Accountant - Port Everglades

REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for an Accountant at Port Everglades.

THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED AND MAY CLOSE AT ANYTIME.

General Description
Professional accounting work in the classification, analysis, and reporting of financial data, and may supervise clerical/technical level accounting support staff. Works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or finance; or a Bachelor's degree and coursework that qualifies for the CPA Examination.

Special Certifications and Licenses

Ability to secure and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License at the time the offer is extended for the duration of employment.
Ability to secure and maintain a Transportation Worker Identification card (TWIC) within 60 days of employment and for the duration of employment (if required).
Ability to secure and maintain a valid Seaport Business Purpose Credential for the duration of employment.


Preferences

-CPA
-CGFO
-CPFO
-Master's Degree in Accounting or Finance
-1+ years experience in governmental accounting
-1+ years experience using an ERP financial software
-1+ years experience using capital assets software
-1+ years experience working with capital asset financial records
-1+ years experience working with grant financial records
SCOPE OF WORK

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.

Compiles, records, and analyzes accounting transactions, including preparing/inputting journal entries, preparing/reviewing supporting documentation, computing expense accruals and ensuring that transactions are assigned to the proper expense, revenue and balance sheet accounts in compliance with accepted standards, policies and procedures; reviews and approves cash receipts.

Reconciles general ledger accounts, including accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, unclaimed property, cash security deposits, and deferred charges; identifies and verifies discrepancies, making adjustments as necessary; reviews and reconciles requests for reimbursement from cities and other sub-recipients of federal funds, to ensure compliance with budgetary requirements per contract.

Assists in the preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, including reconciling accounting information and preparing annual reports for inclusion in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

Prepares periodic (monthly, quarterly, annual) and special reports, including documents required for fiscal year-end external audits, by creating spreadsheets and preparing/submitting mandatory financial reports.

Assists/supports management by providing information for preparation/analysis of financial statements and the budgetary process; completes budget transfers and sets up new revenue budget lines.

Monitors daily and monthly bank reports/statements and incoming wires, including preparing wire transfer requests; evaluates assessed value investments in debt services and construction accounts and prepares schedules for management use.

Prepares daily deposits, processes vendor payments, creates and enters cash receipts into the accounting software, copies and scans documents into database, processes packages, prepares billing for internal and external agencies.

Processes vendor/employee reimbursement payments and submits payment documents for check processing; resolves payment discrepancies and disputes with vendors and contract administrators; reviews aging statements from vendors to avoid late fees; researches missing purchasing card vouchers.

May supervise staff.

Performs related work as assigned.

Competencies

• Business Insight
  :

  Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals. Clearly understands how own activities relate to critical business drivers. Monitors business news and market changes for impact on the business or on own expertise area; uses this to shape decisions.

• Tech Savvy
  :

  Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. Investigates technologies to learn some cutting-edge best practices. Uses digital/social media to benefit the team and add value to the work being done; understands how to avoid misuse of these tools.

• Directs Work
  :

  Provides direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done. Asks questions to understand the desired outcomes for the role; confirms accountabilities with others so that work can be done effectively and efficiently; informs stakeholders when there are delays or problems that will affect them.

• Optimizes Work Processes
  :

  Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on…