ACCOUNTANT III - 72003723

Requisition No: 848683 

Agency: Management Services

Working Title: ACCOUNTANT III - 72003723

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 72003723 

Salary:  $50,000 - 53,560 

Posting Closing Date: 03/25/2025 

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Accountant III

Division of Telecommunications - Public Safety

State of Florida Department of Management Services

This position is located in Tallahassee, FL

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

This is a highly responsible financial administrative position within the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), Division of Telecommunications (DIVTEL), supporting the Florida Emergency Communications Board (Board). The position is responsible for managing financial transactions related to the Emergency Communications Trust Fund, including tracking and analyzing remittances from telecommunications service providers, processing payments to 911 service contractors, and reconciling accounts receivable.

This position plays a key role in financial oversight, ensuring compliance with Florida Statutes 365.171-174, maintaining financial records, and providing detailed analysis for Board discussions. The role requires frequent interaction with external stakeholders, including service providers, government personnel, and vendors, to ensure proper reporting, remittance compliance, and issue resolution.

Primary Responsibilities:

Financial Oversight and Revenue Management

• Track, analyze, and reconcile monthly revenue payments from wireless and non-wireless service providers, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain a record-keeping system to track revenues, disbursements, and outstanding payments.
• Review and process monthly distribution reports from the Department of Revenue related to the Public Safety Emergency Communications Systems Fee collected from prepaid wireless sales.
• Identify and document remittance issues, work with service providers to resolve discrepancies, and escalate unresolved matters to management.
• Prepare and present monthly financial reports on fee remittance and trust fund status to the Board.

• Provide timely budget status updates to the division’s accountant for monthly reporting.

• Working with service providers as an administrator with the Division’s vendor remittance and payment portal to assign vendor logins.
• Assist in identifying new or unregistered telecom providers operating in Florida and ensure compliance with remittance requirements.
• Maintain confidential financial records in compliance with Section 365.174, F.S.
• Support other program areas as needed, including administrative functions related to 911 operations
• Attend regularly scheduled board meetings, for the purpose of the dissemination of information related to Fee remittances, provider issues, etc.  May be required to travel out of town. Retain confidential information in a secure file within the DMS/DIVTEL Bureau of Public Safety.
• Coordinates with Division’s accountant in drafting monthly reports to the Emergency Communications Board by providing financial data necessary to complete the monthly financial statements for the Emergency Communications System Trust Fund. In this capacity, this position is responsible for administering and tracking estimated annual budgets of approximately $160,000,000 and maintaining file of non-wireless and wireless service providers. 
• Assist with 911 issues in general on an as needed basis. Perform related work as required. May be required to work overtime.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of accounting, auditing, data collection and analysis
• Knowledge of basic management principles and practice
• Knowledge in using the Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR), Budget and Accounting Reporting System (BARS) for financial reconciliation.
• Ability to work under a constant workload.
• Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze records of financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries.
• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and prioritize work assignments.
• Ability to meet monthly goals and deadlines.
• Strong communications skills (both written and oral).
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to work with multiple vendors.
• Ability to work independently or as a team and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to review remittance reports from multiple vendors, communicating with them when issues arise.
• DMS Values: Integrity, Communication, (Listening, Writing, Verbal, Interpreting), Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Teamwork, Empowerment

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate of Arts degree from an accredited college in Accounting, Finance or related field and three years of related experience. Professional experience in Accounting, Finance or related field can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education is required. Or a bachelor’s degree and one year of experience.

• Experience with an online database is preferred.
• Experience with MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) is preferred.
• Experience identifying and tracking (monetary) inconsistencies and reconciling them is required.
• Experience managing a large filing system, electronic and physical is preferred.

Our Organization and Mission:
Under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, Secretary Pedro Allende and DMS’ Executive Leadership Team, the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) is a customer-oriented agency with a broad portfolio that includes the efficient use and management of real estate, procurement, human resources, group insurance, retirement, telecommunications, fleet, and federal property assistance programs used throughout Florida’s state government. It is against this backdrop that DMS strives to demonstrate its motto, “We serve those who serve Florida.”

Special Notes:
DMS is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferrable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce.  Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following provided email addresses:
DMS.Ability@dms.fl.gov
DMS.Veterans@dms.fl.gov
An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DMS Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 488-2707. DMS requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
Successful completion of background screening will be required for this position.

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.