Program Project Coordinator; Accounts Payable

REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Program/Project Coordinator with the Accounts Payable section of the Accounting Division.

Eleven (11) paid holidays each year

Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year

Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)

Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions

Paid Parental Leave

High-Deductible Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:
Employee $10.90 / Family $80.79

Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2,000 Annually

Consumer Driven Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:
Employee $82.58 / Family $286.79

457 Deferred Compensation County matches up to $2,000 a year

The Accounting Division provides accounting services for all county operations under the County Commission. The Division provides financial information for use by citizens, legislative and oversight bodies, investors and creditors, to assess accountability and make social and economic decisions.

This division conducts inventories and maintains records for all county-owned fixed assets. We process and issue paychecks for all county employees, aid with deferred compensation plans, Florida Retirement System and other payroll deductions, as well as process all newly hired, retiring and terminated employees.

Manages and coordinates, with considerable independence, all activities of a particular program/project within a section or agency.

Works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.

Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business, public administration or closely related field.

(One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.)

Requires two (2) years of staff or administrative experience in project or program management, business operations, and accounts payable or accounting functions.

Possess and maintain a valid Florida Class E Driver's License based on area of assignment.

• Masters degree in accounting or finance
• Accounts Payable Certification
• CPA
• Advanced Micro Soft skills (v-lookup, pivot tables, etc)
• People Soft experience/skills

Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

• Coordinates and manages all aspects of a large program or project within an agency.
• Reviewing/reconciling billing invoices/reports
• Generate monthly accounts payable and retainage reports and reconcile to general ledger balances
• Prepare 1099's
• Utilizing financial information systems (People Soft)
• Interpreting financial reports
• Application of fiscal laws/regulations/standards
• Preparing financial reports

Plans, develops, authorizes, implements, supervises and evaluates programs/projects, activities and services; prepares reports, analyzes and interprets data.

Develops policies, procedures and guidelines related to programs/projects and services.

Promotes and assesses agency programs and services; cooperatively plans and implements programs and community-wide special events.

Implements funding opportunities, including advertising and marketing, and researches potential grant opportunities; develops grant proposals to secure funding from federal, state, local, and/or private sources; oversees the coordination, preparation, and submission of grants to ensure compliance with established Broward County policies and procedures; manages…