FINANCIAL BUSINESS ANALYST - 55000666

Requisition No: 866398 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: FINANCIAL BUSINESS ANALYST - 55000666

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55000666 

Salary:  $71,973.07-$93,141.62 

Posting Closing Date: 12/26/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

913 / Office of the Comptroller

OPEN COMPETITIVE/ ANTICIPATED VACANCY/ PENDING CLASSIFICATION UPDATE

CAREER SERVICE

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON: Brian Boyd

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (850) 414-4977

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Brian.Boyd@dot.state.fl.us         

ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY HIRING SALARY: $ 3,256.70

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.

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:

FINANCIAL BUSINESS ANALYST-Business Systems Support Office

This position will play a critical role in advancing the mission of the Office of the Comptroller by combining technical expertise with business acumen to optimize financial operations. They serve as strategic partners, ensuring that financial business processes are efficient, accurate, and aligned with organizational goals.

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:

Florida Department of Transportation

Office of the Comptroller

605 Suwannee St

Tallahassee, FL 32399

Annual Salary Range:

$ 71,973.07 - $ 93,141.62

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Creates and maintains a business process catalog for all critical financial processes within the office of the comptroller (OOC).  Works closely with staff from OOC to refine and update these processes to leverage technology to add automation and efficiency to these business processes.  When new technology is introduced, this person will be responsible for documenting new “to be” business processes and working with business users to perform gap analysis between the current state and to be business processes.  This analyst will leverage the results of that gap analysis to help inform requirements for technology related initiatives that impact OOC.

Serves as a subject matter expert on the use and operation of current applications used by staff within OOC or by staff throughout the department for applications supported by the Business Systems Support Office (BSSO).  This will include the creation and updating of system documentation.  It also includes answering end user questions related to applications, providing hands-on support and training as necessary.    

Actively participate in the development of status reports, responses to inquiries from oversight organizations, and justification for budget requests for BSSO projects. Conduct research and analysis for the development and implementation of these initiatives and projects. Develop work plans to prioritize, plan, assign tasks and monitor completion of tasks. Coordinate activities, monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes for assigned efforts. 

Works with OOC end users and BSSO developers to draft user stories and requirements for any proposed system enhancements, new automation jobs, or new reports.  Serve as SCRUM master for BSSO development initiatives. Creates basic data queries and reports to provide necessary information to accountants and analysts. Acts as liaison between BSSO and other FDOT offices such as Information Technology and the Work Program office.  Also acts as liaison to external organizations such as the Department of Financial Services and Federal Highway Administration.

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

Knowledge of:

• Knowledge of advanced reporting and business intelligence tools such as Power BI. 
• Knowledge of financial software such as ERP.
• Knowledge of practices, theories and principles of finance and governmental accounting.
• Knowledge of financial planning principles.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Personal Computer (PC) applications, Department policies and procedures, accounting, and budgeting systems.

Skills in:

• Skilled in both written and verbal communication.
• Skilled presenting for both small and medium sized audiences.
• Skilled working as a part of a cross-functional team.

Ability to:

• Ability to provide administrative and technical guidance in the development and preparation of system requirements and user stories.
• Ability to develop business process documentation leveraging tools such as MS Visio or SmartDraw.
• Ability to research and interpret relevant regulations guidelines, and statutes regarding procurement and accounting procedures.
• Ability to review fiscal data for accuracy.
• Ability to write basic data queries leveraging Structured Query Language (SQL) or demonstrate the technical acumen to learn data queries.
• Ability to learn the functionality of an unfamiliar financial application and train others to use that application. 
• Ability to analyze, interpret and report accounting and financial performance data.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. 
• Ability to direct joint activities with other Department units and other government entities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Four years of professional accounting, auditing, or management information systems’ experience. Post-secondary education can substitute on a year for year basis.

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.  

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.