GOVERNMENT ANALYST I

Requisition No: 886118


Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: GOVERNMENT ANALYST I - 43003273

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43003273


Salary: $42,561.57 - $88,982.08


Posting Closing Date: 11/10/2026


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

CLASS TITLE: GOVERNMENT ANALYST I

DIVISION: WORKERS' COMPENSATION

BUREAU: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

Requirement:

• Four (4) years of professional financial auditing experience under Generally Accepted Auditing Standards or Yellow Book Standards is required. A post-secondary degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for the required work experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferences:

• Two (2) years of experience working for the State of Florida.
• One (1) year of experience gathering data and assisting in preparing various financial reports.
• One (1) year of experience in monthly reconciliation process of receipts and disbursements.
• Work experience with financial forecasting and projects.
• Proficient with data analysis tools in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with data analysis

Minimum Qualifications for this position include the following REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of methods of compiling and analyzing data. Ability to review, analyze, and evaluate data. Ability to prepare reports. Ability to analyze data and recognize the validity of records and determine when additional data is required. Ability to use logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments. Ability to communicate effectively. Knowledge of basic mathematics. Experience in the use of a personal computer and computer spreadsheets - specifically EXCEL. Ability to develop approaches for implementing an idea or solving a problem and to identify things that must be changed to achieve a goal. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

SPECIAL NOTES:

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

The salary range for this position is between $42,561.57 - $88,982.08

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

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.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES :

This position will assist the Bureau of Financial Accountability and the Senior Management Analyst II with evaluating and improving financial processes and operations for the Division, including necessary enhancements to business processes and the Division's IT systems. The position will also assist with developing and designing business processes and workflows and updating and/or creating operational procedures manuals and guides to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Division operations. This position also assists with gathering information and working with the Division's bureaus to reconcile monthly revenues and expenses, identify bad debt write-offs and accounts receivables. Specific duties include:

Gather data and assist in the preparation and analysis of various financial reports including the annual e-commerce report required per Section 69C-4.009, FAC; the annual debt and collection reports required per Section 17.20, F.S.; and other reports, as required for the Director, Assistant Director, Workers' Compensation Policy Coordinator, Office of Legal Services and other entities.


Assists with evaluation, design, development and refinement of various financial/operational reports and IT systems to improve workflows and the accuracy of financial and operational reporting. This will include interviewing Division staff and reviewing work processes to ascertain unit functions; analyzing data gathered and processes to identify internal control weaknesses and operational deficiencies; developing solutions to address the problems; and monitoring outcomes.

Assist with gathering and monitoring revenue, expense and other financial data from the Division and areas external to the Division and using this information to make recommendations to refine current and past forecasts of all revenues and expenses for the current and upcoming fiscal years.

Assist in the monthly reconciliation process for Division receipts and disbursements. Gathers data and reconciles and approves monthly invoices associated with the Division's on-line payment systems. Prepares responses to all inquiries with regards to the Division banking and related contracts.


Assist with monitoring various metrics for penalty collections processes, evaluating results, conducting research to identify problems and offering recommendations to address any issues. Provides for an independent review of penalty and other refunds and bad-debt write-off.


Gather data, update various databases and monitor results of premium and other data necessary to calculate a range of future WCATF and SDTF assessment rates for the current and upcoming year.

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.

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 View phone number on click.appcast.io). 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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