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COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST IV (WORKING TITLE: APPLICATION SUPPORT) - 43005035

Date: May 23, 2025

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Requisition No: 853541

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST IV (WORKING TITLE: APPLICATION SUPPORT) - 43005035

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 43005035

Salary: $65,000.00 - $90,000.00

Posting Closing Date: 06/06/2025

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***OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY***

CLASS TITLE: COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST IV

WORKING TITLE: APPLICATION SUPPORT

DIVISION: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

BUREAU: FLORIDA PALM PROJECT

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

In order to be considered for this position, applicant responses to the qualifying questions, and work experience must be clearly defined within your work history, or the application may not be considered for the position.

What is Florida PALM?

The Florida PALM Project (the Project) is an enterprise project to replace the State of Florida’s legacy accounting, payroll and cash management systems, using an enterprise resource planning solution. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) is leading this statewide initiative, which impacts stakeholders and users of the State’s financial data including all State agencies.

Who are we?

We are an innovative team of experts specializing in financial operations, business analysis, project management, change management and stakeholder relations. Working as part of the team at Florida PALM provides a great opportunity to be part of a mission-driven organization that strongly supports its employees’ professional growth and development through training opportunities and knowledge sharing. You will also be able to see your work directly support the transformation of business processes supporting Florida State government.

To learn more about the Florida PALM Project, visit our website at www.myfloridacfo.com/floridapalm

SPECIAL NOTES:

Four (4) years of relevant work experience in Information Technology, particularly in the areas of legacy and service-oriented architecture integration is required. A postsecondary degree in a relevant discipline (i.e., Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science) from an accredited college or university may be used as alternative for the required work experience.

Additional requirements:

+ Minimum three (3) years’ experience in the software development lifecycle including, technology requirements gathering, configuration, development, testing and implementation of systems.

+ Experience in technology requirements gathering, configuration, specification development, testing and implementation of systems.

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all employee levels and levels of management.

+ Ability to thrive in a fast-paced culture of change and innovation

Preferences:

+ Experience working on system replacement projects and understanding of technical dependencies and required remediation efforts.

+ Participated in data conversion efforts to migrate data from a legacy system into a new system.

+ Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter; taking initiative rather than waiting for direction.

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

The salary range for this position is $65,000.00 - $90,000.00 annually.

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.

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

Knowledge of programming techniques. Knowledge of enterprise application integration concepts and technologies. Knowledge of application development techniques. Knowledge of the State of Florida IT environment and financial application systems. Knowledge of ERP architecture. Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and written. Ability to understand and communicate technical information. Ability to develop and design data base and application systems. Ability to develop application specification and establish clear requirements. Ability to document problems, solutions and enhancements to application systems. Ability to independently create clear and relevant policies and procedures, which conform to Departmental guidelines. Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

This position assists in the execution of the Department of Financial Services’ responsibilities for the Florida PALM Project, as a member of the Technical Readiness Team. This position serves as a state subject matter expert for planning and coordinating technical readiness activities to ensure stakeholder agency business systems and processes are prepared for the transition to Florida PALM. This position deals with complex policies and procedures associated with the implementation of a financial management solution (FMS). It requires technical knowledge of FLAIR and other Florida Financial Management Information System (FFMIS) subsystems and general knowledge regarding financial management practices and procedures.

This position exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance. This position provides consultation and expert advice to management and carries out major assignments independently. Incumbent duties include but are not limited to:

+ Support agency Readiness Coordinators from a technical perspective

+ Assisting agency information technology staff with understanding Florida PALM technical requirements (e.g., interfaces, connectivity, conversions, configurations, etc.)

+ Developing technical readiness materials to assist agencies with remediating their business systems in preparation for Financials Wave implementation.

+ Developing and maintaining relationships with agency Change Champion Networks (CCN)

+ Ensuring the “How Met” for requirements satisfies the needed functionality.

+ Ensuring the technical requirements satisfy the needed functionality.

+ Making decisions on design functionality and business requirements.

+ Conducting in depth analysis and documentation for system configuration and reporting.

+ Completing system configuration where assigned.

+ Leading functional reviews for design, testing and other related activities, where assigned.

+ Developing and executing test scripts to ensure system and reporting functionality meets the functional and technical requirements.

+ Assisting with user-acceptance testing sessions with state agencies and enterprise partners.

+ Assisting agencies and enterprise partners in understanding business process change impacts.

+ Assisting in training state agencies and enterprise partners.

+ Assist with data conversions, including the collection and organization of data.

+ Developing and assisting develop ad hoc queries to assist in reconciling accounts, identifying trends and other analysis as needed.

+ Identifying risk and issues, design requirements, or otherwise

+ Managing deliverables and work products to ensure compliance with the Project PMP and schedule.

+ Providing input on activities to include in the Project schedule.

+ Providing weekly updates to the Projects PMO on assigned schedule items.

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.

Location:

TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32317

Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee