ACCOUNTANT IV - 43000475

Requisition No: 871717 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: ACCOUNTANT IV - 43000475

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43000475 

Salary:  $38,264.07 - $84,533.60 

Posting Closing Date: 03/12/2026 

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****INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY***** 

DIVISION: OFFICE OF FINANCE & BUDGET

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

SPECIAL NOTES:

This is an internal agency employment opportunity for current employees, including OPS, of the Department of Financial Services, the Office of Financial Regulation, and the Office of Insurance Regulation.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or it's equivalent.
• One (1) year of accounting experience with the State of Florida 
• CODA data entry keying experience
• One (1) year of check processing experience

Preference:

• Post-Secondary degree in Accounting or Business from an accredited college or university.

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

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 FLAIR and FLAIR reports.
• Knowledge of spreadsheet applications
• Knowledge of basic mathematics.
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems.
• Skill in typing or in the use of keyboard-controlled data input devices.
• Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to meet and maintain minimum production requirements for speed and accuracy.
• Ability to analyze and interpret accounting data.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to an accounting program.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to utilize problem solving techniques.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to identify problems.
• Ability to research and gather information needed to process accounting records.
• Ability to prepare financial statements and reports, reconcile accounts.
• Ability to weigh the relative information to make sound judgement and decision making. 
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Incumbent will accurately and timely research, analyze and code “Unidentifiable Revenue Payments Received” on a daily basis.
• Determine appropriate revenue source code (RSC) and FLAIR Account Code information for the researched receipt/checks.
• Will accurately and timely create “Bundle Sheets” to prepare for processing in appropriate business system
• Timely and accurately maintain tracking logs and monitor checks held for research, via excel spreadsheet.
• Timely and accurately audit, reconcile, code, and bundle division/office applications and other Requests for Service payments in preparation for processing in the Cashier’s Office Deposit Automation system (CODA).
• Responsible for timely and accurately processing revenue payments for the agency divisions/offices, using CODA. 
• Analyzes revenue financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries daily. If errors are identified, the incumbent will immediately correct in source system or seek supervisor assistance so that CODA and Bank files are accurately synced. 
• Timely and accurately scan deposits and electronically submit to bank using bank issued equipment.  Deposits will balance to the scanned checks.  Checks will be properly inserted in the bank scanning system, ensuring “micr” and routing/account details from the check/money orders are captured during the scan. 
• Responsible for peer-review and making any necessary corrections to the processed work of the Accountant III in the Cashier’s Office. Will maintain a tracking log of errors that will be shared with the Accountant III and Supervisor.
• Timely and accurately reconcile Verification of Daily Detail Deposit Reports to Validated documents for all business areas.  If errors are found after deposit closing, prepare and submit the necessary receipt corrections to be made by FLAIR Team staff.
• Timely and accurately prepare verified validated documents that will be distributed to business area daily.
• Timely and accurately maintain control over compilation and completion of the Mail Tracking Activity Report and the Reconciliation of Custodial Checks log held in the vault.
• Responsible for providing customers, both internal and external, with receipt related information.
• Assists Finance and Accounting employees with solving day-to-day problems relating to revenue financial activities of the Cashier’s Office. 
• Prepares supplemental financial analysis and special reports to aid management particularly at year-end. 
• Assists with training external employees to support the Cashier’s Office during Unclaimed Property Season.
• Serve as Back-up for timely and accurately processing debit memos as needed.
• Perform other related duties as required by Supervisor.

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.