviewing, reconciling, or analyzing data for compliance with regulatory requirements, policies, and procedures.
• Skill in preparing and maintaining a variety of accurate and complete accounting reports.
• Skill in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage completing deadlines.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Ability to use sound judgment to identify problems, generate and evaluate alternative solutions, and make recommendations.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to work well inde