ACCOUNTANT IV

Requisition No: 858088 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: ACCOUNTANT IV

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70016148 

Salary:  $46,163.00 Annual Rate 

Posting Closing Date: 08/14/2025 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

We Never Walk Alone

ADVERTISING TITLE: Accountant IV

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Central Office in Financial Services. 

As a member of the financial services team, our mission is to manage and oversee the financial resources of the Florida Department of Corrections efficiently and responsibly. We are committed to ensuring transparency, accountability, and fiscal integrity in all financial operations to support the department's goals and objectives.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

JOB DUTIES:

• Keep Financial Records Spotless: Audit and maintain property financial records to ensure they are always current, complete, and accurate. Make sure all significant data is recorded and fairly stated in the accounting records.
• Manage Property Documentation: Prepare and support inventory adjustments, assign and issue property numbers, maintain custodian information files, and input data for required FLAIR entries. Your attention to detail will keep everything running smoothly.
• Daily Reviews and Updates: Review the Encumbrance report daily to ensure purchase requisitions are correctly coded before payment. Maintain the Property Pending and Property Tag logs, making necessary adjustments and issuing property tags as needed.
• Support and Inventory: Assist the Professional Accountant Specialist with property inventories for all Central Office bureaus/offices and the Florida Commission on Offender Review. Address questions and issues from the Property Mailbox daily, process Acquisition Forms, and update logs.
• Ensure Compliance and Accuracy: Ensure all FLAIR entries are accurate, and property records are audit ready. Help respond to audit reports, correct deficiencies, and assist with property record cleanup in preparation for the transition to Florida PALM. Handle Property Delegate Titling File forms and update FLAIR as changes occur. Assist with other projects as directed by your supervisor.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:

• • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Two (2) or more years of experience in administrative work, accounting, or auditing. Postsecondary education can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience utilizing FLAIR for accounts payable, accounts receivable or property.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form. For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

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.