Job Description

Requisition No: 873395

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III - 60034557

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60034557

Salary: Anticipated Salary $55,000 - $60,000

Posting Closing Date: 04/09/2026

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GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT III
POSITION NUMBER 60034577

Career Service
Open Competitive
Anticipated Salary $55,000 - $60,000

and/or in accordance with the Florida Department of Children and Families salary policy.

THIS IS NOT A TELEWORK POSITION

About Us:The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

The Office of Revenue Management is under the Assistant Secretary for Administration located at DCF Headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida. The Office of Revenue Management is responsible for the funding analysis of DCF's Approved Operating and Budget plan, maintaining official revenue cash sheets and schedules, verification of budget amendment funding impacts, funding/assessment of policy impacting funding issues related to the Department's Legislative Budget Requests. This includes the application of Federal and State cost allocation principles coupled with coordination and communication of Federal Grant and Federal contract requirements with the various program offices.

The Trust Fund Unit is responsible for the preparation and maintaining the department’s nonoperating spend plan and projections, analyzes the nonoperating spend plan, and submits requests when deficits are anticipated. The unit also produces monthly financial and operational analyses such as the Revenue Health Reports, including data collection, validation, and report preparation for leadership. Additional responsibilities include preparing and maintaining the Department’s Schedule I and supporting documentation, conducting trust fund analyses, supporting the annual Approved Operating Budget (AOB) and Budget Amendments, and assisting with year‑end accruals such as the Service Charge to General Revenue, Unverified Deposits, Accounts Receivable Allowances, and Due To/Due Froms.

What you will do: This is a professional position performing highly responsible technical and operational analysis functions in the Office of Revenue Management within the Trust Fund Unit. The incumbent is expected to function independently with minimal supervision to perform complex tasks. This is a highly skilled position responsible for large projects that involve Department finances, budget and cash management which includes the implementation and the maintenance of an ongoing financial management function.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Specifically, the incumbent’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Trust fund analyses, schedules and supporting documentation
• Schedule I’s, to include various other schedules and supporting documentation
• Funding of the Department’s annual approved operating budget, amendments, etc.
• Revenue health reports
• Estimated revenues
• Assists in the preparation of year-end accruals
• Research and analysis of the State and Federal policies, rules, and laws.

Minimum RequirementsResponses to qualifying questions concerning education, experience, knowledge, skills and/or abilities for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided (candidate profile OR resume, if one is attached) through the electronic application process. Putting “see resume” does not substitute for completing all sections of the Candidate Profile. Candidates with incomplete candidate profiles may not receive employment consideration.

Education and/or Years of Experience

• Four years of professional experience in budget, finance, accounting, and/or business administration. A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline can substitute for the required experience; or
• Four years of experience conducting financial analysis and financial reporting; or
• Four years of experience with Florida budget and/or accounting processes, principles, and practices

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically proficient in Excel and Word.
• Knowledge of Budget and Forecasting techniques and methodologies.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Standards.
• Knowledge of cost allocation and cost allocation principles as required by the Federal Government.
• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of data collection and analysis.
• Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations.
• Ability to solve problems, document work and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices.
• Ability to organize data into logical formats for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with a vast array of individuals.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to plan and organize work assignments and delegate as required.
• Ability to conduct fact finding research, understand, and communicate rules, guidelines, and policies.
• Ability to formulate policies and procedures.
• Ability to work independently, solve problems, and make decisions.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR) System
• Legislative Appropriations System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem (LAS/PBS)
• Executive Office of the Governor Schedule I requirements
• State accounting principles and practices
• State appropriation process
• State budgetary requirements
• Financial Reporting

Where You Will Work:Tallahassee- Florida’s Capital City combines old world charm with a modern pace of life. As a mid-sized city in the heart of Florida’s Big Bend, Tallahassee is not only home to rolling hills, oak trees, and canopied roads, but also state government and two major state universities. The city boasts proximity to nearby beaches and popular tourist destinations. With no state income tax and a reasonable cost of living, Tallahassee, Florida is a great place to work regardless of where you find yourself on the career ladder. This position reports to DCF Headquarters located at The Centre of Tallahassee.

The primary working hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday -Friday, for a total of 40 hours per week in the office. This is not a work from home position.

This is a tobacco free environment.

About Department of Children and Families:

Mission: The mission of the Department of Children and Families is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Vision: We are a highly skilled workforce committed to empowering people with complex and varied needs to achieve the best outcomes for themselves and their families. In collaboration with community stakeholders, we will deliver world class and continuously improving service focused on providing the people we serve with the level and quality that we would demand and expect for our own families.

Values: A workforce that operates with integrity maintains loyalty to a code of ethics that requires the courage to take responsibility for providing the highest quality of service to the vulnerable. We are a solutions-focused learning organization built on a foundation of transparency in action and accountability of results. Both within the organization and among our stakeholders, we thrive in a culture of respect for diversity of opinion that is nurtured through open communication. High performing and committed, we are unified in our goal of excellence in achieving quality outcomes for those we serve.

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:

• No state income tax for residents of Florida;
• 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 click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

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

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.