DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS - 55013974

Requisition No: 861315 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS - 55013974

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55013974 

Salary:  $117,207.79 - $151,680.67 

Posting Closing Date: 10/03/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

806 / Tolls Financial Services

ANTICIPATED VACANCY

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON: Daun Festa   

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 407-264-3830

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Daun.Festa@dot.state.fl.us

ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY HIRING SALARY: $5,303.52

Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system.

Our Mission

The mission of the Florida Department of Transportation is to provide a safe statewide transportation system that promotes the efficient movement of people and goods, supports the state’s economic competitiveness, prioritizes Florida’s environment and natural resources, and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the state’s communities.

Our Vision

As a OneFDOT team, we serve the people of Florida by providing a transportation network that is well planned, supports economic growth, and has the goal of being congestion and fatality free.

The Work You Will Do:

Director of Financial Systems – Turnpike Enterprise-Chief Financial Officer-Tolls Financial Services

This position will contribute to the agency by participating in project planning and procurement of necessary systems and services, guiding system integration teams in developing new financial systems, and performing analysis to identify system issues and trends, priority issues, and support system updates and enhancements through all phases.

The Difference You Will Make:

Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC: Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication. 

How You Will Grow:

FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development.  Through our agency’s learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses. 

Where You Will Work:

Chief Financial Officer

N of I-4 on Turnpike, MP 263

Orlando, FL 32835

Annual Salary Range:

$117,207.79 - $151,680.67

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Participates in project planning and procurement of necessary systems and services. Guides system integration teams in developing new financial systems and reports. Performs analysis to identify system issues and trends, priority issues and support system updates and enhancements through all phases (planning, testing, and deployment). Oversees finance manual maintenance and updates, reviews and approves financial use cases development and maintenance. Provides training and guidance to vendor, reviews internal controls and financial policies and procedures, and updates as necessary. Provides accurate and relevant information to management to facilitate decision making. Reviews monthly reconciliations of the balance sheet, toll activities and subsidiary ledgers. Serves as Finance contact for Partner and Fiduciary Agencies. Oversees the SunPass Fiduciary Fund year-end reporting. Oversees the daily Finance operations, reconciliations, and settlements with the agencies including the Southeast Hub (SEHUB) and E-ZPASS finance reconciliation processes. Serves as the Finance contact for the IAG Finance Committee, system development of national interoperability, interoperable agencies and regional interoperable hubs.

Directs all finance and accounting activities of the SunPass Accounting team. Directs SunPass back office daily activities to include bank reconciliations, customer refunds, posting of payment reversals, adjustments to customer accounts, and toll posting reconciliations. Develops and monitors the SunPass Accounting expense budget. Develops policy and procedural changes to improve operations and/or efficiency. Performs a broad range of accounting work and management of contract staff accountants and Selected Exempt Service (SES) staff accountants. Responsible for all SunPass program settlements with the agencies are prepared timely, accurately, and recorded in the general ledger. Oversees day-to-day operational contact with credit card processors, banking institutions, lockbox payment processor and money service providers.

Oversees the Traffic & Revenue Audit Center audit programs. Leads the transformation to reengineer the audit program by leveraging digital business intelligence technology to enhance audit scope, improve accuracy, drive process efficiencies, and identify risks. Directs staff in research activities on all audits outside management-established thresholds and coordinates with Operations on unexpected results. Ensures that end of month reconciliations occur between reported bank collections and expected revenue for bank accounts statewide. Assumes a leadership role in partnering with bank management to assure contractual obligations are being met for electronic transfers and other bank-related data such as bank deposit, deposit float and invoice discrepancies.

This position manages and/or approves contracts in excess of $35,000 per single transaction. This position has financial disclosure responsibility in accordance with Section 112.3145, F.S. Directs the daily operations of credit card services and directs the administration of collection services contracts associated with the SunPass and Toll-by-Plate programs. Monitors vendor performance, contract compliance and key performance indicators. Responsible for the collection agency contracts and the placement of delinquent accounts with the collection agencies. Oversees the write-off of uncollectible accounts and coordinate reporting with Central office and Department of Financial Services.

Supervises employees by communicating with them regularly, motivating, training, evaluating and planning, and directing employees’ work. Motivates and evaluates employees on the performance of their duties. Provides procedural and technical training. Participates in applicant selection and hiring process. Provides employee orientation, training, counseling and disciplinary actions and prepares employee performance evaluations.

The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and auditing processes
• management practices and principles

Skills in:

• word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation applications

Ability to:

• prepare and monitor budgets
• effectively communicate orally and in writing
• plan, organize, analyze, and present information
• exercise proper judgment and possession of decision-making skills
• supervise
• lead, motivate and coordinate the work of others
• develop policies and procedures

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS), unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.  QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.  In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities.  Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided.  Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office at (850) 414-5300 for assistance.  

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.