Job Description

Requisition No: 871995

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR - SES - 43001060

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 43001060

Salary: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00

Posting Closing Date: 03/26/2026

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

CLASS TITLE: FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR

DIVISION: TREASURY

BUREAU: COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

Requirements:

• Two (2) years of work experience which involved reviewing and analyzing accounting data.
• One (1) or more years of supervisory, management, or leadership experience.

Preferences:

• Experience in applying laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Experience in contract management.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Finance, Business, Risk Management, or Accounting

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

• Knowledge of the methods of compiling and analyzing data, supervisory or administrative principles and practices, accounting or auditing principles and procedures, securities.
• Ability to: prepare statistical reports, understand, interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures, determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments, analyze workflow and implement changes, apply technical innovations to existing systems, communicate effectively, establish and maintain effective working relationships with others, supervise, manage, train, motivate and evaluate performance of assigned staff.
• Skilled in: Contract management.

SPECIAL NOTES:

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

This position is NOT eligible for teleworking. The selected candidate will be required to work in the Tallahassee Office located at 1801 Hermitage Blvd.

Interview will consist of: Oral interview questions and work sample.

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

This position is anticipated to be filled at a salary in the range of $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 annually (commensurate with experience).

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.

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.
• Upon the selection of the top candidate, a current supervisory reference contact will be required.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1. Performs oversight of the analysis of collateral deposited with or pledged to the State Treasurer by various regulated entities (insurance companies, financial institutions; etc.) and evaluates their acceptability pursuant to the Florida Statutes. Supervises the activity and operation associated with the processing of collateral transactions. Responsible for work of direct reports that perform market valuations of securities deposited/pledged and oversees notification process to regulate offices of deficient entities.
2. Drafts and evaluates procedures, forms, and systems utilized in managing collateral assets. Investigates internal controls and custody operations to determine adequacy or material weakness relative to the Bureau’s operation and collateral transactions. Submits recommendations for corrective measures and actions when determination of inadequacy or weakness is detected.
3. Evaluates direct reports through defining responsibilities, establishing performance standards and measurements, monitoring the employees’ performance, and meeting regularly with employees to ensure that performance criteria are met. Trains new personnel in the same or lower class. Incumbent has the authority to make recommendations regarding the hiring and firing of direct reports.
4. Trains staff in relation to the review of collateral pledged or deposited by financial institutions, insurance companies or other regulated entities to determine adequacy, quality standards and compliance with statutory requirements.
5. Serves as contract administrator on contracts for vendor service for security pricing services. Oversees supply purchasing, mail processing, and certain recordkeeping.
6. Serves as a liaison between this bureau, other agencies and regulated entities with regard to the protection of pledged assets. Serves as liaison between the bureau’s collateral custodians and entities that have pledged or deposited collateral.
7. Participates in policy decisions to improve the collateral transaction process to ensure the protection of the assets against loss. Prepares periodic and special purpose reports of collateral pledged to or deposited with the Bureau.
8. Performs related work as required in any work unit of the Bureau.

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.

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.