Professional Accountant Specialist

Requisition No: 886294

Agency: Division of Emergency Management

Working Title: Professional Accountant Specialist - 31001092 1

Pay Plan: CS Exempt (EOG)

Position Number: 31001092

Salary: $60,000.00

Posting Closing Date: 10/30/2026

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

This position serves as a Professional Accountant Specialist – SES and is responsible for the management and fiscal operations in the Bureaus of FDEM. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as the purchasing card (P-Card) scoped administrator; process paperwork to obtain p-cards for new staff and to cancel P-Cards for terminated staff.
• Monitor budgetary and accounting financial data for all P-Card charges to determine if they appear in line with proper usage or if they are not appropriate.
• Coordinate and advise on any P-Card related needs, wants, or issues.
• Perform required P-Card training and lead in the maintenance of related P-card policies, Standards of Operation (SOP), and any other FDEM directives or governing documents related to P-Cards.
• Work with FDEM staff to manage and track the financial coding and financial transaction data in the processing of invoices, revenues, payroll, requisitions, purchase orders, and travel vouchers for reimbursements.
• Track disaster related financial information, including expenditures, and assist with the preparation of documents to file for federal or state reimbursement.
• May be required to work during Emergency Operation Center (EOC) activation in support of emergency response and recovery efforts.
• Assist with the financial management of federal and state grant programs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of basic accounting or auditing principles.
• Ability to work extended hours (including nights, weekends, and holidays) during emergency activation.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum of four years of professional accounting or related professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum of one year experience coordinating the submission of federal grant award applications.

Special Notes:

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.