DEP COMPTROLLER, FINANCIAL ADMIN OFFICE - 48000126

Requisition No: 862625 

Agency: Department of Education

Working Title: DEP COMPTROLLER, FINANCIAL ADMIN OFFICE - 48000126

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 48000126 

Salary:  Salary Range:  $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 10/22/2025 

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Florida Department of Education

Division of Finance & Operations

Bureau of the Comptroller

Tallahassee Turlington Building

Deputy Comptroller, Financial Admin. Office (Select Exempt Service)

Salary Range:  $90,000.00 - $110,000.00

 

CANDIDATES ARE TYPICALLY HIRED AT THE MINIMUM SALARY

 

APPLICATION INFORMATION & HIRING REQUIREMENTS

 

Application Information:

• Your Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.
• Work History (in easy to review chronological order) Consists of:
  • Any position held by a State of Florida Agency
  • Any position held by a Florida University
  • All periods of employment from high school graduation
  • All periods of current or prior unemployment
  • Gaps 3 months or more must be accounted for*
  • Any Education
  • Any Volunteer Experience
  • Your resume and application must match

 

• *Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history. Your candidate profile will be converted to your official application.
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for reference checks or the contact information for your Human Resources office to verify current or former employment.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. 

 

Hiring Information and Requirements:

• The Bureau of Personnel Management reviews every application for prior State of Florida and Florida University work history in the People First system.

• If claiming Veteran’s Preference, the candidate MUST attach supporting documentation such as the DD214 and your VA Letter that reflects level of disability if applicable. Applicable to career service positions only.
• If claiming Right to First Interview, the candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions. Applicable to career service positions only.

 

 If you are missing any of the items above, your packet may be held up at the final review step.

 

NOTE: 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.

 

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

 

OFFICE CONTACT:

Tara Kent Jackson, OMC Manager

850-245-9118

 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Under the direction of the Chief Comptroller, this position plans, directs and controls all activities of the State and Federal Grants section and the Revenue Management section within the Bureau of the Comptroller. The State and Federal Grants’ section is responsible for maintaining the accounting and preparation of reports for federal and state grant programs, which consists of ensuring the accuracy and appropriateness of expenditures reported in the Cash Advance & Reporting of Disbursements System (CARDS) and the Florida Accounting Information Resource System (FLAIR) and ensures that the reporting of expenditures by the Local Educational Agencies is adequate for federal reporting.  The Revenue Management section maintains, controls, and performs balancing operations and monthly reconciliations to the State CFO ledgers. This posit