FEDERAL PROJECT ACCOUNTANT - 55000725

The Role

The Federal Project Accountant - 55000725 position ensures the Department accurately and timely draws federal funds from the Federal Highway Administration. This role involves reviewing, analyzing, and reconciling direct/indirect and eligible/ineligible federal project expenditures.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, analyzes and reconciles direct/indirect and eligible/ineligible federal project expenditures and participating/nonparticipating costs for federal reimbursement through the weekly billing to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
• Ensures transportation project expenditures are in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars, Federal Transportation Acts, and other related federal laws and guidelines.
• Applies agreements and creates billing controls in Financial Management (FM) for assigned districts based on approved authorization requests from FHWA.
• Affords assistance with FHWA’s annual Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) review.
• Gathers and labels the payment documentation and required contractual backup, completes and submits the forms by the required deadline and responds to any follow-up questions from FHWA as required.
• Processes cost transfers for partial and full Advance Construction (AC) conversions as assigned during the weekly bill cycle.
• Applies agreements and creates billing controls for the assigned AC conversions.
• Quarterly verifies and reconciles receipts to billings for Federal Assistance Listing grant numbers.
• Regularly reviews and maintains the Federal Project Administration SharePoint site with statewide training materials for the weekly federal bill.
• Undertakes special projects for the Department’s federal billing function.
• Aids in the preparation of various reports, monthly, quarterly, etc.
• Prepares and periodically updates the desk procedure for this position.

Qualifications

• Four years of work-related experience in an accounting or auditing related field or a college degree in a business-related field can be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Benefits

• Health insurance (over 90% employer paid)
• $25,000 life insurance policy (100% employer paid)
• Dental, vision and supplemental insurances
• State of Florida retirement package
• 10 paid holidays a year
• Generous vacation and sick leave
• Career advancement opportunities
• Tuition waiver for public college courses
• A variety of training opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Special Requirements

• You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications.
• Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS), unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Florida Department of Transportation values the service veterans and their family members have given to our country and supports the hiring of returning service members and military spouses. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.