Ops Accounting Clerk

Requisition No: 880515 

Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title: OPS ACCOUNTING CLERK - 76809928

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 76809928 

Salary:  $18.00/hr 

Posting Closing Date: 08/06/2026 

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Division of Administrative Services

Bureau of Accounting

*Other Personal Services (OPS) Opportunity*

This position works 29.5 hours per week

*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: Stephanie Cabrera, (850) 617-3153 stephaniecabrera@flhsmv.gov

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

• State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan* 
• Workers’ Compensation 
• Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) 
• Participation in certain State Group Insurance benefits (must meet eligibility requirements).
• Deferred Compensation 
• Employee Assistance Program 

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

If you're seeking employment with a meaningful mission, opportunities for skill growth and career advancement, competitive medical and life insurance, retirement benefits, ample vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, and educational assistance, consider building your career at FLHSMV!

Duties and Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to answering telephone inquiries for the bureau, filing and scanning documents, routing mail and correspondence, mailing warrants, assisting the bureau in developing and updating desk procedures, processing reimbursements in FLAIR, approving P-card transactions in Works, approving reimbursement travel expenses in STMS, and performing related reconciliation functions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Value customer service and understand the importance of responsiveness and timely follow-through.
• Portray a positive, respectful, and professional image to all regardless of situation or communication method.
• Be able to provide guidance that encourages collaboration and balances providing subject matter expertise with support for customer preference.
• Possess excellent active listening and adaptive communication skills to include the ability to convey information so that it is clearly understandable.
• Possess a strong work ethic and drive to move things forward under own initiative.  Approach work with a sense of commitment, urgency, flexibility, and personal accountability.
• Be able to effectively manage a busy workload, be productive in an environment with regular interruptions, and meet designated timeframes without compromising attention to detail or customer service.
• Be solutions oriented with the ability to use critical thinking, judgement, and discretion to make sound decisions and effective recommendations.

Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with the following:

• Clerical experience (filing, typing, preparing, and maintaining records and/or reports).
• Experience writing and updating desk procedures.

Notes

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

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.
• OPS employees at FLHSMV are paid biweekly.  All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes.

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.