Requisition No: 869268
Agency: Financial Services
Working Title: ASSISTANT CHIEF OF AUDITING - 43004835
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number: 43004835
Salary: $85,000.00
Posting Closing Date: 02/05/2026
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****INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****
DIVISION: ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING
BUREAU: AUDITING
CITY: TALLAHASSEE
COUNTY: LEON
SPECIAL NOTES:
A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Public Administration, or a closely related field is preferred.
Requirements:
This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.
The starting salary for this position is $85,000.00.
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:
Requires basic supervisory skills. The ability to plan, co-ordinate, and motivate employees in accomplishing the Bureau’s objectives. Knowledge of accounting principles, auditing procedures, laws and administrative rules. The ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing. The ability to analyze, comprehend and problem solve accounting and auditing issues. Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles and procedures. The ability to understand, interpret and apply laws, rules and authoritative pronouncements. The ability to write technical accounting and audit reports. The ability to plan, coordinate and execute Bureau resources in carrying out prescribed tasks.
OTHER KSAs (Incumbent may learn on job: Incumbent should possess and exhibit key elements of a leader, including exhibiting steadiness under pressure; displaying energy and determination, setting challenging goals, delegating and coordinating effectively, promoting innovation in achieving goals; setting example for team members, and dealing directly with challenges. The incumbent should also be able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with other Departmental managers, state managers, legislature, media, service recipients, and the public. The incumbent should be able to recruit, select and retain qualified team members, to match skills and abilities with job requirements, to appropriately assign work to staff, to appropriately evaluate staff and the work product of team members, to improve the technical skills of team members, and to actively share knowledge and mentor team members.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
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.
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