Requisition No: 845026 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: ACCOUNTANT III - 42004223

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42004223 

Salary:  $50,000.08 - $54,999.88 

Posting Closing Date: 01/23/2025 

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ACCOUNTANT III

 

 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

 

OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

 

***STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM OPPORTUNITY***
ONLY CURRENT STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM
EMPLOYEES WILL BE CONSIDERED. 

 

The headquarters for this position is in Leon County

 

Accountant III Duties:

 

Serves as Purchasing Card Liaison for the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE) and P-Card Liaison with the department’s P-Card Administrator.  Processes P-Card applications and coordinates P-Card training for OALE employees.  Serves as an approver for OALE, processing P-Card payments in the P-Card WORKS System ensuring that items are coded correctly. Coordinates follow-up activities for fraudulent use of employees’ P-Cards.  Provides information for lost or stolen P-Cards and submits reports as required. Provides guidance to users as to appropriate use of P-Cards and acceptable P-Card purchases.  Monitors all purchases to ensure they meet purchasing guidelines.  Responds to requests for documentation from the Bureau of Finance and Accounting.  Communicates changes in P-Card policy to cardholders.

 

Reconciles all vehicle card charges to items reported on the vehicle logs submitted by the card users and notifies the property section of any corrections.  Researches discrepancies between the vehicle logs and the fuel card payment system.  Analyzes all charges to ensure they are reported correctly and that all receipts are correct. 

 

Serves as OALE Travel Preparer and Approver. Responsible for electronically entering travel authorizations and vouchers submitted for (OALE) employees into the State Travel Management System (STMS).  Coordinates with Training Section to ensure that all travel authorizations are processed timely and correctly.  Enters all travel reimbursement vouchers into STMS in a timely manner. Researches outstanding trips and coordinates with travelers to ensure travel is submitted in a timely manner.  Coordinates training as system updates occur.  Serves as Travel Liaison with department’s Bureau of Finance and Accounting (BFA) Travel Section to ensure compliance with state and department rules and guidelines. 

 

Responsible for processing all unencumbered expenses transaction (TR51’s) in the department’s disbursements system (AIMS).  Serves as backup for submission of purchasing requisitions and processing of encumbered payments.

 

Responsible for compilation of financial information for entry into the Florida State-Owned Lands and Records Information System (FLSOLARIS) database.  Serves as backup to the OALE FLSOLARIS Liaison.

 

Serves as a member of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) – Support Function – Animal Response Team (ESF-17), which includes participating in state exercises and staffing the SEOC upon activation. 

 

Facilitates the deposit of OALE revenue checks received to BFA, reconciling transactions for accuracy.  Processes checks and money orders submitted directly to OALE.  Analyzes revenue reports to ensure that information is recorded correctly.   Communicates with BFA to resolve deposited revenue issues.

 

Assists the Director and Executive Staff with special assignments in the area of purchasing, policies and procedures, and contract management.  Responsible for analyzing and detecting specific management and administrative programmatic problems and recommending effective solutions to the Director, Fiscal Manager and/or other Executive Staff.  Much of this work is independent, analyzing, developing and assisting in the installation of improved managerial policies, practices, records, methods, procedures and organizational structures.  Prepares financial charts, graphs, and reports to be used in improving management and the fiscal operations of the organization.

 

Receives and responds to phone, mail and electronic inquiries pertaining to OALE fiscal matters.  Prepares requested reports and processes fiscal related correspondence.

 

Performs other related work as required. 

 

Minimum Qualifications:

 

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, finance or business administration; or a high school diploma or its equivalent, with Three (3) years of professional or nonprofessional accounting experience. This position requires you to possess a valid driver’s license.

 

Preference will be given to:

 

Those who have 3 years or more experience in processing and approving State of Florida purchasing card transactions in the Works database. Those who have 3 years or more experience in processing and approving travel requests and reimbursements in the State of Florida Statewide Travel Management System (STMS).

 

Selection Process - The OALE selection process takes approximately three to four months to complete.  Steps to complete the selection process include, but are not limited to:

 

A completed State of Florida Employment Application. A completed Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement Civilian Supplemental Application. Oral Review Board. Background Investigation. Fingerprinting. Drug Screening.

 

Salary - $50,000.08 - $54,999.88

 

Contact – Carol Richards at (850) 274-7068 or (850) 245-1324 or AgLaw.Recruitment@FDACS.gov with any questions or concerns.

Notes - If possible, please submit your application from a desktop or laptop computer.   Devices such as cellular phones and tablets have been known to cause errors when submitting an application.  Please be sure to review each answer as they cannot be changed once your application is submitted.

 

Information regarding the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE) may be found on the following website: https://www.fdacs.gov/Divisions-Offices/Agricultural-Law-Enforcement

 

Persons selected are generally hired at the minimum starting salary identified in the advertisement and salary increases are granted based upon appropriations as determined by the Florida Legislature.

 

***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.

 

 The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

 

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:

 

Annual and Sick Leave benefits; Nine paid holidays and one Personal holiday each year; State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision and other supplemental insurance options; Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please visit www.myfrs.com;) Flexible Spending Accounts; Tuition waivers; And more!

For a complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

For an estimate of the total compensation package for this position, please visit the “Total Compensation Estimator Tool” located above under the “Posting Closing Date.”

 

SPECIAL NOTES:

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 clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.