FDC-FINANCIAL SPECIALIST-SES-70036829-CENTRAL OFFICE

Requisition No: 850314 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC-FINANCIAL SPECIALIST-SES-70036829-CENTRAL OFFICE

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 70036829 

Salary:  $74,079.72 Annual Rate 

Posting Closing Date: 04/11/2025 

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***INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT***

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Financial Specialist - SES – 70036829

****INTERNAL OPPORTUNITY ONLY – Must be currently employed with the Florida Department of Corrections to be considered for this position.

This advertisement is for a SES (Selected Exempt Service) position located at Central Office in Finance and Accounting.

Salary: $74,079.72 Annual Rate

SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PAY POLICY.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

This is an administrative accounting/supervisory position that is responsible for the planning, coordination, anddirection of the Revenue Section within the Bureau of Finance and Accounting. This position:

• Supervises, coordinates, and participates in the processing of revenue and expenditure refunds depositing and recording, journal transfers processing, expenditure refunds request, invoicing, and other related accounting activities.
• Ensure that identified reconciling entries are recorded in FLAIR, in accordance with GAAP and that corrective action is taken to minimize future adjustments.
• Organizes, coordinates, and monitors section workflow and operations to achieve established goals and objectives; adjusts workload as necessary to meet work priorites.
• Serves as liaison between the Department’s sections and program areas and the Department of Financial Services and third-party debt collections agency, direct courses of action regarding write-off , and debt collection action.
• Appropriately submits receivables to third-party debt collections agency as required.
• Submits receivables to the Department of Financial Services for write-off permission, while obtaining prior permission from program areas and management.
• Provides annual reports as required by Florida Statue, quarterly revenue summary report, and other reports as requested by management or outside parties.
• Monitors thef subsidiary records to ensure an accurate reflection of the accounts recivables to the Department.
• Ensures the subsidiary records are reflecting accurately the accrued revenues at year-end.
• Timely provides timely the Unverified Deposits report to the Financial Reporting Section at year-end.
• Develops, updates, and implements new and revised processes and procedures as needed for revenue collection and reconciliation of accounts including any modifications or updates to FLAIR or other accounting systems. It includes policies, procedures, and regulations to the members of the Revenue team.
• Ensures the FL PALM’s implementation tasks related to the Revenue Section are timely addressed. It includes but not limited to respond internal and external request, testing, training, and update of processes.
• Develops, implements and routinely monitors position descriptions and related performance standards for all section members to ensure they accomplish the Bureau of Finance and Accounting’s goals and objectives.
• Oversees the supervision of revenue and grants. Provides and coordinates training, plans workloads, workflows, deadlines, work objectives and time utilization for Revenue Section members in an effort to prevent errors and reconciliation issues. Guides and advises Revenue Section members on procedural processes in areas of responsibility. Assists Revenue Section memebers with resolution of problems by providing methodologies that are appropriate and which confirm to applicable regulations.

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.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be currently employed with the Florida Department of Corrections.
• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent and two (2) years of experience in revenue and accounting.

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. If you are interested in this position and meet the above indicated qualification and have the desired education, knowledge, and experience, please submit a State of Florida Application and resume through the People First system. If you experience problems applying on-line, please 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.