Requisition No: 869774
Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services
Working Title: ACCOUNTANT IV - 42000049
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 42000049
Salary: $45,000.27 - $47,250.32
Posting Closing Date: 02/12/2026
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ACCOUNTANT IV
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION
BUREAU OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY***
CONTACT
Pamela Swiger, 850-617-7256
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Four (4) years of professional or nonprofessional accounting experience; or
A bachelor's degree (4 years) from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, finance, or business administration.
EDUCATIONAL NOTE: Graduates utilizing education attained in the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position will not be appointed until verification of the applicable degree has been obtained.Foreign trained graduates utilizing a degree attained outside of the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position must be prepared to provide a copy of a credential evaluation conducted by an Approved Credential Evaluation Agency. A list of approved agencies can be viewed at “Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies, Florida Department of Education.” Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies (fldoe.org)
***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***
To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Employee is expected to work overtime as required.
Occasional travel required.
NOTES:
To maintain fairness and integrity, applicants are required to provide honest and authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and selection process. Applicants must rely on their own personal knowledge, thoughts, and impressions. A candidate’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews will be taken into consideration when determining qualification for the position.
Successful applicant must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.
JOB DUTIES
Position performs and applies accounting techniques such as the pre-audit of invoice payments. Research accounting standards and Florida Statutes to ensure department transactions are recorded in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the Florida Statutes 215.422, Reference Guide for State Expenditures, for the timely payment of the department’s legal liabilities.
Position serves as approver/accountant for the department’s Purchasing Card Program “WORKS” by auditing, approving, and processing Purchasing Card charges. Responsible for monitoring and analyzing the workflow, comptroller returns, negative balances, batch error reports, and other items for the P-Card section within the General Audit Section.
Audits and prepares journal vouchers for payment of department invoices. This process includes verifying existence of appropriate documentation, signatures, and account codes before processing through FLAIR.
Prepares and analyzes reports from P-Card WORKS daily. Review, research, and complete entries for WORKS on the Batch Error Reports. Analyze the cause of negative balances created by PCard payments and notify management.
Position prepares journal transactions and coding sheets to input into FLAIR the appropriate accounting entries to make corrections resulting from reconciliation of expenditures with the Chief Financial Officer’s accounts, input errors and funding changes.
Position assists with recording FLAIR encumbrances daily on contracts, office, and field purchase orders, ensures purchase orders/contracts are closed out timely, and performs monthly reconciliations.
Performs other related duties as required or assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
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:
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.
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