Lead Accounting Technician-894 (CCC-Accounting)

JOB SUMMARY

This entry-level accounting position works in the Detail Audit section of Clerk’s Accounting . It audits receipts, transactions and various reports from the Odyssey Court system to verify that payment distributions align with the fee schedules implemented by the Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers Association (FCCC), County ordinances, administrative orders, and other legal guidance.

STARTING SALARY: $17.88 hourly/ $37,192 annually

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of our customers and provide the highest standards of service
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES REQUIRED AFTER TRAINING

• Knowledge of laws, procedures, policies, and/or rules of assigned work unit/functional area.
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles (GAAP), practices, procedures, methods, and theory.
• Skilled at communicating effectively using verbal and written communication.
• Skilled at completing account reconciliations, including related research.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and apply policies and procedures.
• Ability to prepare financial and statistical reports utilizing spreadsheets, charts, summaries and written narratives.
• Ability to use word-processing and spreadsheet software applications.
• Ability to make and verify mathematical calculations.
• Ability to move between tasks quickly or adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
• Ability to post, balance and reconcile financial accounts and records.
• Skilled at performing detailed reviews of data entered into a financial system.
• Skilled at organizing documents.
• Knowledge of the Oracle Cloud Financials application.
• Knowledge of the OnBase document management system.
• Knowledge of the Odyssey Case Management system.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.

• Reconciles accounting records.
• Prepares accounting and fiscal reports, statements, and summaries.
• Posts transactions and prepares journal entries.
• Inspects, reviews and/or maintains complex accounting/financial documents in compliance with agency and/or departmental rules and procedures.
• Performs audit review to ensure data entry accuracy of transactions.
• Provides training as requested.
• Communicates with departments and management as needed to resolve errors, requests, inquiries and concerns related to functional area of responsibility.
• Reviews receipts for compliance with fee distribution schedules. Notifies Court areas of errors and follows up appropriately for correction.
• Reconciles interfaces to cashiered transactions.
• Processes journal entries into the Oracle Cloud Financial system.
• Uploads documents to the OnBase imaging system.
• Prepares account and other financial reconciliations.
• Assists with system testing for upgrades, legislative changes, conversions or new implementations.
• Provides timely assistance to customers and other departments as needed.
• Participates in team activities and department projects as requested.
• Cross trains with other teams in the department as permitted.
• Performs other accounting duties as needed.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Graduation from High School or a GED certificate. *Experience and/or an Associate Degree or higher degree (in any field) is appreciated but not required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is sedentary and requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects; may also require crouching, manual dexterity, hearing, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity, and walking.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in performed in a dynamic environment that requires incumbent to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs.

JOB CLASS

Classified - An employee who is appointed to a full-time classified position (including reduced hour position) and not identified as an unclassified employee. Classified employees obtain appeal rights upon successful completion of their initial probation.

CAREER PATH

• Lead Accounting Technician
• Senior Accounting Technician
• Accountant
• Lead Accountant
• Senior Accountant
• Accounting Supervisor
• Accounting Manager

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were written out in this job description.