ACCOUNTANT III - 72001690

Requisition No: 850861 

Agency: Management Services

Working Title: ACCOUNTANT III - 72001690

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 72001690 

Salary:  53,560 

Posting Closing Date: 04/17/2025 

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Accountant III

Division of Telecommunications/Financial Operations

State of Florida Department of Management Services

This position is located in Tallahassee, Florida

 

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

General Duties:

This position performs professional accounting work which performs activities involved with generating invoices for central office multi-agency SUNCOM service telephone system users.  This position assists co-workers and customers with the CSAB (Communication Services and Billing) System to resolve situations.  Specific duties include but are not limited to:

• Accounts Payable Processing

• Interface with SUNCOM vendors to timely resolve disputed billing charges:
• Ensure bill file and vendor invoice balance.
• Audit, resolve discrepancies, and verify data related to vendor invoices.
• Perform analytical review of monthly billing trends to determine reasonableness.
• Compare vendor charges to contract rates and identify discrepancies.
• Research customer inventory records to validate the timing of vendor charges.
• After bills are determined to be accurate, promptly prepare authorization for payment and forward to billing supervisor.
• SUNCOM Customer Billing
• Generate SUNCOM service invoices to customers. Responsible for adjustments to correct vendor billing errors.
• Using an automated billing management system, produce a monthly invoice for SUNCOM customers subscribing to telecommunications services.

• Conduct pre- and post-audits of billing accounts to ensure billing amounts are accurate.
• Analyze all exception reports produced during the billing process to determine the source of the error. 
• Ensure that the monthly bill files contain appropriate debits/credits for the monthly recurring and non-recurring charges for services billed by the Division of Telecommunications.
• Accurately key and validate Adjustments.
• Ensure that all exceptions are resolved prior to generating the final bill file.
• Politely and promptly interfaces with user agencies to resolve problems pertaining to agency SUNCOM invoices. 
• Maintain spreadsheets related to adjustments or credits that may impact billing.
• Maintain supporting financial documentation for audit purposes.
• Work with customers assisting with questions and problems with the CSAB System and processes.
• Listen to their requests, needs, and determine the best way to assist. Provide training support to customers using the CSAB system.
• Responds to audit requests as needed.
• Performs other duties as required.

 

Knowledge, skills and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position:

• B.S. in accounting education or equivalent years of accounting experience.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of the methods of data collection, processes and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting reports.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to an accounting program.