ACCOUNTANT IV - 72002313

Requisition No: 886238 

Agency: Management Services

Working Title: ACCOUNTANT IV - 72002313

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 72002313 

Salary:  $57,000 

Posting Closing Date: 11/10/2026 

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Accountant IV
Division of Finance and Administration
Bureau of Financial Management Services
State of Florida Department of Management Services
This position is located in Tallahassee

Position responsibilities:
This is a position within the Financial Reporting section within the Bureau of Financial Management Services. This position assists the Financial Reporting Supervisor in financial reporting by ensuring compliance will all applicable governmental accounting pronouncements and standards, statutes, rules, regulations, and policies, and procedures

Perform Investment and Divestment Functions Daily
•    Prepare daily cash position report and timely submit to predetermined users.
•    Process investment and divestment functions by deadlines.
•    Maintain electronic records for all daily investment and divestment activities (vouchers, cash position reports, disinvestment documents, etc.).
•    Maintains a working knowledge of the Department of Management Services, Department of Financial Services and Florida Palm policies and procedures, as it relates to investments and divestments.

Provide daily and monthly Accounting Reports
•    Run daily reports and provide electronic information to users by predetermined method (shared folder, SharePoint, etc.)
•    Run monthly reports and provide electronic information to users by predetermined method (shared folder, etc.)

Reconcile Investment and Divestments at Least Monthly
•    Prepare reconciliation of Departmental FLAIR/Trial Balance, Central FLAIR and Florida Palm by assigned deadline.
•    Submit reconciliations and proposed corrections to supervisor or delegate.
•    Process approved corrections

Perform Inter-Agency Transfer Confirmations Quarterly
•    Prepare data for inter-agency transfer confirmations and submit to agency contacts
•    Reconcile differences
•    Maintain transfer confirmation records on shared file.  Maintain summary of all results.
•    Report results to Financial Reporting Supervisor

Insurance
•    Coordinates with DFS Risk Management and DMS program areas during natural disasters.
•    Process insurance claims in Origami.
•    Update the Department's insurance coverages on an annual basis.
•    Assists in the processing of insurance payments for the Department.

Serves as FLAIR and RDS Access Control Custodian
•    Timely Add and Remove FLAIR and RDS Users.
•    Reset passwords.
•    Quarterly Review of FLAIR and RDS users.

Service Charge to General Revenue
•    Maintains a thorough knowledge of section 215.20 Florida Statutes.
•    Calculates the quarterly service charge to general revenue for each program area for revenues received from outside of state government.
•    Timely submit for payment processing after review by supervisor or delegate.
•    Maintains exemption status on funds exempted from the service charge.

Other Duties
•    Maintains FLAIR Expansion Set File.
•    Process FDLE and Legal Procurement Transfers, as needed, and Weekly EFT Transfers to SPIA (DSGI).
•    Coordinate Monthly Closing with All Accounting Supervisors and Close FLAIR Monthly/Yearly by Designated Date.
•    Service as backup to the property custodian.
•    Perform additional accounting assignments as directed by the Financial Reporting Supervisor.
•    Serve as courier for transfer of tax warrants and backup for other courier services, as needed.
•    Performs other related duties or assists other areas within the Bureau, as necessary.

Other duties assigned or requested by the Supervisor, Deputy Bureau Chief, Bureau Chief, or management.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
•    Knowledge of and ability to accurately apply accounting standards, theory, principles, concepts and practices.
•    Ability to manage complex projects and meet deadlines.
•    Ability to analyze and interpret data/information and apply appropriate guidelines and regulations.
•    Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing across a broad audience spectrum.
•    Experience with using accounting systems and other business-related applications such as Access Control, RDS, and FLAIR (preferred).
•    Proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite with emphasis in Word and Excel.
•    Ability to work independently.
•    Ability to work well under pressure.
•    Ability to provide prompt, reliable, accurate and courteous customer service. 
•    Ability to work in a team environment
•    Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Other job-related requirements for this position:
•     Level II background check required.
•    This position requires sedentary work with repetitive motion.

Minimum Qualifications:
•    Three (3) years of accounting experience
•    Two (2) years of FLAIR experience
•    Three (3) years of financial statement preparation experience (Preferred)

Our Organization and Mission:
Under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, Secretary Tom Berger 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 transferable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our agency 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. For purposes of requesting reasonable accommodations, as mentioned above, the agency hiring authority is the DMS Human Resources office, which the candidate can reach at (850) 488-2707.
Successful completion of background screening will be required for this position.

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.