ACCOUNTANT III - 43000580 (Pending Reclassification)

Requisition No: 860388 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: ACCOUNTANT III - 43000580 (Pending Reclassification)

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43000580 

Salary:  $34,760.04 - $68,795.88 

Posting Closing Date: 09/25/2025 

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*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****
OFFICE OF FINANCE & BUDGET
BUREAU: FINANCIAL SERVICES 
CITY: TALLAHASSEE
COUNTY: LEON
SPECIAL NOTES:

High School diploma or its equivalent is required.

 

Preferences: 

• One (1) year of experience processing checks.
• Two (2) or more years of customer service experience.

 

The salary range for this position is $34,760.04 - $68,795.88.

 

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

 

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

 

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:

• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of methods of data collection
• Knowledge of spreadsheet applications.
• Skill in typing or in the use of keyboard-controlled data input devices.
• Ability to prepare process and maintain a variety of accounting records.
• Ability to analyze and interpret accounting data.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to an accounting program.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to review data for accuracy and completeness.
• Ability to sort data alphabetically, numerically, and categorically.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Ability to meet and maintain minimum production requirements for speed and accuracy.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to gather information needed to process accounting records
• Ability to identify problems
• Knowledge of clerical and administrative procedures and systems. 

 

Brief Description of Duties and Responsibilities:

 

• Responsible for timely and accurately opening and clocking in mail received in the Cashier’s Office. Mail is routinely received twice daily.  It is expected that morning mail will be processed that day, and that employee will strive to open and prep afternoon mail the same day or will lock materials in the safe to complete the next business day.
• Responsible for timely and accurately logging and distributing copies of Disbursement related checks received.
• Will timely and accurately perform verifications of the check/money order amounts received in the mail to the documents, coding, and bundling of applications by Divisions and other Requests for Service payments in preparation for processing in Cashier’s Office Deposit Automation system (CODA).
• Responsible for timely and accurately processing revenue payments for the agency divisions/offices, using CODA.
• Analyzes revenue financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries daily. If errors are identified, the incumbent will immediately correct in source system or seek supervisor assistance so that CODA and Bank files are accurately synced. 
• Timely and accurately scan deposits and electronically submit to bank using bank issued equipment.