Current Job Opportunity

Date: March 15, 2013

Closing Date: March 29, 2013

Position Number: 11140

Position Title: General Services Analyst

Job Location: Office of the State Courts Administrator, General Services, Tallahassee, Florida

Salary Range: $3,599.46 - $6,838.97 (Monthly*)

*The successful candidate will be hired at the minimum salary.

The essential function of this class of positions within the organization is to oversee and manage the procurement mechanisms and tools utilized by employees of the branch. This position will provide technical support and training to a statewide base of users on contracts, grants, My Florida Marketplace (MFMP) and the state purchasing card, provide assistance with reconciling purchases and payments, analyze accounts and spending trends, audit invoices, reports and contracts, policy and procedure development and compliance and performing related administrative functions. This position acts as a liaison with each court of the judicial branch and between the judicial branch and various departments of the executive branch. The position works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.

Education and Training Guidelines:

Additional relevant experience may substitute for the recommended educational level on a year-for-year basis and additional relevant education may substitute for the recommended experience on a year-for-year basis.

Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, finance, purchasing accounting or a closely related field and five years of related experience.

Competencies:

Data Responsibility:
Coordinates or determines time, place, or sequence of operations or activities based on analysis of data and possibly executes determinations or reports on events.

People Responsibility:
Instructs or trains others through explanation, demonstration, and supervised practice, or by making recommendations on the basis of technical disciplines.

Assets Responsibility:
Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving considerable economies and/or preventing considerable losses through the management of a large division or minor department, and/or accounting for very large amounts of money.

Mathematical Requirements:
Uses practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions, measurements, or logarithms; may use algebraic solutions of equations and equalities, deductive geometry, and/or descriptive statistics.

Communications Requirements:
Reads scientific and technical journals, abstracts, financial reports, and legal documents; writes complex articles and reports; makes presentations to professional groups.

Complexity of Work:
Performs work involving the application of logical principles and thinking to solve practical problems within or applying to a unit or division of the organization; requires continuous, close attention for accurate results and frequent exposure to unusual pressure.

Impact of Decisions:
Makes decisions with serious impact - affects most units in organization, and may affect citizens; probability of damage is likely.

Equipment Usage:
Handles machines, tools, equipment, or work aids involving moderate latitude for judgment regarding attainment of standard or in selecting appropriate items, such as computers, peripherals, or software programs such as Excel, spreadsheets or complex custom accounting applications.

Safety of Others:
Requires some responsibility for safety and health of others and/or for occasional enforcement of the standards of public safety or health.

Special Comments:

In addition to the work described above, this position may also provide assistance to the Chief of General Services with safety and loss prevention, emergency preparedness issues, records retention and management, and special projects.

Preference will be given to applicants with experience in:

• using the state accounting system, FLAIR;
• the Florida Accountability Contract Tracking System, FACTS;
• creating or editing websites utilizing Dreamweaver or a content management system;
• creating or modifying documents to meet Section 508 compliance.

How To Apply:

Submit a current and complete State of Florida Employment Application to the People First Service Center online at https://peoplefirst.myflorida.com/.

For additional information or questions, please contact the Office of Personnel Services at 850-487-0778.

An application must be submitted for the position listing the appropriate class title and position number for which you are applying. Your application must be received by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date.

The successful applicant will be subject to a criminal background check.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability.

If you need an accommodation to participate in the application/selection process, please call the contact person at the number indicated for each respective position. Persons using a TDD may call the contact person through the Florida Relay Service 1-800-955-8771.