Senior Accounting Specialist - AP- Finance Dept

The City of Port St. Lucie is an equal opportunity employer.

The focus of this position is entry level, professional accounting work covering certain phases of financial, accounting, and administrative management, control, and analysis. Work is performed under the close direction of a higher-level accountant or manager. Facilitates the development of public trust and confidence in the City.

The starting hourly rate for this position is $28.44 - $32.71 depending on qualifications.

This position is considered an "Essential Position" for the purpose of Emergency Management. Emergency duties will be assigned as needed. This position requires 24 hours a day, 7 days per week availability during City of Port St Lucie emergencies, as determined by City Administrators, Emergency Manager or City Officials.

The following duties are illustrative for this position. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Keeps the mission, vision, and values of the City of Port St. Lucie and the Department at the forefront of decision making and action; builds strategic and collaborative relationships and interacts with others in a way that builds confidence and trust; provides excellent customer service by taking action to accomplish objectives, maintains high levels of work and productivity by generating innovative solutions to work situations.
• Assist in the preparation, analysis, and reconciliation of a variety of financial reports/statements.
• Research payment status upon request.
• Responsible for processing invoice imports utilizing Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and the City’s ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Software.
• Input outgoing Simplifile, payroll, and other various wire/ACH entries into City’s ERP.
• Pulls required documentation and/or reports for auditors as needed.
• Responsible for following internal controls to ensure the accuracy of financial systems, including but not limited to payroll, payables, receivables, cash handling, pensions, and financial reporting.
• Responsible for reviewing, approving, and processing request for check, contract, and purchase order receiving payments.
• May serve as back-up in other locations of the department to cover staff shortages.
• Evaluates, recommends, and establishes policies and procedures to continuously improve operations, decrease turn-around times, and streamline processes to provide quality customer service.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate’s degree in accounting, finance, or in a related field is required. One (1) year of accounting, finance, banking, auditing, or related experience required, preferably in government.

A comparable amount of training, education or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

• Skill and proficiency in Microsoft Suite, particularly Word and Excel including, but not limited to, the ability to sort, manipulate, and configure data.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, vendors, and the public.
• Ability to analyze a variety of administrative problems and to make sound recommendations.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
• Attention to detail in composing, data entry, and proofing…