ACCOUNTANT II - 43000309

Requisition No: 835712 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: ACCOUNTANT II - 43000309

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43000309 

Salary:  $34,772.80 - $39,140.00 

Posting Closing Date: 11/13/2024 

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*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****

DIVISION: RISK MANAGEMENT

BUREAU: RISK FINANCING & LOSS PREVENTION

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

SPECIAL NOTES:

High School Diploma is required.

Four (4) years of experience in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration is preferred. A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration from an accredited college or university may substitute for the preferred experience.

Additional preferences:

• Experience in commercial deposits, office management, accounting, banking, and/or bookkeeping.
• Experience in receipts/receivables.
• Experience in reconciliation of financial data.
• Experience processing FLAIR revenue and/or disbursement transactions.

The salary range for this position is $34,772.80 - $39,140.00.

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of methods of data collection.
• Ability to analyze, review and interpret data.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with others.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to utilize problem solving techniques.
• Skilled in Excel.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Performs the daily Cash Receipts operations within the Trust Fund Management Section.
• Processes cash receipts.
• Reviews cash receipts and determine the appropriate accounting information for recording into FLAIR.
• Prepares and deposits cash receipts.
• Reports cash receipts information.
• Posts cash receipts into the Insurance Management System.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.