GOVERNMENT ANALYST II - 43004142

Requisition No: 860445 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: GOVERNMENT ANALYST II - 43004142

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43004142 

Salary: $56,452.33 

Posting Closing Date: 09/22/2025 

Total Compensation Estimator

*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****

DIVISION: ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING

BUREAU: AUDITING

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

SPECIAL NOTES:

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, or related field is preferred.

Additional Preferences :

• Two (2) years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, and analyzing governmental financial statements is preferred.

• Contract management or contract auditing experience.

• Professional experience with a state agency applying and interpreting laws, rules, and agency policies.
• Experience with management studies, programs, procedures, and assigned special projects.
• Microsoft experience (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Experience conducting financial or operational audits.
• Experience as a data analyst analyzing data for a state agency.

The starting salary for this position is $56,452.33.

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 of accounting and auditing principles and procedures. Ability to identify, understand, and evaluate agency documentation for contracts, grant agreements, and related disbursements. Ability to research, understand, and apply Florida Statutes, administrative rules, policies and procedures, and other guidelines governing agency contracts, grant agreements, and related disbursements. Ability to independently plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments. Ability to establish and maintain professional and effective working relationships. Ability to effectively communicate information verbally and in writing to individuals or groups. Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques. Ability to conduct fact-finding research. Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. Proficient in Microsoft Office software – Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, and PowerPoint.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

This is a professional accounting/auditing position involving the independent application of accounting and auditing concepts, principles, theories, and technical skills including general accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS). For assigned audits, this position is responsible for evaluating the appropriate use of stare funds.

This position is responsible for evaluating state agency contracts and grant agreements and related deliverables monitoring processes.

Provides written summaries and reports that document the work performed, communicate the review results, and identify noncompliance with contract and grant management guidelines and improvements needed in deliverables monitoring process.

Performs management studies of state entities, programs, and processes. Completes assigned special projects and communicates the results to management.

Performs research, analyzes problems, and develops recommendations for operational and workflow changes.

Assists state entities in improving management processes and operational procedures.

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 canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

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.