PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST - 43004617 Date: Oct 16, 2024 The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforce\_operations/human\_resource\_management/for\_job\_applicants/e\_verify) . Requisition No: 839334 Agency: Financial Services Working Title: PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT SPECIALIST - 43004617 Pay Plan: Career Service Position Number: 43004617 Salary: $49,839.60 - $52,331.58 Posting Closing Date: 10/22/2024 Total Compensation Estimator Tool (https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/) *****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY***** DIVISION: ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING BUREAU: STATE PAYROLLS CITY: TALLAHASSEE COUNTY: LEON Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including: + Health insurance (over 90% employer paid) + $25,000 life insurance policy (100% employer paid) + Dental, vision and supplemental insurances + State of Florida retirement package + Generous vacation and sick leave + 9 paid holidays a year + 1 Personal Holiday each year + Career advancement opportunities + Tuition waiver for public college courses + Training opportunities + Flexible work schedules + Employee Assistance Program (EAP) For a more complete list of benefits, visitwww.mybenefits.myflorida.com SPECIAL NOTES: This advertisement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for up to 6 months. High School Diploma or equivalent isrequired. Preferences: + Two (2) years of professional payroll, accounting, and auditing experience in an office setting. + Experience with Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR). + Experience with Microsoft Suite specifically Excel. + Experience with Payroll/Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Forms such as W-2, W-2c, 941, 941x, W-4, and 1099. + Professional experience in compiling and analyzing fiscal data. + A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment. Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle. 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 and tax research skills. + Knowledge and proven abilities of accounting and auditing practices. + Knowledge of payroll/IRS forms such as 941, 941x, W-4, W-2, W-2c, and 1099. + Knowledge of personal computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications. + Ability to analyze and evaluate accounting systems. + Ability to review, analyze, and evaluate financial and operational data. + Ability to communicate with employees both individually and in staff meetings. + Ability to work independently. + Ability to communicate effectively. + Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: This is a professional accounting/auditing position requiring independent application of accounting and auditing concepts, principles, theory, and technical skills. Requires knowledge of federal taxation and reporting procedures, Florida Statutes, Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) memoranda, and Internal Revenue Code. Requires tax research skills involving employer and employee payroll tax reporting to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A working knowledge of mainframe and personal computer applications and an understanding of payroll/IRS reporting such as W-2, W-2C, W-4, 941, 941x, and 1099. If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. Location: TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399 Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee