Federal Project Accountant
State of Florida
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Tallahassee • Florida • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $48,779 - $63,126 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Reviews, analyzes, and reconciles direct and indirect and eligible/ineligible federal project expenditures and participating/nonparticipating costs for federal reimbursement through the weekly billing to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
- Ensure 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.
- Analyze and document internal accounting and administrative controls for the Federal Project Administration Section.
- Perform system analysis to identify the root causes of data discrepancies in the Financial Management (FM) system or interfacing systems.
- Applies agreements and creates billing controls in Financial Management (FM) for assigned districts based on approved authorization requests from FHWA.
- Assist with FHWA’s annual Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) review.
- Gather and label the payment documentation and required contractual backup, complete and submit the forms by the required deadline and respond 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.
- Undertakes special studies and projects for the Department’s federal billing function.
- Assists in the development and testing of comprehensive technical documentation for verification of/and enhancements for the Federal Bill.
- Assist in the preparation of various reports, monthly, quarterly, etc.
- Prepare and periodically update the desk procedure for this position.
Requirements
- Four years of work-related experience in an accounting and 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.
- Knowledge of basic accounting and budgeting principles
- Microsoft Office Skills in working and testing an accounting system
- Performing work that requires a high level of attention to detail
- Ability to interpret, analyze and reconcile accounting data
- Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations and policies
- Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records and reports
- Ability to use sound judgment and work independently
- Ability to work in a team environment with shared tasks and maintain effective working relationships with others
- Ability to work timely and accurately under pressure and handle difficulty situations
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques and analyze processes for best practice methods.
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)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
accountingauditingbudgeting principlesdata analysisfinancial managementbilling controlscost transferstechnical documentationreport preparationsystem analysis
Soft skills
attention to detailindependent workteamworkeffective communicationproblem-solvingsound judgmenttime managementadaptabilityinterpersonal skillsanalytical thinking