ACCOUNTANT I - 64049163

Requisition No: 837886 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: ACCOUNTANT I - 64049163

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64049163 

Salary:  $33,760.00 - $37,440.00 

Posting Closing Date: 10/06/2024 

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Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position serves as Accountant for the Florida Department of Health, Suwannee and Lafayette Counties and is directly supervised by the Business Manager.  Responsible for securing the designated information set for the purposes of protecting confidentiality, data integrity and appropriate access, for all information, both confidential and public record, which is stored in hard copy or electronic formats. This position has been delegated Information Custodian for the following secure areas:  Fiscal cabinet; delegated back-up Information Custodian for the following secured areas:  Business Managers files and safe.

Processes all accounts payable daily for DOH-Suwannee.  Serves as back-up to DOH-Lafayette for accounts payable processing.  Prepares and processes all invoices received signed and mailed from CHD office. Processes all accounts payable by using P-card, warrant request, MFMP or journal transfers. Maintains purchasing card daily.

Responsible to pull EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) from Florida PALM daily and follow disbursement procedure; Scan payments to billing consortium, once processed submit EFT coding sheets for input by Fiscal Office. Provide back up support in deposit preparation and distributing incoming mail.  Scans all documents into folders as required.  

Serves as Public Information Officer for DOH-Suwannee, back-up for Lafayette; coordinates drafts, schedules articles, news releases, and all DOH communications to include internal and external products. Serves as Web Manager for DOH-Suwannee and back-up DOH-Lafayette monitoring and updating both sites as needed. 

Prepares Healthy Start reports of revenue and expenditures monthly and submits to Healthy Start Coalition before deadline.

Serves as Petty Cash Custodian for DOH-Suwannee and monitors reconciliations monthly; conducts unannounced change fund audits quarterly and uploads to SharePoint at end of each quarter. Serves as Cell Phone Account Manager for DOH-Suwannee.  Ensures all cell phone users complete their cell phone certifications in CPBVS within 10 days of release of cell phone bills.

Serves as Certified Contract Manager for DOH-Suwannee and DOH-Lafayette.  Maintains certification with NHSC and submits application for recertification every 2 years, or as required. Maintain and complete DH1122 forms and submit MOU’s/MOA’s to contract administration. Submits monthly statements to Board of County Commissioners, transport daily bank deposit, Runs weekly EAR reports.

Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures; knowledge of the methods of data collection; ability to prepare financial statements and reports; ability to implement accounting systems, prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records; analyze and interpret accounting data; ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to an accounting program.  Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments, communicate effectively, establish and maintain effective working relationships with others and utilize problem-solving techniques.

Qualifications:

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

Professional or non-professional accounting 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.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

Suwannee County Health Department

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

Flexible Spending Accounts;
Tuition waivers;
And more!
For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.  

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov 

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. 

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.  E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.   

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

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

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). 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. 

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.