FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR - SES - 43004931

Requisition No: 849124

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR - SES - 43004931

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 43004931

Salary: $63,990.48 - $132,025.08

Posting Closing Date: 03/25/2025

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***STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY***

DIVISION: UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

SPECIAL NOTES:

This is an employment opportunity for current employees within the State Personnel System.

Four (4) years of work experience in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or Public Administration is required. A Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or Public Administration may substitute for the required experience.

Additional requirements:

• Five (5) years supervisory experience in professional management of subordinates by assigning tasks, supporting staff, monitoring results and reporting to senior management.
• Five (5) years of experience in planning and directing a business process or program activities.
• Five (5) years of experience in interpreting and applying laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Preferences:

• Four (4) years of experience in compiling and analyzing data.
• Two (2) years of experience with FLAIR.
• Experience identifying, analyzing and reviewing accounting system requirements.

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

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

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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of mathematics and statistics.
• Knowledge of the methods of compiling and analyzing data.
• Knowledge of supervisory or administrative principles and practices.
• Knowledge of accounting or auditing principles and procedures.
• Knowledge of program planning and evaluation techniques.
• Knowledge of securities.
• Ability to supervise people.
• Ability to investigate, review, analyze and evaluate data.
• Ability to prepare statistical reports.
• Ability to understand, interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to plan and direct program activities.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to process information logically.
• Ability to write technical accounting and auditing reports.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to analyze workflow and implement changes.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to conduct short range and long-range project planning studies.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

This is a highly responsible professional position, which assists the Director of Unclaimed Property in directing and administrating programs with the Division's asset components, such as cash, securities and tangible property.

• This position deals with developing, evaluating, documenting, implementing accounting and auditing methods, procedures and techniques in the Division's manual and automated accounting systems. This position exercises independent judgment when dealing with the Division's assets. Extensive knowledge of statutes, rules and opinions is necessary to develop and direct the policies and procedures used to administer these functions assigned to the Division.
• Administers and directs the development, evaluation, documentation, and maintenance of the Division's assets of cash, securities, and tangible items for the purpose of safeguarding and proper reporting of these assets per generally accepted accounting principles and internal accounting policies, procedures, and practices. Prepares coordinated reports and comparisons for appropriate state and federal officials and upper management.
• Directs the preparation of general functional specifications for the automated accounting systems and the development of internal controls and security standards of all phases of accounting and auditing operations involving the Division's monetary, securities, and tangible assets.
• Administers and directs the Division's fiscal/budgetary operations including the development, installation, evaluation, documentation, and maintenance of procedures, methods and techniques necessary to carry out these operations and coordinates the preparation of numerical analysis as required by management and the Legislature.
• Performs supervisory functions to include, but not limited to appraisals, leave and attendance, discipline, motivation, and leadership.
• Assist Division Director by working on special projects as assigned in timely and professional manner (i.e. legislation, legal case preparation, etc.).
• Serves as the Division's representative on the Long-Range Program Plan, core-planning group.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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.

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