Professional Accountant

Requisition No: 875329 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT - 43001058

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43001058 

Salary:  $42,000.00 - $45,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 05/19/2026 

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*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****

CLASS TITLE: PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT

DIVISION: TREASURY

BUREAU: FUNDS MANAGEMENT

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

Requirements:

• Two (2) years of professional accounting experience with the State of Florida or two (2) years of private professional accounting experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.
• Two (2) years of experience maintaining and preparing accounting financial reports.
• Two (2) years of experience in analyzing and resolving exception items, discrepancy items, and or correcting items in an accounting and/or banking environment.

Preferences:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Two (2) years of customer service.

Minimum Qualifications for this position include the following REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of banking operations.
• Knowledge of and ability to use Word and Excel applications.
• Ability to prepare financial statements and reports.
• Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to an accounting system.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in a team structure.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to independently analyze and use problem solving techniques.

Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety. Please read below:

• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume”.
• Please include the names and phone numbers for the supervisor(s) and/or Human Resource Department for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills, and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. 
• Each field (address, city, and state, dates, phone numbers, etc.) should be completed. 
• Experience and/or degree requirements must be met at the time of application submission to be considered.
• Upon the selection of the top candidate, a current supervisory reference contact will be required.

SPECIAL NOTES:

This position is not eligible for telework. Applicant will be required to work in the Tallahassee Office located at 1801 Hermitage Blvd.

Due to the job duties of this position, the work hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

Interview will consist of: Oral interview questions and work samples. Work samples will be answered using Microsoft Word and Excel.

All responses to the qualifying questions for this job advertisement must be verifiable on your State of Florida employment application.

The first 15 days of each month and the end of each fiscal year (June 30th) are times when attendance is crucial.

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

The hiring range for this position is $42,000.00 - $45,000.00.

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:

1. Independently analyze, maintain, and reconcile Treasury bank accounts monthly to Florida PALM Ledgers, as a member of the Bank Reconciliations Team, by auditing and analyzing daily transactions, and preparing monthly reconciliation reports:
2. Answer inquiries related to the State of Florida disbursement warrants:
3. Receive warrant image requests from State Agencies, the Division’s Public Records Coordinator, and the Administrative Assistant II in the Director’s Office, who handles the Division’s requests from the Division’s website:
4. Analyze, research, and resolve outstanding items:
5. Assists in the auditing and processing of affidavits attesting to the non-benefit of payments and to misapplied payments:
6. Prepare a monthly cash summary workbook for Senior Professional Accountant position #43000319 to review before the report’s final submission.
7. Perform other tasks as directed within the Operations Section

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

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.