ACCOUNTANT I - 42001494

Requisition No: 853473 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: ACCOUNTANT I - 42001494

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42001494 

Salary:  $40,000.22 - $44,000.32 

Posting Closing Date: 06/19/2025 

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ACCOUNTANT I

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY

***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY***

 

CONTACT:  
           

Ron Ridgway; Phone: 352-395-4696; Email: Ronald.Ridgway@FDACS.gov

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, finance or business administration; or

One (1) year of professional or nonprofessional accounting experience.

Requires possession of a valid Class E driver license.

***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

• 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, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• 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.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Occasional travel is required.

NOTES:

Successful candidate must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

JOB DUTIES:

Processes payment of invoices by entering accurate payment information and accounting codes in the disbursements module, collects supporting documentation, verifies and audits to ensure proper payment information is scanned into Disbursements/Administrative Image Management System (AIMS). Maintains bookkeeping information on invoices and balances within posting log books. Researches current and past due invoices and resolves payment disputes with vendors as needed. Processes payments of advanced payment purchase orders and reimbursement other than travel expenses as needed.

Approves state purchasing card transactions for division P-card holders in the Department of Financial Services, Works P-card approval system.  Collects receipts and supporting documents and files P-card purchasing records.  Reconciles expenditure report monthly. Researches current and past due p-card transactions and resolves payment disputes with vendors as needed. Serves as a back-up to the division P-card Coordinator.

Assists in other Fiscal Office related functions including, but not limited to, logging in incoming revenue, processing expenditure transfers, preparing purchase order requisitions, switchboard reception, filing, processing customer refund, or as directed by supervisor.

Initiates and processes purchase orders in the AIMS contract module. Prepares and/or reviews purchase order documents from contract managers within the division and routes for division/department approval.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures.
• Ability to reconcile accounts and work with accounting spreadsheets.