Accountant Iv Internal Agency

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Bureau of Finance and Accounting

• A high school diploma or its equivalent and four (4) years of professional or nonprofessional accounting experience.
• A bachelor's degree (4 years) from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, finance, or business administration.

EDUCATIONAL

NOTE:

Graduates using education attained in the United States to meet the minimum requirements must provide verification of the applicable degree. Foreign‑trained graduates must provide a credential evaluation from an approved agency.

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields must be filled out to determine qualifications.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

• Employee is expected to work overtime as required.

Position performs and applies accounting techniques such as the pre‑audit of invoice payments. Research accounting standards and Florida Statutes to ensure department transactions are recorded in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the Florida Statutes 215.422, Reference Guide for State Expenditures, for the timely payment of the department’s legal liabilities.

Position serves as approver/accountant for the department’s Purchasing Card Program “WORKS” by auditing, approving, and processing Purchasing Card charges. Responsible for monitoring and analyzing the workflow, comptroller returns, negative balances, batch error reports, and other items for the P‑Card section within the General Audit Section.

Audits and prepares journal vouchers for payment of department invoices. This process includes verifying existence of appropriate documentation, signatures, and account codes before processing through FLAIR.

Prepares and analyzes reports from P‑Card WORKS daily. Review, research, and complete entries for WORKS on the Batch Error Reports. Analyze the cause of negative balances created by P‑Card payments and notify management.

Position prepares journal transactions and coding sheets to input into FLAIR the appropriate accounting entries to make corrections resulting from reconciliation of expenditures with the Chief Financial Officer’s accounts, input errors and funding changes.

Position assists with recording FLAIR encumbrances daily on contracts, office, and field purchase orders, ensures purchase orders/contracts are closed out timely, and performs monthly reconciliations.

Performs other related duties as required or assigned.

• Skills with Purchasing Card Program “Works”.

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions.

For an estimate of the total compensation package for this position, please visit the “Total Compensation Estimator Tool.”

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  in advance.

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.

Eligible candidates will receive preference in employment. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes DD Form 214 and any other documentation required by Rule 55A‑7.

For assistance, call the People First Service Center at (877) 562‑7287 Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time.

Tallahassee, FL, 32301

Pursuant to Florida Law, 110.211

F. S., the State of Florida is an EEO employer.