SENIOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT

Requisition No: 866073

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: SENIOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT - 43001132

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43001132

Salary: $42,561.57 - $45,000.00

Posting Closing Date: 12/16/2025

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

CLASS TITLE: SENIOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT

DIVISION: TREASURY

BUREAU: FUNDS MANAGEMENT

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

SPECIAL NOTES:

Requirement:

• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft 2007 Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Preferences:

• Two (2) years of professional accounting experience with the State of Florida.
• Two (2) or more years of accounting reconciliation experience.
• Two (2) or more years of experience in analyzing and resolving exception items, discrepancy items, and or correcting items in an accounting and/or banking environment.
• Two (2) years of banking experience.
• Two (2) or more years of experience dealing with the public and/or other state agencies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Economics and/or Finance.

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

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

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

The hiring range for this position is $ 42,561.57 - $ 45,000.00.

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

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

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.

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.

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 practices and procedures. Knowledge of the methods of data collection. Knowledge of and ability to use Word and Excel applications. Ability to prepare financial statements and reports. Ability to review, analyze and evaluate data. Ability to analyze and review accounting policies, principles, standards and procedures. Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records. Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to banking practices. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments. Ability to work independently. Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with agencies and vendors. Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in a team structure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

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.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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.