Salary : $64,500.00 - $75,600.00 Annually
Location : Jacksonville, FL
Job Type: Civil Service
Job Number: 2024-06008
Department: FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Opening Date: 05/21/2024
Closing Date: 5/30/2024 11:59 PM Eastern
Job Description
Are you looking for a position with a work/life balance? Do you want to earn four weeks off during your first year of employment? Do you want low and no cost health insurance options? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to complete your application now. Work for the city you love!!!

The Risk Management Division is actively seeking a Risk Management finance Coordinator.

Did you know as a City of Jacksonville employee, you would also have 12 paid holidays and a personal leave day as well? In addition to health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance and flexible spending plans are also available. City of Jacksonville employees are also eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness after 10 years of public service and on-time payments.
This is advanced professional work coordinating and ensuring compliance for city worker's compensation, general liability, and loss prevention self-insurance programs. Some of this compliance requires overseeing and reviewing the data input of all division personnel. Work requires a seasoned understanding of accounting and financial management theories, principles, and practices used in Risk Management, which is gained through a combination of education, and/or considerable on the job experience. Responsibility to manage the City's Risk Management Information System (RMIS) means that contacts with others require skills in understanding and/or influencing people, including skills of persuasiveness, assertiveness, and sensitivity to others point of view that are required to influence behavior, change an opinion, or turn a situation around. The work is covered by clearly defined policies and procedures and the employee is required to exercise judgment in determining how to accomplish program objectives. The work requires the use of judgment in searching for solutions or new applications within one's known experiences. Work is performed in an office environment. Operates a personal computer using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and other related software, peripheral and electronic devices, copiers and calculators. The physical demands consist mainly of sitting or standing at a workstation for extended periods of time and occasionally lifting and moving light objects weighing less than 30 pounds. Most of the work is performed under administrative direction when the work is subject to operating plans, objectives, functional policies, and precedents. The worker is given the freedom to determine how and when expected results are achieved for a significant portion of the work as RMIS duties consistently intersect with the daily activities of the adjusters and the entire Risk Management staff. Overall, the work is reviewed in terms of feasibility, compatibility with other work projects, and effectiveness in meeting requirements or expected results.
Examples of Work

• Coordinates and ensures compliance for city worker's compensation, general liability, and loss prevention self-insurance programs.
• Completes and submits city's self-insurance compliance reports to the State of Florida within the required timeframes.
• Maintains, monitors, tracks and processes invoices, accounts and payments for all Risk Management contracts and insurance policies.
• Assists in review and development of financial status of self-insurance and securing additional funds.
• Analyzes accounting and fiscal data, records, and reports.
• Reconciles and balances financial statements and accounting records and ledgers.
• Manages and ensures compliance and renewal of State license for division adjuster personnel.
• Reviews reports, researches issues, makes corrections, and provides advice.
• Prepares and analyzes financial reports as requested.
• Develops and processes the 1099-Misc form to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) annually and responds to written and verbal requests for information by the IRS
• Assists in the development of new and revised procedures for the division.
• Serves as liaison between the Finance Department and the Risk Management Division.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual budget.
• Assists with preparing the CAFR for the division.
• Maintains office supplies and relevant inventory.
• Operates personal computer using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and various accounting software and other standard office equipment.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the City of Jacksonville's competencies.
• Performs related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of governmental accounting and auditing principles, practices, procedures, methods, and theory.
• Knowledge of laws, rules, and polices governing fiscal and accounting books, records, and accounts.
• Knowledge of techniques, methods, and procedures used in Risk Management.
• Knowledge of the Florida Laws and Statutes pertaining to self-insured municipalities.
• Knowledge of insurance principles, practices, procedures, methods, and theory.
• Knowledge of budget preparation.
• Ability to manage and administer insurance claim and other related software applications.
• Ability to post, balance and reconcile financial accounts and records.
• Ability to execute administrative and clerical functions independently and efficiently.
• Ability to collect, analyze and report on complex documents and reports found in databases, documents and presentations.
• Ability to analyze and audit accounting and fiscal reports.
• Ability to oversee the majority of accounts payable and receiving transactions, as well as constantly evaluate incoming transactions.
• Ability to rate job classifications for worker's compensation coding.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and apply job-related rules, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to conduct effective communications with internal and external contacts.
• Ability to operate automated claims processing systems.
• Ability to operate personal computer using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and various accounting software and other standard office equipment.

Open Requirements/Supplemental Information

• Six (6) years of education and/or experience in accounting which includes at least three (3) years of professional level accounting experience.

Preferred

• Professional experience in Worker's Compensation and general liability claims and/or other self-insured related insurance policies is preferred.
• Bachelors' Degree from an accredited institution in Accounting, Risk Management, Public Administration, or Business Administration is preferred.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• The probationary period for this classification is twelve (12) months.

A FULLY COMPLETED ONLINE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. Apply at Work history is required for all employment/volunteer work in which qualifications are being based.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: The below documents are required with your application.

• Resume
• College Transcript - When meeting/basing qualification on education, a college transcript, with social blacked out, is required with your application. Transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the school's name classes taken, grades received, type of degree, and date degree was conferred.

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Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and the family members of such service members and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled.

If claiming veteran's preference, you must attach a DD-214 (Member Form-4 copy) or military discharge papers, or equivalent certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs listing military status, dates of service and character of discharge. You must also attach the Veterans Preference Certification Form and if applicable, the additional forms as noted here:

If a candidate believes he or she was not afforded veteran's preference, he or she may file a written complaint, within 60 calendar days upon receipt of notification of the hiring decision, requesting an investigation to:

Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
Attention: Veterans' Preference Coordinator
11351 Ulmerton Road, Suite 311-K
Largo, FL 33778-1630
Email:
The City of Jacksonville provides a wide array of benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Our comprehensive benefit programs include medical, dental and vision plans; life insurance coverage for you and your dependents; flexible spending plans for medical reimbursement, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses; an employee assistance program for you and your dependents; a 457(b) tax-deferred compensation plan to supplement your retirement, and a ROTH IRA plan. We also provide an extensive wellness program that includes a health intervention program if qualified, lunch and learns, health fairs, and discounted gym memberships. Please visit the Employee Benefits website for details on all the plans we offer.
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Each applicant must complete this supplemental questionnaire as a part of the application screening and selection process. The information you provide will be reviewed and used to determine your eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Copying and pasting your resume or stating "see resume" does NOT fulfill the requirements of the question. Incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Do you agree to answer each supplemental question truthfully and certify that your responses can be verified from information included within the application?

• Yes
• No

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Are you authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship from the City of Jacksonville either now or in the future?

• Yes
• No

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The budgeted annual salary for this position is $64,500.00-$75,600.00. This is not negotiable. If selected, would you be willing to accept this position at this salary? (Civil Service positions have a 5% increase after successfully completing probation.)

• Yes
• No

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This position is located in an office and is not a remote location.

• I have read and understand the above statement.

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Bachelors' Degree from an accredited institution in Accounting, Risk Management, Public Administration, or Business Administration is preferred. Do you have a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university?

• Yes
• No

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If you have a degree, indicate which degree you have and include any major/minor. If basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript is required with your application.
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Do you have a minimum of six (6) years of education and/or experience in accounting?

• I have 6 years or more.
• I have less than 6 years.
• None of the above.

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Provide a detailed description (at least 3-4 complete sentences) of your experience.
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Indicate the organization(s) you worked for where you gained this experience.
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Do you have a minimum of three (3) years of professional level accounting experience?

• I have 3 years or more.
• I have less than 3 years.
• None of the above.

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Provide a detailed description (at least 3-4 complete sentences) of your experience.
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Indicate the organization(s) you worked for where you gained this experience.
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Professional experience in Worker's Compensation and general liability claims and/or other self-insured related insurance policies is preferred. Do you possess such professional experience?

• Yes
• No

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Provide a detailed description (at least 3-4 complete sentences) of your experience.
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Indicate the organization(s) you worked for where you gained this experience.
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If you are requesting veterans preference, you MUST download the appropriate state of Florida form (even if you don't live in Florida) and attach it to your application. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL DELAY YOUR VETERANS PREFERENCE STATUS.Please download the forms at http://www.coj.net/departments/employee-services/veterans-preference

• Yes, I am claiming veterans preference and I understand that I MUST download the appropriate form and attach it to my application.
• No, I am not claiming veterans preference and this does not apply to me.

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A resume is required. If basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript is required with your application. College transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the name of the school, type of degree, classes taken, grades received and date degree was conferred. NOTE: A copy of your diploma does not meet this requirement. Transcripts from colleges outside of the U.S. must be converted to U.S. Standards. If required documents are not provided your application will be considered incomplete and may result in disqualification from the selection process.

• I have read the above statement and understand what is required.

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