ACCOUNTANT III - 43001059

Requisition No: 850852 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: ACCOUNTANT III - 43001059

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43001059 

Salary:  $40,000.00 - $42,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 04/18/2025 

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

DIVISION: TREASURY

BUREAU: FUNDS MANAGEMENT

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

SPECIAL NOTES:

This advertisement may be used to fill multiple positions.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration is preferred.

Requirements:

• Two (2) or more years of customer service dealing with external/internal customers.
• Must be proficient using Excel to create and maintain complex spreadsheets and Microsoft Office applications (Word and Outlook).

Additional Preferences:

• Two (2) or more years of professional or State of Florida accounting experience.
• Two (2) or more years of experience maintaining and preparing accounting and financial reports.
• Two (2) or more years of experience in analyzing and resolving exception items, discrepancy items, and/or correcting items in an accounting and/or banking environment.
• Two (2) or more years reconciliation experience.
• Two (2) or more years of experience working with Flair.
• Two (2) or more years of banking experience.

This advertisement will be used to fill two Accountant III positions within the Bureau of Funds Management.

Interview will consist of: Oral interview questions and work samples. Questions and work samples will be answered using Microsoft Word and Excel

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

We anticipate the starting annual salary for this position to be in the range of $40,000.00 - $42,000.00.

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

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 the methods of data collection. Knowledge of banking practices. Knowledge of banking offsets and adjustments. Knowledge of and ability to use FLAIR. Knowledge of and ability to use Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook. Ability to prepare financial statements and reports. Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records. Ability to analyze and interpret banking and/or accounting data. Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulation policies and procedures relating to an accounting system. Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. Ability to independently analyze and use problem-solving techniques. Ability to work independently. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship in a team structure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

1. Resolve discrepancies associated with agency deposits in the Treasury Concentration Account.  This position requires specialized expertise in researching and resolving banking related activities.
2. Processes and balances wires received into the Treasury.
3. Perform audit and process returned checks originally deposited into the Treasury Concentration Account within three (3) days of the bank date in PALM.
4. Assist other Accountant III position as a backup for the various duties.
5. Perform other tasks as directed within the Cash Management Section.

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.