FDC-PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST-70023502-CENTRAL OFFICE

Requisition No: 850900 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC-PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST-70023502-CENTRAL OFFICE

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70023502 

Salary:  $64,962.30 Annual Rate 

Posting Closing Date: 05/01/2025 

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***OPEN STATE EMPLOYEE ADVERTISEMENT***

Professional Accountant Specialist – 70023502

****STATE EMPLOYEE OPPORTUNITY ONLY – Must be currently employed with the State of Florida to be considered for this position.

This advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Central Office in Finance and Accounting.

Salary: $64,962.30 Annual Rate

SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PAY POLICY.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

This is a professional accounting position that is responsible for preparing, analyzing, and monitoring FLAIR financial data for financial reporting and reconciliation purposes.  Duties may include but will not be limited to the following:

• Assists with the completion of the Department’s monthly and fiscal year-end closing process.
• Performs various financial reporting and reconciliation activities during the year such as, but not limited to, reconciling FLAIR, reconciling cash receipts and disbursements to Central Accounting cash receipts and disbursements, reconciling property, reconciling, and confirming interfund and interagency transaction balances, monitoring the Trial Balance, and preparing the revolving fund quarterly reports.
• Assists with the preparation of the annual financial forms and supporting schedules for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the Department of Financial Services Statewide Financial Reporting requirements.
• Assists with the preparation of other financial or special reports as needed.
• Assists with setting up and maintaining the FLAIR accounting codes and employee vendor codes.
• Evaluates, analyzes, and determines appropriate FLAIR codes for effective and accurate reporting.
• Analyzes and interpret financial data to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Executes timely and appropriate corrective action to clear errors and reconciliation issues.
• Performs other related duties as required, including special projects.

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:

• Four (4) or more years of government accounting experience. Postsecondary education may substitute on a year-for-year bases for the required experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Three (3) or more years of experience preparing governmental financial statements.
• Two (2) or more years of FLAIR experience.
• Experience creating and/or maintaining the FLAIR Chart of Accounts codes.
• Experience creating accounting entries and reconciling financial information.
• Experience in Central/Departmental records reconciliation.
• Experience creating and/or State of Florida year-end processing 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. 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.

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.