ACCOUNTING SERVICES ANALYST A - 60003265

Requisition No: 882382 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: ACCOUNTING SERVICES ANALYST A - 60003265

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60003265 

Salary:  Annual Salary up to $50,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 09/07/2026 

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OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

ACCOUNTING SERVICES ANALYST A

Position # 60003265

Closes 9/7/2026

Anticipated annual starting salary is up to $50,000, and/or in accordance with 

the Florida Department of Children and Families salary policy.

NOT A TELEWORK POSITION

About Us: The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

The Office of Revenue Management is under the Assistant Secretary for Administration located at The Department of Children and Families (DCF) Headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida. This Office is comprised of four units responsible for federal cost allocation and reporting, cash management, and revenue forecasting.

The Cash Management Unit is responsible for daily cash management and federal draws, investing and liquidating accounts, revenue monitoring, non-operating transfers, and cash receipts.

What you will do: This is a professional position performing highly responsible technical and operational analysis functions in the Office of Revenue Management within the Cash Management Unit. The incumbent in this position will be expected to function independently and with minimal supervision to perform complex tasks. Occasional overtime may be required. Time work will be adequately compensated.

Specifically, the incumbent will be responsible for the following:

• Creates deposit packages and process packages for scanning and record retention.
• Creates revenue receipt entries (TR30 scripts) and post entries in FLAIR.
• Process Debit Memos as needed.
• Creates JT (TR 96) revenue receipt entries sent by other state agencies.
• Processes both current year and prior year expenditure refunds including salary refunds resulting from check deposits processed or requests sent by DFS or HR departments.
• Research and identify receipts sent to DCF which do not clearly state what the revenue is for. Obtains the correct FLAIR coding information to post in FLAIR or identify if the revenues belong to another state agency and forward to the appropriate party.
• Researches and posts the Prior Year Warrant Cancellations and the 12-Month-Old Warrant Cancellations when reports are available in RDS monthly.
• Research and correct any revenue items identified that are not reconciled in state accounts to both FLAIR Central Accounting and Departmental FLAIR, by the Reconciliation Unit notifications (RFA.)
• Analyze and prepare year end accruals associated with Cash Management Section. This includes, but is not limited to: Service Charge to General Revenue, Unverified Deposits, Accounts Receivable Allowances, etc.
• Run daily the Unverified Report and Transfer Report, analyze for outstanding transactions, address transactions accordingly.

• Using both verbal and written communication with internal and external customers to discuss financial processes, issues, or work products of the unit.

Minimum Requirements: Qualifying questions, education, experience, knowledge, skills and/or abilities for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided (candidate profile AND resume (if one is attached) through the electronic application process. Putting “see resume” does not substitute for completing all sections of the Candidate Profile. Candidates with incomplete candidate profiles may not receive employment consideration.

Candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Education and/or Years of Experience:

Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required. If no bachelor’s degree: High School diploma or GED equivalent and at least 4 years’ experience in accounting, finance, business, and/or data analysis; or an associate’s degree with a focus in accounting and/or business and at least 2 years’ experience in similar fields.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of accounting and auditing practices.
• Knowledge of computer systems concepts.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex financial data.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to take direction and deal effectively with changes in direction or policy.
• Ability to effectively communicate, both in verbal and written form.
• Ability to operate computer effectively.
• Ability to prepare financial reports.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate accounting systems.
• Ability to conduct audits and prepare audit reports.
• Ability to review, analyze, and evaluate financial and operational data.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to examine and audit financial records.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite, Acrobat Adobe and/or Axiom Pro

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Where You Will Work: Tallahassee- Florida’s Capital City combines old world charm with a modern pace of life. As a mid-sized city in the heart of Florida’s Big Bend, Tallahassee is not only home to rolling hills, oak trees, and canopied roads, but also state government and two major state universities. The city boasts proximity to nearby beaches and popular tourist destinations. With no state income tax and a reasonable cost of living, Tallahassee, Florida is a great place to work regardless of where you find yourself on the career ladder. This position reports to DCF Headquarters located at The Centre of Tallahassee.

The primary working hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday, for a total of 40 hours per week in the office. This is not a work from home position.

This is a tobacco free environment.

About Department of Children and Families:

Mission: The mission of the Department of Children and Families is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Vision: We are a highly skilled workforce committed to empowering people with complex and varied needs to achieve the best outcomes for themselves and their families. In collaboration with community stakeholders, we will deliver world class and continuously improving service focused on providing the people we serve with the level and quality that we would demand and expect for our own families.

Values: A workforce that operates with integrity maintains loyalty to a code of ethics that requires the courage to take responsibility for providing the highest quality of service to the vulnerable. We are a solutions-focused learning organization built on a foundation of transparency in action and accountability of results. Both within the organization and among our stakeholders, we thrive in a culture of respect for diversity of opinion that is nurtured through open communication. High performing and committed, we are unified in our goal of excellence in achieving quality outcomes for those we serve.

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:

• No state income tax for residents of Florida;
• 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 click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

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

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.