OPS Professional Accountant Specialist

Brief Description of Duties

• Aid in the daily reconciliation and monthly remittance and reporting of retirement contributions to the Department of Management Services, Division of Retirement.
• Weekly review of payroll reports for records out of balance and perform necessary actions to reconcile any differences.
• Assist in the reconciliation of payroll related trust funds.
• Assist with the reconciliation of 6 Tax and 2 Garnishment clearing trust funds, including daily reconciliation of payroll and transactional data.
• Aid with the daily reconciliation of W-2c Forms created from payroll adjustments.
• Assist with the formatting and processing of payroll reports for the monitoring of transactional errors and determining corrective action.
• Handle special projects and assignments as requested by the Financial Administrator.
• Daily communication, monitoring, and reviewing in any areas of the Taxation/Reconciliation Section to assist with workload and projects.

Special Notes

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Experience in Payroll, State of Florida Payroll processes, accounting in the State of Florida, professional experience with accounting and auditing, experience working with accounting records and data, experience with data reconciliation and validation, experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) related to developing scripts, executing testing, and documenting results, and experience using Microsoft Office applications are preferences.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic accounting and auditing principles, theory, and concepts.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, auditing procedures, laws, and administrative rules.
• Knowledge of governmental accounting standards.
• Knowledge of accounting systems.
• Ability to utilize spreadsheet applications.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and motivate employees in accomplishing the Bureau’s objectives.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• The ability to analyze, comprehend, and problem solve accounting and auditing issues.
• The ability to perform data analysis and make conclusions.
• The ability to understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, and authoritative pronouncements.