Requisition No: 877101
Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Working Title: REVENUE FINANCIAL SPECIALIST - 67014902
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 67014902
Salary: $56,181.37 to $71,884.02 Annually
Posting Closing Date: 06/12/2026
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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
POSITION: FINANCIAL SPECIALIST - Career Service
WORKING TITLE: Financial Accounting Specialist
POSITION NUMBER: 67014902
INTERNAL AGENCY - ONLY CURRENT APD EMPLOYEES WILL BE ELIGIBLE
CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.
This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office in the area it serves.
The 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 eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:
The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics.
This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.
*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.
SALARY RANGE
$56,181.37- $71,884.02 Annually $2,160.82 - $2,764.77 Bi-weekly
This is a professional position that assists with the operational and analytical functions of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (Agency) revenue management unit. The incumbent must possess strong analytical skills and be able to provide detailed and accurate financial data for expenditures and revenues for the Agency. The data must be duplicated by others and presented in a clear and concise format. The incumbent will serve as liaison with program offices within the Agency and providers of federal funds.
The Work You Will Do
Responsible for assisting with the preparation of monthly revenue and expenditure projections. This requires utilizing a data query system to extract financial information from the Statewide Accounting Systems and inputting that information into multiple spreadsheets for use by management to make appropriate financial decisions for the Agency. The information contained in the spreadsheets must be updated and maintained each month to ensure accuracy. The data is used to ensure the Agency does not spend beyond its resources. The final figures will be used at year end to assist with preparing the schedule I for the LBR. It is also used to support budget amendment requests made by the Agency.
Responsible for assisting with the preparation of the Agency’s quarterly Medicaid Administrative Claim. This includes preparing accurate spreadsheets with time-keeping results for those employees keeping 100% time-keeping records. The cost allocation percentages are used by the Agency to properly allocate budget each year to each unit, bureau, division and region. Responsible for assigning administrative costs to the benefiting grants in the Statewide Accounting Systems as determined by the quarterly Medicaid Administrative Claiming report. This is required to accurately reflect the costs for each of the activities administered by the Agency and for accurately reporting those costs on all required financial reports.
Responsible for receiving cash and/or cash equivalents, preparing deposits, verifying appropriate Statewide Accounting Systems coding and preparing code sheets for Operations Review Specialist.
Responsible for receiving monthly reports from the Developmental Disability Centers (DDCs) of projected/actual revenues and preparing a composite report of the cash position of the fee collection program in the DDCs for management’s review. Ensures the information contained in the report is accurate by verifying figures from the Statewide Accounting Systems.
Responsible for financial reporting for assigned grants. This includes researching accounting errors in the Statewide Accounting Systems and completing corrections in a timely manner. Monitors compliance with appropriate fiscal procedures on a monthly basis and works with grant managers and budget personnel on fiscal matters for grants. Prepare internal monthly reports for grant managers to keep them apprised of grant expenditures and receipts. Prepares financial status reports for federal agencies.
Provides backup support to Operations Review Specialist with tasks such as Random Moment Time Study System reports and preparation of the daily cash report.
Responsible for assisting the Revenue Manager with preparation of the schedule I which is required for preparation and submission of the Agency’s Annual Legislative Budget Request (LBR). The Schedule I includes all required supporting documents as dictated by the Office of Policy and Budget (OPB) and is the mechanism used to convey critical financial and budgetary information about each trust fund to OPB.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
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Additional Information
Profile Completion
To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year.
Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.
Retiree Notice
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 suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.
Direct Deposit Program
As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program. Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.
Background Screening Requirement
It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.
No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.
Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.
APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).
All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287.
Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.
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.
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