ELECTRONIC TOLL ACCOUNTANT IV LEAD - 55014278

Requisition No: 879743 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: ELECTRONIC TOLL ACCOUNTANT IV LEAD - 55014278

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55014278 

Salary:  $61,472.26 - $72,320.30 

Posting Closing Date: 08/03/2026 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

806 / TOLLS FINANCIAL SERVICES

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

FULL-TIME

CONTACT PERSON: Deborah Freed

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:407-264-3830

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Deborah.Freed@dot.state.fl.us

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $2,781.55 /biweekly / $72,320.30 /annually

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:

Electronic Toll Accountant IV Lead / Turnpike Enterprise / Tolls Financial Services

This position will manage weekly and monthly financial processing for toll revenues, fees, interoperability settlements, parking activity, and payment card transactions, ensuring accurate reconciliations and proper approvals. It supports accounting controls, leads SunPass Accounting in the manager’s absence, responds to auditors, and assists with requirements gathering and testing for new projects. The position also monitors KPIs to ensure vendors and partners complete required reporting and reconciliations

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:

Turnpike Enterprise Mile Post 263, Bldg. 5315 Ocoee, FL 34761

Annual Salary:

$72,320.30 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Prepares and processes the weekly wire transfer for toll transactions and fees for all agencies.  Reviews and reconciles all revenue distribution reports received from customer account system and third-party vendor, prepares all book transfers, and submits all notifications to agencies and departments.  Prepares all book transfers for allocable fees and transponder sales.  Performs analysis of data to monitor trends and identify potential issues. 

Reviews weekly and monthly interoperability settlement reports.  Serves as backup to review and reconcile weekly interoperability reports with other governmental and private sector entities.  Serves as backup to prepare and process weekly and monthly wire transfers for current as well as future interoperability partners including preparing all book transfers and submitting all notifications to agencies and departments.

Reviews and reconciles customer account system reports for daily and weekly parking activity.   Reviews parking credits to ensure proper approval was received.  Prepares report of approved parking credits for weekly wire package and follows up with Commercial Back Office (CBO) third-party vendor to obtain missing approvals. 

Reconciles all monthly payment card invoices to back-office data to ensure accuracy.  Completes monthly reconciliation of payment card invoices and prepares payment card fee true-up for agency wires.  Reviews, analyzes, and finalizes monthly sales tax report for wire transfer. 

Assist the Accounting Manager in monitoring accounting controls of the customer account system and ensuring appropriate business rules and policies are being followed.  Leads all areas of SunPass Accounting in the Accounting Manager’s absence including monitoring staff and their deliverables.  Completes external auditors’ requests and answers questions concerning wire distribution reconciliations. 

Participates in requirement gathering meetings, identifies reporting requirements, and participates in testing for new projects, such as future interoperability partners and HUBS, system enhancements/change orders, unclaimed property reporting, write-off reporting, as well as other future projects that may occur which will impact the SunPass Accounting Department, reconciliation process and/or cash receipts. Monitors and tracks Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure CBO and third-party vendors complete all required work, reconciliations, and reporting. 

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

Knowledge of:

• Accounting principles, practices, and procedures in electronic toll collection.

Skills in:

• The use of applications such as accounting systems, spreadsheets, and word processing applications.

Ability to:

• Perform reconciliation and general ledger analysis.
• Prepare and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and reports.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of financial workpapers.
• Understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to an accounting program.
• Plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Perform duties under pressure and time constraints.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Work independently.
• Utilize problem-solving concepts and find solutions.
• Guide and direct State and consultant staff.

 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 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.  

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.