Payment Specialist, Senior

The Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller is a fast-paced, high-volume, and innovative organization seeking professionals with strong technical skills and acute attention to detail to join our team as a Senior Payment Specialist in our Payables department.

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Employees in this senior classification are more advanced in their knowledge of accounts payables functions and payment types, responsible for recording and posting monetary transactions, providing daily and weekly accounting and balancing of all transactions processed, researching unusual items or payment and accounting policy discrepancies, and providing timely resolution accordingly.

• Generous paid time off and 17 paid holidays - yes you read that right!
  
• Superior health care plans with lower costs to you
  
• Retirement choices through the Florida Retirement System and deferred compensation plan
  
• Award-Winning Wellness Program that gives employees incentives, tools, social support, and strategies to adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle
  
• Tuition Reimbursement
  
• Qualifying employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  

• Possesses and maintains current technical knowledge and expertise on how to audit and process all County payments and payment types within the Payables Department; processes the more complex payment requests and payment types that require the highest degree of technical skill.
  
• Prepares documents received, audits and corrects any adjustments, if necessary; processes corrections, cancellations, manual checks, etc. in accordance with policy and governing authorities.
  
• Utilizes various automated business management systems in processing and submitting payment actions such as auto generated reports and interfaces.
  
• Communicates with various County departments and County vendors regarding payment processing and workflow related issues; responds to inquiries concerning records and assigned accounts; provides resolution to ensure timely and prompt payment processing.
  
• Adept at continuous change and improvement and comfortable working in a fast-pace business environment; able to multi-task and perform various assigned duties concurrently.
  

Associate's degree required.

Additional experience is accepted as a minimum requirement in lieu of a post-secondary degree on the following basis: additional four (4) years in lieu of a bachelor’s degree, and additional two (2) years in lieu of an associate degree.

Five (5) years of recent and relevant work experience is required as follows: two (2) years of direct work experience and three (3) years of supplemental work experience is required as follows: demonstrated initiative and independent judgment in researching and reporting on accounting discrepancies and resolving client/customer issues with minimal supervisory review.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.09 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
  
• Disability insurance
  
• Employee assistance program
  
• Health insurance
  
• Life insurance
  
• Paid time off
  
• Tuition reimbursement
  
• Vision insurance
  

Work Location: In person