FEDERAL PROJECT ACCOUNTANT - 55000725

Requisition No: 878293 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: FEDERAL PROJECT ACCOUNTANT - 55000725

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55000725 

Salary:  $48,779.78 - $63,126.78 

Posting Closing Date: 07/13/2026 

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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:  Tim Olsson

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:  (850) 414-4866

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS:  timothy.olsson@dot.state.fl.us

HIRING SALARY RANGE:   $1,876.15 - $2,427.95/biweekly range

$48,779.78 - $63,126.78/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 Project Accountant

Project Cost and Federal Projects Section

General Accounting Office

Office of Comptroller

Finance and Administration

This position ensures the Department accurately and timely draws federal funds from the Federal Highway Administration.  Timely draws ensure that funds are available for contractual obligations.

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:

General Accounting Office

Finance and Adminstration

605 Suwannee St.

Tallahassee, FL 32399

Anticipated Salary:

$2,207.23/biweekly

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Reviews, analyzes and reconciles direct/indirect and eligible/ineligible federal project expenditures and participating/nonparticipating costs for federal reimbursement through the weekly billing to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Ensures transportation project expenditures are in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars, Federal Transportation Acts, and other related federal laws and guidelines.

Apply agreements and create billing controls in Financial Management (FM) for assigned districts based on approved authorization requests from FHWA.

Assist with FHWA’s annual Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) review. Gather and label the

payment documentation and required contractual backup, complete and submit the forms by the required deadline and respond to any follow-up questions from FHWA as required.

Processes cost transfers for partial and full Advance Construction (AC) conversions as assigned during the weekly bill cycle. Apply agreements and create billing controls for the assigned AC conversions.

Quarterly verify and reconcile receipts to billings for Federal Assistance Listing grant numbers.

Regularly reviews and maintains the Federal Project Administration SharePoint site with statewide training materials for the weekly federal bill.

Undertakes special projects for the Department’s federal billing function. Assists in the preparation of various reports, monthly, quarterly, etc. Prepares and periodically updates the desk procedure for this position.

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

Knowledge of:

• Basic accounting and budgeting principles
• Microsoft Office

Skills in:

• Working and testing an accounting system
• Performing work that requires a high level of attention to detail

Ability to:

• Interpret, analyze and reconcile accounting data
• Understand and apply applicable rules, regulations and policies
• Prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records and reports
• Use sound judgment and work independently
• Work in a team environment with shared tasks and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Work timely and accurately under pressure and handle difficult situations
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Utilize problem-solving techniques and analyze processes for best practice methods

Minimum Qualifications:  Four years of work-related experience in an accounting or auditing 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.