LOCALLY FUNDED AGREEMENTS ACCOUNTANT - 55000365

Requisition No: 859484 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: LOCALLY FUNDED AGREEMENTS ACCOUNTANT - 55000365

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55000365 

Salary:  $44,344.09 - $57,386.47 

Posting Closing Date: 09/10/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

900 / General Accounting Office

ANTICIPATED VACANCY

CAREER SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON:  Morgan Harris

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:  (850) 414-4861

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS:  morgan.harris@dot.state.fl.us

HIRING SALARY RANGE:   $1,705.54 - $2,207.17/biweekly range

$44,344.09 - $57,386.47/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.

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:

Locally Funded Agreements Accountant

General Accounting Office

Office of the Comptroller

This position will manage assigned locally funded agreement financial provisions, calculate project costs and perform monthly draws.  Also will reconcile accounts receivable, invoice, record payments and assists in processing journal transfers.

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

Office of the Comptroller

605 Suwannee Street

Tallahassee, Florida

Anticipated Salary:

$2,006.52/biweekly

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Establish and manage assigned Locally Funded Agreement (LFA) accounts to ensure adherence to financial provisions of the agreement. Duties include, but are not limited to: timely calculating project costs and performing monthly draws from escrow, ensuring proper revenue allocation and processing cost transfers, maintaining adequate security balance in escrow to ensure funds on deposit are sufficient to cover costs, closing projects and processing refunds timely, coordinating with project managers to ensure project programming is appropriate, assisting with training district personnel on LF processes and procedures, and reviewing and updating the processing list.

Assist in reconciling receivable and other financial transactions between the department's Accounts Receivable Invoicing (ARI) system, the department's work program Financial Management system, the state's accounting system FLAIR, and escrow statements from the State Treasury.

Assist in reviewing LFAs and other financial agreements, establishing and maintaining payment schedules, and timely invoicing and collection of payments.

Assist in processing journal transfers, FLAIR accounting entries, and year-end financial reporting.

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

Knowledge of:

• Ability to interpret and apply accounting and auditing theory, standards, practices, and procedures.

Skills in:

• Balancing and reconciling accounts.
• Efficient and effective use of computer applications including Microsoft Office products.

Ability to:

• Organize, maintain, review, analyze, evaluate, and report financial data. 
• Communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Plan, organize and conduct work activities independently and with minimal supervisor.
• Exercise proper judgment.
• Work well with others.
• Perform duties under pressure and time constraints and meet deadlines.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Four years of work-related experience in an accounting or auditing 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.  

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.