PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST - 43000304

Requisition No: 848408 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST - 43000304

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43000304 

Salary:  $50,000.00 - $54,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 03/25/2025 

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*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****

DIVISION: TREASURY

BUREAU: FUNDS MANAGEMENT

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

SPECIAL NOTES:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance and/or Business Administration is preferred.

Requirements:

• Two (2) years of professional accounting experience with the State of Florida.
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft 2007 Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Additional preferences:

• Experience with FLAIR, ACH Payments, Credit Cards and Wire Transfer transactions from the State Agency side of the transaction. 
• Two (2) years of customer service experience dealing with the public and/or other state agencies.
• Two (2) years of banking experience.

The first 15 days of each month and the end of each fiscal year (June 30th) are times when attendance is crucial. 

Interview with consist of oral questions and possibly a work sample.

The anticipated salary for this position will be between $50,000.00 and $54,000.00. The salary may be commensurate with experience.

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

Minimum Qualifications for this position include the following REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of methods of data collection and analysis. Knowledge of basic management principles and practices. Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices. Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials. Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques. Ability to work independently. Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to operational and management analysis activities. Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

1. Review and analyze wire transfer warrants presented by agencies that require immediate payment of funds. These transactions are completed when appropriate warrants are presented, and templates are utilized that have been established in compliance with the funds transfer controls developed in the policies of the Division of Treasury and procedures developed in the Bureau of Funds Management.

2. Coordinate banking activities for state agencies participating in the statewide Consolidated Revolving Account.

3. Review, analyze and balance debit memos for EFT Returns (ACH, Credit Card) charged back to the Treasury Concentration Account within 3 days of the bank date.

4. Serve as an integral team member of the Cash Management Section to provide back up for the various duties within the Section.

5. Analyze and assist agencies in resolving unidentified EFT transactions and assist in the implementation of new ACH deposits into the agencies’ sub-accounts in the Treasury Concentration Account

6. Review, analyze and balance debit memos for foreign item returns charged back to the Treasury within 3 days of receiving the mailed original.

7. Perform other tasks as directed within the Cash Management Section,

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

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.