SENIOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT - 43004263

Requisition No: 870047 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: SENIOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT - 43004263

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43004263 

Salary:  $44,386.10 

Posting Closing Date: 02/26/2026 

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

CLASS TITLE: SENIOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT

DIVISION: ACCOUNTING & AUDITING

BUREAU: AUDITING

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

SPECIAL NOTES:

A high school diploma or equivalent is required.

Preferences:

• Four (4) years of professional experience in the areas of Accounts Receivable/Payable, State Disbursements and/or Auditing is preferred. A post-secondary degree from an accredited college or university may be used as an alternative for the years of preferred experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Experience with audits, analyzing and processing all types of disbursement transactions for compliance with applicable Florida Statutes, Administrative Rules, Attorney General Opinions, Chief Financial Officer/Comptroller’s Memoranda, and processing procedures related to auditing.
• Experience with audits, processes State agency vouchers and MyFloridaMarketPlace payment requests to ensure compliance with applicable State and Federal requirements including Florida Statutes, Attorney General Opinions, Florida Administrative Code, Chief Financial Officer memoranda, and processing procedures related to auditing.

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

The starting salary for this position will be $44,386.10.

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

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.

REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to understand, interpret and apply State & Federal laws, rules and regulations, policies and procedures. 
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to effectively communicate information verbally and in writing.
• Ability to independently plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

This position has responsibilities involving procedures adopted by the Department, Division, and Bureau. The procedures are part of the internal control structure used to provide reasonable assurance that objectives are met. This position shall use, comply with, and, if needed, improve these controls and procedures in the performance of duties within the Bureau of Auditing.

Audits and processes State agencies’ vouchers and MFMP payment requests to ensure compliance with all applicable State and Federal requirements including Florida Statutes, Attorney General Opinions, Florida Administrative Code, Chief Financial Officer memoranda, and processing procedures of the Bureau of Auditing.

Audits and processes State agencies’ journal transfers to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements of Florida Statutes, Attorney General Opinions, Florida Administrative Code, Chief Financial Officer memoranda, and processing procedures of the Bureau of Auditing.

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.