Job Description

Requisition No: 873991

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: GOVERNMENT ANALYST II - 43000737

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43000737

Salary: $62,000.00

Posting Closing Date: 04/29/2026

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

DIVISION: STATE FIRE MARSHAL

BUREAU: DIRECTOR’S OFFICE

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
• Nine (9) paid holidays a year

• One (1) Personal Holiday each year
• Career advancement opportunities
• Tuition waiver for public college courses
• Training opportunities
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (if eligible)

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

SPECIAL NOTES:

Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Four (4) years of professional or nonprofessional statistical experience. An associate degree from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of professional or nonprofessional statistical experience may be used as an alternative for the required years of experience.
• Two (2) years as an expert in the use of Microsoft Excel, ESRI software, Sequel and or PowerBi software and Python.
• Two (2) years as an expert in the use of relational databases, WORD and Publisher or related software.
• Valid driver’s license.

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

• Ability to manage State Fire Marshal databases.
• Ability to create reports and dashboards within State Fire Marshal databases.
• Ability to create data reports from State Fire Marshal Databases.
• Ability to organize data into logical formats to create reports and dashboards.
• Ability to prepare charts, graphs, diagrams, and other pictorial representations of data.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues and perform complex problem analysis.
• Ability to read and evaluate materials submitted for publication.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable Rules, Regulations, Policies, and Procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to review data for accuracy.
• Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow and other activities relating to the improvement of management practices.
• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, dashboards, documents and other written materials.
• Ability to conduct fact finding research and to utilize problem solving techniques.
• Ability to collect, compile, summarize and analyze statistical data using established statistical methodology.
• Ability to train other users and write training guides.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and creating spreadsheets.
• Knowledge of methods of data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of the terminology and principles of statistics.

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

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

This position will be filled at the annual salary of $62,000.00.

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.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Collect, research, evaluate, and analyze data in the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS). Review Florida Fire Incident data for completeness and accuracy. Perform complex review and evaluation using Tableau to build reports for special projects and other analysis as requested. Prepare presentations. Pull data to develop recurring or one-time reports. Locate and correct errors in reports. Prepare written reports to highlight changes in statistical measures that require attention/action by management; identify data discrepancies and/or anomalies in all State Fire Marshal reporting systems requiring reconciliation by staff. Develop and evaluate performance measures and metrics, and coordinate with respective managers to obtain the appropriate corrective actions. Evaluate narrative and graphical reports containing fire data and relay the necessary changes to authors. Perform comparative analyses of statistical reports to determine variance or reliability. Train others on how to use and create reports. Conduct the compilation, analysis, tracking and reporting of statistical data related to all Division-wide analysis projects and programs. Maintain databases, spreadsheets, and other tools used in data analysis. Analyze statistical research for impact on planning goals. Translate and explain the fire incident data and how it could be used by the State Fire Marshal leadership. Act as the liaison with Office of Information Technology to create reports and schedule transfer of data from State Fire Marshal databases. Prepare analytical reports and graphic presentations for State Fire Marshal’s Annual Report publications and for data requests from customers and other internal or external sources. Design and/or debug computer programs and manipulate data in order to generate automated statistical reports. Identify relevant data in preparing analytical and graphical reports from multiple database systems. Design and conduct statistical surveys and collect and/or coordinate collection of statistical survey data. Edit and monitor data files. Provide expertise in interpreting statistical data. Conduct descriptive research to forecast future trends in SFM data.

Acts as Federal Fire Database Liaison and State Fire Data Repository Manager.

Performs other related duties as required.

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.

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.