Professional Accountant Specialist

Requisition No: 880481 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST - SES

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 70036803 

Salary:  $64,962.30 annually 

Posting Closing Date: 08/10/2026 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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ADVERTISING TITLE: Professional Accountant Specialist SES

This open state employee advertisement is for a Selected Exempt Service position located at Central Office in the Office of Finance and Accounting Department.

This position’s purpose is to Lead Quality Assurance to ensure accurate vendor payment audits and compliance while overseeing staff training and evaluations. Coordinates with Florida PALM for training and provides management with data analysis to drive process improvements.

This position requires on-site attendance at the FDC office in the area it serves; however, it becomes eligible for partial telework upon successful completion of full training.

JOB DUTIES: 

• Supervises the Quality Assurance section functions including post audits performed on vendor payments to include MFMP, Works, STMS, Contracts, Grants and FCO.  Supervises onboarding training and works with sections to create and conduct training as directed by supervisors. Monitors the Bureau’s Dashboards and payment compliance reports including but not limited to payment accuracy and prompt payment.  Supervises staff responsible for analyzing, monitoring, and producing reports on disbursement and accounting processes to include tasks such as: performing periodic review and analysis of operations to ascertain adequacy of internal controls and timely, accurate and adequate services; inspecting, reviewing, and examining activities for operational efficiency, compliance with statutes, administrative codes, procedures, and policies; devising and checking methods used to maintain records; preparing, analyzing, and presenting related monthly or quarterly reports; reviewing programs, services, forms and reports, and conferring with management and users to identify problems and improvements; recommending methods, techniques and procedures to improve operations.
• Coordination with Florida Palm liaisons to create PALM trainings and PALM job aids. Will also be responsible for conducting internal PALM trainings.
• Monitors workloads, workflows, deadlines, work objectives and time utilization with employees.  Guides and advises subordinates on procedural processes in areas of responsibility.  Assists staff with resolution of problems by providing methodologies that are appropriate, and which conform to applicable regulations.  Participates in the establishment of objectives and measures for accounting area.
• Evaluates employees through establishing evaluation criteria and responsibilities, meets with employees regularly to ensure the established criteria are met.  Communicates on a regular basis with employees both individually and in staff meetings. Counsel’s employees when necessary.   Trains employees in the proper procedures to be used in conjunction with the level of work to be performed.  Develop, implement, and routinely monitor position descriptions and related performance standards for all section staff to ensure that they accomplish the goals and objectives of this bureau.  Plan and routinely review staff workloads.  Motivates staff to improve the quality and quantity of work performed.
• Provide reports and data analysis to management on regular basis. Coordinate the updates for the Dashboard internal webpage to ensure information is current and relevant, create/update procedures regularly.
• Complete other special duties or projects as needed.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:

• • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be currently employed with the State of Florida
• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Must have seven (7) or more years of accounting, finance or any other business-related field experience.
• Postsecondary education may substitute for up to four (4) years of the required experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Operated in a supervisory position for a minimum of 2 years.

• Experience with Florida PALM.
• Experience with accounts payable/disbursements and MFMP/AOD experience.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form.

For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287.

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

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.