Accountant (Office Of Legislative Services)

Requisition No: 799224

Agency: Florida Legislature

Working Title: Accountant (Office of Legislative Services)

Position Number: 99999

Salary: $0.00

Posting Closing Date: 06/30/2023

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The Florida Legislature
Office of Legislative Services

Job Title:

Accountant

General Summary

This is a responsible professional position performing a variety of accounting duties and responsibilities with particular focus on auditing and processing payments associated with contracts.

Examples of Work Performed

• Ensures the smooth and timely processing of travel vouchers, p-card charges, invoices, and purchase orders submitted for payment.
• Processes travel reimbursement payments, as well as other expenditures.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Processes journal transfers.
• Answers inquiries and provides assistance to employees on travel related matters.
• Performs audits and processes payments for travel vouchers, p-card payments and other documents.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally in writing.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to analyze and interpret accounting data.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• 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.
• Ability to understand and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to an accounting program.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting.
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 college education.

Salary

Salary commensurate with experience.
The Legislature offers a competitive benefits package.

Application Deadline

Open until filled.

Submission of Application

Qualified applicants should send a completed legislative application and detailed resume to:
Office of Legislative Services
Human Resources Office
Re: Accountant
111 W. Madison Street, Room 701
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1400

Applications are available through the Florida Legislature's web site Online Sunshine and in Room 701 of the Claude Pepper Building.

Accommodation for Disability

If an accommodation is needed for a disability, please notify Human Resources at (850) 488-6803.

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The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.