PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST - 43004231

Requisition No: 798752 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST - 43004231

Position Number: 43004231 

Salary:  $43,151.16 - $50,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 06/13/2023 

***OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY***

DIVISION: ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING 
BUREAU: STATE PAYROLLS   

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

SPECIAL NOTES: 

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including: 

For a more complete list of benefits, visit:  www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Five (5) years of FLAIR- Payroll related experience is required.

Preferences:

• Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR) experience.
• Auditing experience in an office setting.
• Experience in data analysis.
• Experience with wage garnishments.

The annual salary range for this position is $43,151.16 – 50,000.00.

 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:

Ability to coordinate activities required to process and audit all payrolls ensuring each payroll is processed in an accurate and timely manner; review fatal errors during payroll processing to determine if the payroll is processing within normal error tolerances; collect, evaluate, and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document work flow, and other activities; organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials; conduct fact-finding research; utilize problem-solving techniques; work independently; plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments; communicate effectively; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Independently conducts audits on all leave payouts with deferred compensation and beneficiary payments processed in BOSP.
• Monitors and audits all On-Demand Payment Request by State Agencies.  Independently conducts daily random audits of payments State Agencies are entering via the On Demand System in FLAIR-PYRL.
• Formulates solutions for agencies when they have questions/issues in reference to processing payments through FLAIR-PYRL.  
• Develop user training for agency personnel including preparation of training materials covering system re-engineering/enhancements, new programs and updated policies. 
• Audits all payrolls processed through The Bureau of State Payrolls

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.