ACCOUNTANT IV

APPLICATION INFORMATION & HIRING REQUIREMENTS

Application Information:

• Your Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.
• Work History (in easy to review chronological order) consists of:
• Any position held by a State of Florida Agency
• Any position held by a Florida University
• All periods of employment from high school graduation
• All periods of current or prior unemployment
• Gaps 3 months or more must be accounted for*
• Any Education
• Your resume and application must match
• * Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history. Your candidate profile will be converted to your official application.
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for reference checks or the contact information for your Human Resources office to verify current or former employment.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.

Hiring Information and Requirements:

• The Bureau of Personnel Management reviews every application for prior State of Florida and Florida University work history in the People First system.
• If claiming Veteran’s Preference, the candidate must attach supporting documentation such as the DD214 and VA Disability letter, if applicable. Applicable to career service positions only.
• If claiming Right to First Interview, the candidate must attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions. Applicable to career service positions only.

If you are missing any of the items above, your packet may be held up at the final review step.

NOTE:

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.

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

This position is located within the Bureau of the Comptroller’s State and Federal Grants and Contracts Section. This position is independently responsible for creating a variety of accounting entries from cash receipts and disbursements, encumbrances and miscellaneous general accounting entries into Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR).

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide necessary assistance to the Auditor General and other State auditors in their review of Departmental accounting records.
• Review project and grant applications, plans and awards from Local Educational Agencies, Community Colleges, Universities and prime sponsors for accuracy of fiscal information and compliance with State laws and regulations.
• Review grants expenditure reports submitted by agencies for accuracy and compliance with approved budget and reporting requirements.
• Process encumbrance and disbursement entries into FLAIR on a daily basis.
• Provides daily consultation and assistance to management and staff in the management and operation of service programs and responsibilities.
• Consults with program supervisors and administrative staff to resolve programmatic, administrative and operational issues and problems.
• Collects and processes refunds owed to DOE for unspent state appropriated funds.
• Acts as liaison between the Department of Financial Services and DOE program areas to ensure prompt posting of payments to project recipients.

Required Licensure/Registration/Certification/Experience or

Education:

• Two years of professional experience working in Florida Accounting Information Resource System (FLAIR).
• Two years of professional experience with grant accounting.
• Experience using Excel.
• Experience performing complex reconciliations.

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