Finance & Accounting Director I - SES - 62000469

Requisition No: 860929 

Agency: Military Affairs

Working Title: Finance & Accounting Director I - SES - 62000469

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 62000469 

Salary:  Up to $107,000 

Posting Closing Date: 12/31/2025 

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FLORIDA STATE GUARD

*** OPEN COMPETITIVE***

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. on closing date

VACANCY # 62000469

 

WORK LOCATION: Tallahassee, Florida

 

ABOUT THE FLORIDA STATE GUARD (FSG)

The Florida State Guard serves Florida as a cornerstone of statewide crisis and emergency response. The mission of the Florida State Guard is to protect and preserve the life and property of the people of Florida from all threats to public safety through rapid deployment of ground, maritime, and air capabilities in partnership with state and local agencies. The Florida State Guard is a Division of the Florida Department of Military Affairs.

 

OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Dental, Vision and Supplemental Insurance     
• Retirement Benefits   
• Vacation and Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Opportunities for Career Advancement
• Tuition Waiver for Public College Courses
• Training Opportunities
• For benefit information available to State of Florida employees, go to http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

 

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

1. New employees of the Florida State Guard will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening.
2. New employees of the Florida State Guard are required to participate in a direct deposit/electronic transfer program. 
3. The Florida State Guard is paid on a monthly basis.
4. As a CANDIDATE, you may be required to provide documentation (i.e., High School Diploma or Equivalency, College Transcripts, ETC.) to verify meeting these Minimum Qualifications.

 

*NOTE*

To be considered for this position, application must be fully completed, your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process and clearly stated within the employment history.   

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A Master’s degree in Business Administration, with an undergraduate degree in either Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration, and five (5) years of professional experience in the business administration field in a mid to upper-level management position.
• Certified Public Accountant designation preferred.
• Demonstrated skills in managing governmental finance, accounting, or budget management of budgets up to $100 million.
• At least five (5) years of supervisory or management experience.
• Work at the Florida State Guard is cross-functional, meaning duties may cross division/office lines. The Florida State Guard expects this position to provide their skills and expertise wherever needed through work on teams or as directed.
• Minimal travel may be required.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage, oversee, communicate with, motivate, train, evaluate, plan, and direct the work of the agency’s Finance department, including direct supervision of the Budget Supervisor, Purchasing Analysts, Accountants, and Contract Administration Analyst. Incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate members or effectively recommend such action.
• Manage budget and purchase requests and direct, monitor, and report on expenditures of operational funds.
• Develop annual budget recommendations supplemented by data analysis and justification to support the agency’s near-term operational objectives. Produce monthly and quarterly assessments of the agency’s short-term fiscal outlook.
• Develop Long Range Budget Proposals supplemented by data analysis and justification to support the agency’s strategic objectives.
• Provide financial oversight of multi-year fixed construction and procure