ACCOUNTANT IV - 42002717

Requisition No: 847356 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: ACCOUNTANT IV - 42002717

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42002717 

Salary:  $54,000.18 - $59,400.12 

Posting Closing Date: 02/28/2025 

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            ACCOUNTANT IV

 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

***STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM OPPORTUNITY***
ONLY CURRENT STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM
EMPLOYEES WILL BE CONSIDERED. 

The headquarters for this position is in Leon County

Accountant IV Duties:

Responsible for processing all Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE) invoices for encumbered purchase orders and contracts in the department’s Disbursements System.  Responsible for managing the encumbrance process, including reviewing and monitoring encumbrance activity and generating monthly encumbrance status reports.  Responsible for reconciling encumbrances and payments to the Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR) system and researching and correcting discrepancies in a timely manner.  Responsible for fiscal data entered into FLAIR, Accounting Information Management System (AIMS) and/or the Disbursements System for budget review and preparation.  Abides by accepted general office accounting procedures in the review and payment of all invoices, contractual obligation, leases and other documents presented for payment.

Responsible for the overall procurement processes for OALE, including preparation of Formal Bids, Requests for Proposals, Written/Verbal Quotes and Purchase Orders entered into the department’s AIMS.  Serves as the OALE Purchasing Coordinator, working with vendors, various individuals, groups and organizations, both within and outside of the department.  Obtains specifications for purchase and acquisition of equipment and materials.  Maintains all pending, assigned and closed records relating to operations.  Responsible for maintaining knowledge of all state and department contracting and procurement requirements.  Maintains current Florida Contract Management Certification.

Assists the Director and Executive Staff with special assignments in the areas of purchasing, policies and procedures, and contract management.  Responsible for analyzing and detecting specific management and administrative programmatic problems and recommending effective solutions to the Director, Fiscal Manager and/or other Executive Staff.  Much of this work is independent, analyzing, developing and assisting in the installation of improved managerial policies, practices, records, methods, procedures and organizational structures.  Prepares financial charts, graphs, and reports to be used in improving management and the fiscal operations of the organization.

Receives and responds to phone, mail and electronic inquiries pertaining to OALE fiscal matters.  Prepares requested reports and processes fiscal related correspondences.

Serves as the OALE FLSOLARIS Liaison responsible for obtaining information for entry into the Florida State-Owned Lands and Records Information System (FLSOLARIS) database.  Ensures that all entries have been made into the system by the allotted deadline. 

Serves as a member of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) – Support Function – Animal Response Team (ESF-17), which includes participating in state exercises and staffing the SEOC upon activation. 

Performs other related work as required. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, finance or business administration; or a high school diploma or its equivalent, with Four (4) years of professional or nonprofessional accounting experience.
• This position requires you to possess a valid driver’s license.

Preference will be given to:

• Those who have 5 years or more experience in maintaining contract files and preparing contract related correspondence.

Selection Process - The OALE selection process takes approximately three to four months to complete.  Steps to complete the selection process include, but are not limited to:

• A completed State of Florida Employment Application.
• A completed Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement Civilian Supplemental Application.
• Oral Review Board.
• Background Investigation.
• Fingerprinting.
• Drug Screening.

Salary - $54,000.18 - $59,400.12

Contact – Carol Richards at (850) 274-7068 or (850) 245-1324 or AgLaw.Recruitment@FDACS.gov with any questions or concerns.

Notes - If possible, please submit your application from a desktop or laptop computer.   Devices such as cellular phones and tablets have been known to cause errors when submitting an application.  Please be sure to review each answer as they cannot be changed once your application is submitted.

Information regarding the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE) may be found on the following website: https://www.fdacs.gov/Divisions-Offices/Agricultural-Law-Enforcement

Persons selected are generally hired at the minimum starting salary identified in the advertisement and salary increases are granted based upon appropriations as determined by the Florida Legislature.

***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

 The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck.  The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please visit www.myfrs.com;)
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

For an estimate of the total compensation package for this position, please visit the “Total Compensation Estimator Tool” located above under the “Posting Closing Date.”

SPECIAL NOTES:

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.