DISASTER RECOVERY ACCOUNTANT

Requisition No: 855626 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: DISASTER RECOVERY ACCOUNTANT

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 70900522 

Salary:  $22.00 Hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 07/04/2025 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

We Never Walk Alone

WORKING TITLE: Disaster Recovery Accountant

This open competitive advertisement is for an OPS (Other Personal Services) position located at Central Office in Finance and Accounting.

As a member of the Finance and Accounting team, our mission is to ensure the financial integrity and accountability of the Florida Department of Corrections. We are dedicated to managing our financial resources efficiently, providing accurate financial information, and supporting our operations through sound fiscal practices and strategic financial planning.

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

JOB DUTIES:

The Bureau of Finance & Accounting is seeking a team member to perform professional level work in tracking and recovering natural disaster costs. This position is responsible for the following:

• Support the Disaster Recovery team by handling all accounting and tracking needs, ensuring everything runs smoothly and efficiently.
• Perform detailed accounting analysis throughout the project, gathering, auditing, and reconciling vendor invoices using systems like FLAIR, BARS, and MFMP.
• Compile and review source documents to ensure compliance with all relevant statutes and rules and analyze complex financial data to support cost estimates.
• Convert hard copy sheets into Excel for project accounting reports, maintain a detailed daily cost tracking database, and develop financial statements and reports.
• Organize and upload documents into FEMA and DEM project management systems, communicate with staff as needed, and assist the project leader with various tasks to ensure project success. Work with section leads and management to meet objectives effectively.

BENEFITS: 

OPS employees who work an average of 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in state group insurance plans. Standard PPO/HMO Options include:

• • Employee Only: $25 biweekly
  • Spouse Program: $15 biweekly
  • Employee & Family: $90 biweekly.
• Dental - FDC offers five separate dental plans with multiple options and rates for each plan type with monthly premiums as low as $12.64.
• Vision - FDC offers one single vision plan through Humana with monthly premiums as low as $5.92.
• Life - FDC offers a $25,000 group term life insurance plan to eligible OPS staff through Securian at the low monthly premium of $3.78. When enrolled in basic life, employees may also elect child life and spouse life insurance plans.
• Retirement - As an OPS employee, the Florida FICA Alternative Plan with Corebridge Financial affords you an excellent opportunity to help accumulate money for a secure retirement. You contribute 7.5% of your compensation to this tax deferred plan. All OPS employees are required to participate in this plan and are automatically enrolled.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Four (4) or more years of finance and administrative experience. Postsecondary education may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Preference will be given for the following experiences:

• Project Management.
• Analytical experience.
• Advanced Excel experience.

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.