PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST - 43004032
Date: Oct 8, 2024
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Requisition No: 839030
*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****
DIVISION: ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING
BUREAU: STATE PAYROLLS
CITY: TALLAHASSEE
COUNTY: LEON
This advertisement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for up to 6 months.
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
- Health insurance (over 90% employer paid)
- $25,000 life insurance policy (100% employer paid)
- Dental, vision and supplemental insurances
- State of Florida retirement package
- Generous vacation and sick leave
- 9 paid holidays a year
- 1 Personal Holiday each year
- Tuition waiver for public college courses
High School diploma or its equivalent is required.
Preferences:
- Four (4) years of professional payroll, or accounting and auditing experience or a bachelor’s degree which may substitute.
- Payroll and accounting experience.
- Analyzing payroll related reports.
- Compiling and analyzing fiscal data.
- Two (2) or more years performing accounting/payroll related duties.
- Experience with Florida Accounting Information Resource.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite specifically Excel.
This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.
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.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Knowledge and experience in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to analyze information and recommend solutions or actions for consideration based on that analysis.
- Ability to prepare written documentation in preparation of or as a result of meetings, research, discussion.
- Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to management analysis activities.
- Organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials.
- Conduct fact-finding research.
- Utilize problem-solving techniques.
- Work independently.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
- Analyze, improve, maintain management capabilities and operational procedures related to the employee payroll record.
- Assist agencies processing salary overpayment refunds, online and manually, and auditing salary overpayments submitted to collection vendors.
- Assist state agencies and the Bureau of State Payrolls with adjusting payroll records to ensure files are accurate for W-2 production.
- Research problems presented by operations personnel and agencies.
- Serve as coordinator for the Consolidated Vendor website including assisting vendors with obtaining access and resolving problems.
- Review access to Payroll, Consolidated Miscellaneous Deduction Vendor and Tuition Waiver systems, and assist with access problems.
- Assist with testing payroll system changes.
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.
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.
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