PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT - 43001058

Requisition No: 875329 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT - 43001058

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43001058 

Salary:  $42,000.00 - $45,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 05/19/2026 

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*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****

CLASS TITLE: PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT

DIVISION: TREASURY

BUREAU: FUNDS MANAGEMENT

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

 

Requirements:

• Two (2) years of professional accounting experience with the State of Florida or two (2) years of private professional accounting experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.
• Two (2) years of experience maintaining and preparing accounting financial reports.
• Two (2) years of experience in analyzing and resolving exception items, discrepancy items, and or correcting items in an accounting and/or banking environment.

 

Preferences:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Two (2) years of customer service.

 

Minimum Qualifications for this position include the following REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of banking operations.
• Knowledge of and ability to use Word and Excel applications.
• Ability to prepare financial statements and reports.
• Ability to prepare and maintain a variety of accounting records.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to an accounting system.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in a team structure.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to independently analyze and use problem solving techniques.

 

Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety. Please read below:

• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume”.
• Please include the names and phone numbers for the supervisor(s) and/or Human Resource Department for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills, and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. 
• Each field (address, city, and state, dates, phone numbers, etc.) should be completed. 
• Experience and/or degree requirements must be met at the time of application submission to be considered.
• Upon the selection of the top candidate, a current supervisory reference contact will be required.

 

SPECIAL NOTES:

This position is not eligible for telework. Applicant will be required to work in the Tallahassee Office located at 1801 Hermitage Blvd.

 

Due to the job duties of this position, the work hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

 

Interview will consist of: Oral interview questions and work samples. Work samples will be answered using Microsoft Word and Excel.

 

All responses to the qualifying questions for this job advertisement must be verifiable on your State of Florida employment application.

 

The first 15 days of each month and the end of each fiscal year (June 30th) are times when attendance is crucial.