SENIOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT - 76000264

Requisition No: 851663 

Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title: SENIOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT - 76000264

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 76000264 

Salary:  $42,000.00 - $44,000.04 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/11/2025 

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Division of Administrative Services

Bureau of Accounting

Career Service (CS) Opportunity

*Open Competitive Advertisement

To be considered for this position, applicant responses to qualifying questions must be clearly stated within the employment history.  Software systems, actual work experience, and years of employment must be clearly defined, or the application may not be considered for the position.  

Contact Person: Tianna Teate, (850) 617-3158

The Organization

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education, and enforcement. With a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees throughout the state, the Department is leading the way to A Safer Florida through the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles, and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol.

Our Benefits include

• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual and Sick Leave Package
• Nine Paid Holidays
• State Health and Life Insurance
• Educational Benefits
• Contributory Retirement Plan

To learn more about FLHSMV and why it’s a great place to work, visit our website at: flhsmv.gov/careers. 

Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior Professional Accountant position is within the Financial Accounting and Fixed Assets section of the Bureau of Accounting and is responsible for performing a wide variety of accounting and reconciliation functions. The incumbent will be responsible for monitoring and reconciling all agency revolving funds; monitoring and reconciling bank cash balances in Florida PALM; maintaining the financial quality control and assurances in the prevention and detection of any financial inconsistencies with statutes, guidelines, and/or policies; reviewing and developing processes to monitor the accountability of all revolving fund revenue collected and distributed by the agency; coordinating with management to ensure proper controls are in place; and evaluating reports and agency business systems for accuracy.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of State of Florida accounting policies and procedures.
• Skill in accounting and banking principles and practices.
• Skill in reconciling financial data, balancing financial accounts, and comparing records to determine whether the figures are accurate and in agreement.
• Ability to use analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Detail oriented with the ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
• Skill in Microsoft Office applications including Access, Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Skill in using formulas in excel and queries in Access.
• Ability to use sound judgment to identify problems, generate and evaluate alternative solutions, and make recommendations.
• Self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage completing deadlines.
• Skill in communicating effectively with internal and external customers, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work well independently yet works cohesively within the section to maintain internal control measures.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to candidates with the following:

• Experience with reconciliation and banking fundamentals.
• Experience with accounting and financial data.
• High attention to detail.
• Microsoft Office applications include Access, Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Experience using PALM for Revenue reporting. 

General Information

• The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment and/or oral interview.
• Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the FBI.  Fingerprints and associated information/biometrics will be retained in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and fingerprints may continue to be compared against fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
• FLHSMV employees are paid once a month on the last workday of each month.  All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes.  

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.