PROPERTY AND INSURANCE ACCOUNTANT - 55000675

Requisition No: 869107 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: PROPERTY AND INSURANCE ACCOUNTANT - 55000675

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55000675 

Salary:  $2,198.12 biweekly 

Posting Closing Date: 02/11/2026 

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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:  Ashley DuRant

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (850) 414-4868

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS:  Ashley.durant@dot.state.fl.us

HIRING SALARY RANGE:   $1,944.60 - $2,287.77/biweekly range

$50,559.61 - $59,481.89/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:

Property & Insurance Accountant

General Accounting Office

Office of Comptroller

Finance and Administration

This position tracks and records capitalized assets, assists with the annual physical inventory, and processes insurance claims to ensure that the Department’s assets are properly recorded in accordance with State policies and generally accepted accounting principles.

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

General Accounting Office

605 Suwannee St.

Tallahassee, FL 32399

Anticipated Salary:

$2,198.12 biweekly

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Maintains accurate financial reporting for all capitalized assets purchased by or physically located in assigned Central Office cost centers. Verify and analyze property accounting entries made in the Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR). Research and analyze transactions and prepare accounting entries required to adjust the trial balance for corrections involving FLAIR.

Coordinates the annual physical inventory process for assigned Districts/offices. This includes distribution of inventory equipment and reports, analysis and compilation of inventory data, reconciliation of final inventory packages, processing inventory-related forms, assisting with preparation of write-off documentation, and necessary property accounting entries.

Ensure that all fixed capital outlay projects that meet the capitalization threshold are recorded as construction work-in-progress (WIP) during the life of the project. Ensure that all capitalized assets are recorded appropriately at the end of the project. Reconcile expenditures for assigned Districts/offices to the FLAIR Property Subsystem and the Departmental Financial Management System (FM). Update the FLAIR Property Subsystem WIP totals monthly. Upon project completion, ensure appropriate building and insurance documentation is received and prepare necessary accounting entries to reclassify WIP totals to appropriate asset general ledger codes. Ensure balances recorded as WIP at year-end for assigned Districts/offices is accurate and that all WIP amounts reflect projects that are to be completed after July 1st of the next fiscal year.

Requests property insurance through the Property Insurance Trust Fund administered through the Department of Financial Services (DFS) for all new buildings acquired by assigned Districts/offices. Compile and submit claim documentation to DFS when losses occur and follow-up as necessary to ensure all claims are resolved. Work with Districts/offices to ensure timely submittal of all required claim documentation to ensure positive claim resolution.

Regularly monitors the property pending file in FLAIR and incomplete property record reports for assigned Districts/offices. Communicates corrective actions to assigned Districts/offices to ensure pending file records are accurately updated within a maximum of 60 days from pending date. Ensure that all property pending items for assigned Central Office cost centers are updated within 30 days of the pending date. Communicate corrective actions to ensure that all incomplete property records are corrected within 30 days from the review date.

Assists with all activities relating to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Project Worksheets (PW). This includes timely submittal of claim documentation to the Division of Emergency Management (DEM), monitoring the Public Assistance (PA) website at least monthly for tracking obligated PWs, compiling and completing Hurricane Insurance Spreadsheets to record status of claims resolutions from DFS and DEM, submitting the Request for Reimbursement for large projects, working with Districts/offices to obtain all required claim documentation, and assisting with FEMA Insurance Reconciliation and project close-out.

Assist in Quality Assurance Reviews for assigned Districts/offices.

Reports timely and accurate information to the Department of Management Services (DMS) for assigned insurance programs administered through their agency. Compile and submit claim documentation to DMS when losses occur and follow-up as necessary to ensure all claims are resolved.

Assists in the preparation and presentation for Property and Insurance meetings.

Performs other duties as assigned.

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

Knowledge of:

• Basic governmental accounting principles and concepts
• FLAIR

Skills in:

• Obtaining information from and entering information into electronic accounting systems
• Efficient and effective use of computer applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Verifying the completeness and accuracy of data per requirements set forth in policy, rules, and /or procedures

Ability to:

• Communicate clearly and effectively and convey ideas both verbally and in writing
• Effectively work with all levels of employees
• Organize, maintain, review, analyze, evaluate and report complex data
• Plan, organize, and conduct activities independently and with minimal supervision
• Coordinate, attend and participate in meetings and quality assurance reviews at various locations throughout the State
• Work effectively as a team member (teamwork, open-mindedness, and cooperative attitude)
• Multitask and be flexible with the assignment of duties
• Perform duties under pressure and time constraints
• Efficiently learn and apply new concepts
• Perform reconciliations and to research and resolve discrepancies
• Determine appropriate accounting entries for various types of property transactions

Licensure/Registration/Certification Requirements:

• None

Other Job-Related Requirements:

• None

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.  

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.