ACCOUNTANT II

Requisition No : 863761

Agency : Department of Education

Working Title : ACCOUNTANT II - 48001380

Pay Plan : Career Service

Position Number : 48001380

Salary : Salary Range : $34,760.00 - $38,000.00

Posting Closing Date : 11 / 18 / 2025

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Florida Department of Education

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Financial Payments Section

Bureau of the Comptroller

Tallahassee Turlington Building

Accountant II (Career Service)

Salary Range : $34,760.00 - $38,000.00

CANDIDATES ARE TYPICALLY HIRED AT THE MINIMUM SALARY

APPLICATION INFORMATION & HIRING REQUIREMENTS

Application Information :

• Your Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.
• Work History (in easy to review chronological order) Consists of :
• Any position held by a State of Florida Agency
• Any position held by a Florida University
• All periods of employment from high school graduation
• All periods of current or prior unemployment
• Gaps 3 months or more must be accounted for
• Any Education
• Any Volunteer Experience
• Your resume and application must match
• Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed - you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement "See Resume" in place of entering work history. Your candidate profile will be converted to your official application.
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for reference checks or the contact information for your Human Resources office to verify current or former employment.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and / or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.

Hiring Information and Requirements :

If you are missing any of the items above, your packet may be held up at the final review step.

NOTE : 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.

Employees of the Department of Education are paid on a monthly pay cycle.

OFFICE CONTACT :

Tara Kent Jackson, OMC Manager

850-245-9118

JOB DESCRIPTION :

This position is a professional accounting position that is in the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation's (DVR) Financial Payments Section that is administratively assigned to the Bureau of the Comptroller. This position performs a variety of accounting duties as well as other office duties. All duties of this position must be performed in compliance with the mandatory requirements of Section 215.422, Florida Statutes, Chapter 3A-20, Florida Administrative Code.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES :

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUATION MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is "to help people with disabilities find and maintain employment and enhance their independence." Our Vision is "to become the first place people with disabilities turn when seeking employment and a top resource for employers in need of qualified employees."

www.fldoe.org / finance / comptroller

www.rehabworks.org

WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS BENEFITS!

(health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental option)

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

LEAVE INFORMATION : CAREER SERVICE

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

It is the policy of the Florida Department of Education that applicants for employment / volunteer undergo Level 2 background screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. No applicant for a designated position will be employed, contracted or permitted to volunteer until the level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Department. Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, finger printing for all purposes and checks under this requirement, statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, federal criminal records check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and local criminal records checks through local law enforcement.

Selective Services System (SSS)

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Other Personal Services (OPS) or 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. Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the Selective Service website.

If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.

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.

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