Senior Accountant

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Job Title           Senior Accountant

Salary               See Position Description

Job Type           Salaried Full-Time

Location           Tallahassee, Florida

Office                OLS - Finance & Accounting

 

General Summary

This is a responsible professional position performing a variety of accounting duties and responsibilities with a particular focus on reviewing monthly and quarterly Intradistrict reports submitted by Legislators pertaining to district office expenses, and other duties as needed. 

 

Examples of Work Performed

• Performs review of Legislators’ monthly Intradistrict reports.
• Answers inquiries and provides technical assistance to Legislators and their staff on Intradistrict funds.
• Performs audits and processes travel reimbursement and travel vouchers for Legislators and their staff.
• Reviews and processes contract payments and other expenditures for a number of legislative entities
• Plans workloads, workflows, deadlines, work objectives, and time utilization with employees.
• Answers inquiries and provides technical assistance to Legislators and employees on accounting matters.
• Performs audits and processes payments for contracts, purchase orders, invoices, travel vouchers, and other documents.
• Ensures the smooth and timely processing of vouchers, invoices, and purchase orders submitted for payment.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records.
• Ability to analyze and interpret accounting data.
• Ability to understand and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to an accounting program.
• Ability to work independently. 
• Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
• Ability to use tact and exercise good judgement when interacting with Legislators and staff, other agencies, and the public.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting and three years of professional accounting or auditing experience; or a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or possession of a Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) Certificate can substitute for one year of the required experience.

Professional or nonprofessional accounting or auditing experience can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required bachelor’s degree; or any combination of this experience and up to 60 semester or 90 quarter hours of college education including two courses in accounting can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required bachelor’s degree.

 

Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of State of Florida travel laws/rules
Knowledge of FLAIR.

Salary
Commensurate with experience.

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