Job Description

Requisition No: 869659

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: REGULATORY SPECIALIST I - 43004601

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43004601

Salary: $35,000.00

Posting Closing Date: 02/20/2026

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

CLASS TITLE: REGULATORY SPECIALIST I

DIVISION: UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

BUREAU: ASSET MANAGEMENT

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

SPECIAL NOTES:

A high school diploma or equivalent is required.

Preferences:

• Experience with inventory and office work.
• Experience in preparing, reviewing, and responding to general correspondence and telephone inquiries.
• Experience with working in an office such as filing, records keeping, inventory, business correspondence, emails and answering phones.
• Experience with work that interprets Florida rules and regulations.
• Experience investigating, analyzing, and resolving complaints.

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

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.

REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to compile and organize data.
• Ability to conduct fact-finding interviews.
• Ability to investigate, analyze, and resolve complaints.
• Ability to provide consultative assistance to others.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work activities.

OTHER KSAs (Incumbent may learn on job):

• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to describe inventory, photograph and prepare it for public auction to include online sales

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

This position has responsibilities involving procedures adopted by the Department, Division, and Bureau. The procedures are part of the internal control structure used to provide reasonable assurance that objectives are met. This position shall use, comply with, and, if needed, improve these controls and procedures in the performance of duties within the Division of Unclaimed Property.

Receives, examines, inventories and determines the resolution of complex accounts.

Examines and determines the lotting of appraised items for public sale to include photographing the items.

Prepares refund requests pursuant to an approved claim.

Reviews, corrects and ensures correct database entries supporting the property management system.

Coordinates the destruction of tangible property of no commercial value.

Ensures proper custody and recommends action to improve procedures.

Resolves consumer complaints and inquiries in writing or verbally.

Trains other employees and performs other related duties as assigned.

Performs other 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.

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.