Professional Accountant Specialist
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Accounting
Financial Analyst, Accounting & Finance, Financial Reporting
Location: Tallahassee
Requisition No:870815
Agency:
Financial Services
Working Title:
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST -
Pay Plan:
Career Service
Position Number:
Salary: $49,839.59
Posting Closing Date: 03/03/2026
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STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
CLASS
TITLE:
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST
DIVISION: ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING
BUREAU: VENDOR RELATIONS
CITY: TALLAHASSEE
COUNTY: LEON
Special Notes:This is an employment opportunity for current employees within the State Personnel System.
Requirements:- High School diploma or its equivalent.
- Two (2) years’ minimum of customer service experience.
- Two (2) years minimum experience interpreting laws, rules, and/or policies.
- Two (2) years’ minimum experience with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel.
- Two (2) years’ minimum experience performing accounting/auditing related duties.
- Experience with State Disbursements.
- Experience reviewing and documenting system processes or procedures.
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is preferred.
Minimum Qualifications for this position include the following REQUIRED ENTRY LEVELKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures.
- Knowledge of the methods of data collection.
- Ability to prepare and maintain documents and spreadsheets utilizing office productivity software.
- Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records.
- Ability to implement accounting systems.
- Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records.
- Ability to analyze and interpret accounting data.
- Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to an accounting program.
- Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.
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.
Brief Description of Duties:The performance of the position’s duties requires the following: a working knowledge of accounting principles, including the execution of complex accounting tasks and the analysis of financial records and reports for the Vendor Management Section; working with complex Personal Computer and mainframe computer systems.
This position is responsible for activities related to Vendor Ombudsman Duties pursuant to section (s.) 215.422(7), Florida Statutes (F.S.). This includes Vendor Outreach activities that includes training, forums and other forms of communication, responding to and researching inquiries (i.e. Late payments, agency contact information, general questions) from internal and external customers (i.e. State agencies, vendors, contractors, and clients); calculating and posting Quarterly Judgment Interest Rates pursuant to s.
55.03, F.S. and Chapter 69I-25, Florida Administrative Code; analyzing Monthly and Quarterly Prompt Payment reports pursuant to s. 215.422, F.S. and Chapter 69I-24, Florida Administrative Codes (FAC) that includes Aged Interest Penalty Report, Deleted Interest Penalty Report and analyzing Quarterly Prompt Payment Report.
This position is responsible:
- For auditing agency disbursement transactions for compliance with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations and Department of Financial Services (DFS) policies.
- Verifying daily warrant production control logs, assisting with weekly warrant inventory, maintaining agency courier information, assisting with blank warrant deliveries, and assisting with blank warrant transfers from Transmittal to Production Control.
- Reviewing and approving Duplicate and Forgery Affidavits; and distributing duplicate warrants to agency couriers.
- Assisting in documenting current processes and…
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