FEDERAL BILLING SPECIALIST - 55000724

Requisition No: 882856 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: FEDERAL BILLING SPECIALIST - 55000724

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55000724 

Salary:  $56,731.81 - $73,417.63 

Posting Closing Date: 09/16/2026 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

900 / General Accounting Office

OPEN COMPETITIVE

CAREER SERVICE

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON:  Ashley Sheffield

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:  (850) 414-4866

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS:  ashley.sheffield@dot.state.fl.us

HIRING SALARY RANGE    $2,181.99 - $2,823.76/biweekly range

$56,731.81 - $73,417.63/annual range

Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system.

To ensure honesty and transparency, all applicants must provide their own work. Unless explicitly requested, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist with qualifying questions, work samples, or interviews is strictly prohibited, and any breach of this requirement will lead to the applicant being removed from consideration.

Candidates must be United States (U.S.) citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers.  Visa sponsorship is not available.

Our Mission

The mission of the Florida Department of Transportation is to provide a safe statewide transportation system that promotes the efficient movement of people and goods, supports the state’s economic competitiveness, prioritizes Florida’s environment and natural resources, and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the state’s communities.

Our Vision

As a OneFDOT team, we serve the people of Florida by providing a transportation network that is well planned, supports economic growth, and has the goal of being congestion and fatality free.

The Work You Will Do:

Federal Billing Specialist

Project Cos & Federal Projects Administration

General Accounting Office

Office of Comptroller

Assistant Secretary for Finance and Administration

This position ensures accurate billing to the federal government including appropriate project expenditures in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations.

The Difference You Will Make:

Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC: Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication. 

How You Will Grow:

FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development.  Through our agency’s learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses. 

Where You Will Work:

Office of the Comptroller

605 Suwannee St.

Tallahassee, Florida

Anticipated Biweekly Salary Range:  $2,662.75

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Conducts analyses related to federal reimbursement of eligible projects from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Leads and reconciles participating costs for federal reimbursement through the weekly current bills. Ensures eligible project expenditures are both correct and complete in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 23, 2 CFR 200 “The Super-circular” and other related federal and state laws and guidelines. Completes and reviews quarterly quality assurance reviews for the current bill and develops draft reports for internal and external customers.

Completes current federal bill report comments and justifications for all districts in the weekly federal bill. Reviews the weekly reconciliations reports and supports the federal project credit justifications for FHWA. Uploads the current bills to FMIS and requests current bills approval from FHWA. Completes the recording of the wire in Receipt Processing System (RPS) and notifies the Department of Financial Services (DFS) when large wires are expected.

Coordinates with both internal and external customers to process cost transfers for Advance Construction (AC) conversions. Reviews statewide manual and batch cost transfers considered in the weekly Federal Bill are correct and complete. Reviews and completes the weekly AC reports to allow the Cash Forecasting section to track the impacts to the Department's cash flows.

Analyzes and maintains federal billing support systems, programs and reports. Reviews credit billing and coding error corrections and/or FHWA justifications and coordinates transaction corrections with the District Federal Aid Coordinators or other Offices as needed. Provides statewide training and assistance to the internal and external Federal Bill customers on all reports, systems and processes.

Leads and coordinates regular current bill information requests and reviews from FHWA, the Florida Auditor General, the Department's Office of Inspector General. Including annual reporting for the Cash Management Improvement Act (CMIA) and the annual Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) reviews as needed.

Completes quarterly National Bridge Inspection (NBIS billing) and reviews other special projects to support the Department's federal billing function. Prepares the weekly Recap report, quarterly refund reports and other Federal Bill reports as needed. Prepare and periodically update the desk procedure for this position.

The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, practices and procedures
• Knowledge of computer accounting systems analysis or design
• Knowledge of techniques of systems analysis and design
• Knowledge of structured analysis techniques
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other PC based software
• Knowledge of process analysis concepts and flow-charting techniques.

Ability to:

• Ability to design systems logic and/or process information logically
• Ability to identify and define user task needs and/or conduct short- and long-range project planning studies
• Ability to prepare functional program specifications for technical accounting applications
• Ability to analyze and interpret computer related accounting data and resolve system production problems
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments
• Ability to accurately estimate time requirements for accounting system development projects
• Ability to communicate technical accounting information effectively to technical data processing personnel. Ability to work independently
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Four years of work-related experience in a business-related field or a college degree in a business-related field can be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS), unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES THE SERVICE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN TO OUR COUNTRY AND SUPPORTS THE HIRING OF RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS AND MILITARY SPOUSES.  If you are a preference-eligible applicant who receives notice of a hiring decision and believe that you were not afforded employment preference in accordance with applicable Florida law and regulation, you may file a written complaint within 60 calendar days from the date you receive the notice, requesting an investigation to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Division of Benefits and Assistance, 9500 Bay Pines Boulevard, Room 214, St. Petersburg, Florida 33708.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.  QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.  In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities.  Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided.  Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office at (850) 414-5300 for assistance.  

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.