ACCOUNTANT III - 48004024

Accountant III - 48004024

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Requisition No : 851908

Agency : Department of Education

Working Title : Accountant III - 48004024

Pay Plan : Career Service

Position Number : 48004024

Salary Range : $33,760.00 - $37,000.00

Posting Closing Date : 07 / 25 / 2025

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Florida Department of Education

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Financial Payments Section

Bureau of the Comptroller

Tallahassee Turlington Building

Accountant III (Career Service) Salary Range : $33,760.00 - $37,000.00 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
• you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment.
• 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.

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 in the Division of Vocational Rehabilitations (DVR) Financial Payments Section that is administratively assigned to the Bureau of the Comptroller. This position is responsible for the auditing and reviewing of documentation for contractual payments using the Florida Accountability Contract Tracking System (FACTS).

Duties & Responsibilities :

Reviews New Contracts and Contract Amendments for the DVR :

Attendance is an essential function of this position.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

Florida Department of Education 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.

Working for the State of Florida has benefits!

State Group Insurance coverage options+ (health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental option)

Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

Nine paid holidays and a Personal Holiday each year

Annual and Sick Leave Benefits

Student Loan Forgiveness Program (Eligibility required)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition Fee Waivers (Accepted by major Florida colleges / universities)

Ongoing comprehensive training provided

Career Growth

Highly skilled, professional environment

Maternity and Parental Leave Benefits

We care about the success of our employees.

We care about the success of our clients.

We are always improving our technology, our tools, our customers experiences and ourselves.

A rewarding experience for reliable, compassionate and professional employees.

Leave Information : Career Service