Requisition No: 869107
Agency: Department of Transportation
Working Title: PROPERTY AND INSURANCE ACCOUNTANT - 55000675
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 55000675
Salary: $2,198.12 biweekly
Posting Closing Date: 02/11/2026
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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION
900 / General Accounting Office
OPEN COMPETITIVE
CAREER SERVICE
FULL-TIME
CONTACT PERSON: Ashley DuRant
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (850) 414-4868
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Ashley.durant@dot.state.fl.us
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $1,944.60 - $2,287.77/biweekly range
$50,559.61 - $59,481.89/annual range
Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system.
To ensure honesty and transparency, all applicants must provide their own work. Unless explicitly requested, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist with qualifying questions, work samples, or interviews is strictly prohibited, and any breach of this requirement will lead to the applicant being removed from consideration.
Candidates must be United States (U.S.) citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Our Mission
The mission of the Florida Department of Transportation is to provide a safe statewide transportation system that promotes the efficient movement of people and goods, supports the state’s economic competitiveness, prioritizes Florida’s environment and natural resources, and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the state’s communities.
Our Vision
As a OneFDOT team, we serve the people of Florida by providing a transportation network that is well planned, supports economic growth, and has the goal of being congestion and fatality free.
The Work You Will Do:
Property & Insurance Accountant
General Accounting Office
Office of Comptroller
Finance and Administration
This position tracks and records capitalized assets, assists with the annual physical inventory, and processes insurance claims to ensure that the Department’s assets are properly recorded in accordance with State policies and generally accepted accounting principles.
The Difference You Will Make:
Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC: Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication.
How You Will Grow:
FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development. Through our agency’s learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses.
Where You Will Work:
Florida Department of Transportation
General Accounting Office
605 Suwannee St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Anticipated Salary:
$2,198.12 biweekly
Your Specific Responsibilities:
Maintains accurate financial reporting for all capitalized assets purchased by or physically located in assigned Central Office cost centers. Verify and analyze property accounting entries made in the Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR). Research and analyze transactions and prepare accounting entries required to adjust the trial balance for corrections involving FLAIR.
Coordinates the annual physical inventory process for assigned Districts/offices. This includes distribution of inventory equipment and reports, analysis and compilation of inventory data, reconciliation of final inventory packages, processing inventory-related forms, assisting with preparation of write-off documentation, and necessary property accounting entries.
Ensure that all fixed capital outlay projects that meet the capitalization threshold are recorded as construction work-in-progress (WIP) during the life of the project. Ensure that all capitalized assets are recorded appropriately at the end of the project. Reconcile expenditures for assigned Districts/offices to the FLAIR Property Subsystem and the Departmental Financial Management System (FM). Update the FLAIR Property Subsystem WIP totals monthly. Upon project completion, ensure appropriate building and insurance documentation is received and prepare necessary accounting entries to reclassify WIP totals to appropriate asset general ledger codes. Ensure balances recorded as WIP at year-end for assigned Districts/offices is accurate and that all WIP amounts reflect projects that are to be completed after July 1st of the next fiscal year.
Requests property insurance through the Property Insurance Trust Fund administered through the Department of Financial Services (DFS) for all new buildings acquired by assigned Districts/offices. Compile and submit claim documentation to DFS when losses occur and follow-up as necessary to ensure all claims are resolved. Work with Districts/offices to ensure timely submittal of all required claim documentation to ensure positive claim resolution.
Regularly monitors the property pending file in FLAIR and incomplete property record reports for assigned Districts/offices. Communicates corrective actions to assigned Districts/offices to ensure pending file records are accurately updated within a maximum of 60 days from pending date. Ensure that all property pending items for assigned Central Office cost centers are updated within 30 days of the pending date. Communicate corrective actions to ensure that all incomplete property records are corrected within 30 days from the review date.
Assists with all activities relating to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Project Worksheets (PW). This includes timely submittal of claim documentation to the Division of Emergency Management (DEM), monitoring the Public Assistance (PA) website at least monthly for tracking obligated PWs, compiling and completing Hurricane Insurance Spreadsheets to record status of claims resolutions from DFS and DEM, submitting the Request for Reimbursement for large projects, working with Districts/offices to obtain all required claim documentation, and assisting with FEMA Insurance Reconciliation and project close-out.
Assist in Quality Assurance Reviews for assigned Districts/offices.
Reports timely and accurate information to the Department of Management Services (DMS) for assigned insurance programs administered through their agency. Compile and submit claim documentation to DMS when losses occur and follow-up as necessary to ensure all claims are resolved.
Assists in the preparation and presentation for Property and Insurance meetings.
Performs other duties as assigned
The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
Skills in:
Ability to:
Licensure/Registration/Certification Requirements:
Other Job-Related Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:
The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, visit:https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS), unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES THE SERVICE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE GIVEN TO OUR COUNTRY AND SUPPORTS THE HIRING OF RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS AND MILITARY SPOUSES. If you are a preference-eligible applicant who receives notice of a hiring decision and believe that you were not afforded employment preference in accordance with applicable Florida law and regulation, you may file a written complaint within 60 calendar days from the date you receive the notice, requesting an investigation to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Division of Benefits and Assistance, 9500 Bay Pines Boulevard, Room 214, St. Petersburg, Florida 33708.
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities. Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided. Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office at (850) 414-5300 for assistance.
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.
Join Florida’s talented workforce to fulfill your professional goals and achieve a meaningful career. Our talented public servants work hard to serve more than 19 million residents across Florida, and you, too, can realize success in the Sunshine State.
Working in Florida’s state government means being responsive to the issues impacting the taxpayers of our state. Florida’s state government boasts both fast-paced work environments in which critical thinking and creative problem-solving are a must as well as steady employment opportunities that prize consistent service to our state’s residents. In some positions, state employment means being able to influence policy decisions and help implement change. In others, state employment means being the reliable resource that our taxpayers have come to expect from Florida’s public servants. All positions offer the ability to gain valuable experience quickly, improving your overall skillset. The State of Florida is seeking individuals with leadership skills, creativity and dedication to their fellow Floridians and individuals who recognize the professional development opportunities and achievements possible through state service.
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