Job Vacancy Announcement- Financial Operations Generalist 1

Job Code: FIT020

Pay Grade: G

Location: Atlanta-Headquarters – OWCU

Salary minimum: $33,042.45

The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) oversees the day-to-day operation of the Georgia State Patrol (GSP), Capitol Police, and the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVE).

 Under the Georgia Overweight Citation Unit commercial carriers are required to reconcile their payments with the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS). DPS is seeking qualified applicants to fill a Financial Operations Generalist 1 position.

This is a fast paced, high volume work environment that offers the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of customers. This position will provide a challenging opportunity without compromising work/life balance and includes an excellent benefits package and the potential for a flexible work schedule.

 Critical Responsibilities:

• • Balances and reconciles accounting records, statements, journals, ledgers, or reports.
  • Collects fees or revenues, disburses payments and posts to appropriate accounts.
  • Compiles and maintains records and files.
  • May analyze financial reports to assess compliance.
  • May apply GAAP guidelines.
  • May compile and prepare standard accounting reports.
  • May monitor individual department budgets or expenditures and identifies budget variances.
  • Performs routine accounting, clerical, billing, and/or claims processing duties for assigned accounts Responds to inquiries to solve routine accounting problems.
  • Prepares requested materials for audits of financial data or records.
  • Processes or records financial transactions such as accounts payable and receivable, payroll, invoices, or requisitions in a ledger or computer system.
  • Provides information or interpretation to third parties such as banks, auditors, vendors, and governmental entities.
  • Verifies the accuracy of information to be billed, tracks account activity, bills consumers and resolves billing inquiries.

Selected applicant must pass a pre-employment background investigation. This includes a review of criminal, driver’s, and credit history. No polygraph examination is required for this position.

Preferred Qualification:

• •  Prior experience in accounting and auditing

Only applicants chosen for interview will be contacted. This is an unclassified position unless filled by a classified employee.

The Georgia Department of Public Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employees and applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, natural origin, age, disability or genetic information.