Senior Accountant

Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Tallahassee, Florida
Job Type: Salaried Full-Time
Job Number:
Office: OLS - Finance & Accounting
Opening Date: 06/16/2025

General Summary
THE WORK YOU WILL DO

This is professional work supporting the offices of the Florida Legislature and their employees with performing a variety of accounting duties and responsibilities. There is a particular focus on reviewing and processing Travel reimbursements and P-Card charges.
OUR ORGANIZATION
The Office of Legislative Services provides centralized administrative, management and support services to the Florida Senate, House of Representatives and other legislative offices. This position reports to the Accounting Program Manager in the Office of Finance and Accounting.
Examples of Work Performed

• Performs audits and processes travel reimbursement and travel vouchers
• Reviews and processes contract payments and other expenditures for several legislative entities
• Plans workloads, workflows, deadlines, work objectives, and time utilization with employees.
• Answers inquiries and provides technical assistance to Legislators and employees on accounting matters.
• Performs audits and processes payments for contracts, purchase orders, invoices, travel vouchers, and other documents.
• Ensures the smooth and timely processing of vouchers, invoices, and purchase orders submitted for payment.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records.
• Ability to analyze and interpret accounting data.
• Ability to understand and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to an accounting program.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
• Ability to use tact and exercise good judgement when interacting with Legislators and staff, other agencies, and the public.

• Ability and desire to provide excellent customer support.

Minimum Qualifications
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting and three years of professional accounting or auditing experience; or a master's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or possession of a Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) Certificate can substitute for one year of the required experience.
Professional or nonprofessional accounting or auditing experience can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required bachelor's degree; or any combination of this experience and up to 60 semester or 90 quarter hours of college education including two courses in accounting can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required bachelor's degree.
Working for the Florida Legislature includes a lucrative benefits package, including affordable health insurance options, free dental, long-term disability and employee life insurance, as well as competitive retirement. Employees have access to a college tuition waiver program, an employee assistance program, paid annual and sick leave, and paid holidays. Learn more below!

Health and Dental Insurance

Employees have a choice of participating in the State Self Insured Plan or a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) if available in the county of residence or employment (Standard and High Deductible Investor plans are available). Full-time employees pay $30 per month for family coverage or $8.34 per month for individual coverage. Part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work.

For dental insurance, the Legislature offers a PPO plan that offers choice of dentist and pays from 50 to 100 percent of usual, customary, and reasonable charges. There is a $1500 maximum benefit per plan year. The Legislature pays the total premium for full-time employees and part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work.

Leave Accrual Benefits

Annual Leave accrues as follows based on creditable state service:

Up to 5 years - 11 hours per month 5 to 10 years - 13 hours per month Over 10 years - 15 hours per month

Sick Leave accrues at 9 hours per month for all full-time employees.

Life and Disability Insurance

Group Term life Insurance with an accidental death and dismemberment benefit provides $25,000 coverage. The Legislature pays the total premium for full-time employees and part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work. For disability insurance, the Legislature offers a Group Long Term Disability Insurance Plan that provides a monthly benefit of 60 percent of covered monthly earnings after an elimination period of 360 days.

The Legislature pays the total premium.

Retirement

Participation in the Florida Retirement System is compulsory for all salaried staff, except certain re-employed retirees. New…