FDC-PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST -70024836-CENTRAL OFFICE Date: Oct 24, 2024 The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforceoperations/humanresourcemanagement/forjobapplicants/everify) .Requisition No: 839921 Agency: Department of CorrectionsWorking Title: FDC-PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST -70024836-CENTRAL OFFICEPay Plan: Career ServicePosition Number: 70024836 Salary: $54,705.30 Annually Posting Closing Date: 10/31/2024 Total Compensation Estimator Tool (https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/) OPEN COMPETITIVE ADVERTISEMENT Professional Accountant Specialist – 70024836 This advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Central Office in Finance and Accounting. Salary: $54,705.30 Annually SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PAY POLICY. SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position is responsible for analyzing and monitoring the Bureau of Finance and Accounting’s disbursements and accounting processes and related accounting activities, in addition to providing guidance to F&A staff and post audit reports to F&A management. This position acts as a lead accountant under the Quality Assurance Section.
This position is responsible for analyzing, monitoring, and producing reports on disbursement and accounting processes. This includes 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.
Develop, maintain, and deploy an effective quality assurance review program on disbursement and accounting activities. This includes tasks such as: assessing quality of products and services; developing an effective quality examination program; determining scope of audit necessary for evaluating soundness, adequacy and application of controls; collecting pertinent data for determining adequacy of and compliance with management policies, systems directives and procedures; performing audit steps to include report analysis, source data examination and tests to detect inadequate controls and unusual or significant trends; ensuring adequate separation of duties; establishing audit files and preparing work papers in sufficient detail to reveal nature and extent of work performed and to substantiate findings and recommendations; and delivering audit findings to management by means of spreadsheets, reports, surveys, analysis and briefings.
Specific duties are:
Conduct monthly post audits on a sample of vendor payments to include MFMP, Works, STMS, Contracts, and FLAIR invoices.
Conducts training for new staff in Accounts Payable and Disaster Recovery sections.
Coordination with Florida Palm liaisons to create PALM trainings, and PALM job aids. Will also be responsible for conducting internal PALM trainings.
Assist in managing the Bureau’s procedures, working with the units to update or create procedures.
Assist with agency designated projects as directed by supervisors.
Work with sections to create and conduct training as directed by supervisors.
Assist in responding to DFS Post Audit and Duplicate Payment inquiries.
Analyze data and create management reports for review and audit purposes.
Create and manage the Bureau’s compliance dashboards.
Monitor and posts payment compliance reports.
Performs other duties as required.
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.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.
High School Diploma or its equivalent and two (2) years of experience in accounting, auditing, or finance OR a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting. Mathematics, or business administration and one (1) year of experience in accounting, auditing, or computer systems analysis involves accounting auditing data.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience with accounts payable/disbursement.
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. If you are interested in this position and meet the above indicated qualification and have the desired education, knowledge, and experience, please submit a State of Florida Application and resume through the People First system. If you experience problems applying on-line, please call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
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 clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. Location: TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32301 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32316 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32304 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32310 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32309 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32308 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32312 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32311 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32302 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32305 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32317 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32303 Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee