Accountant Senior - Transportation/Grants Management

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Benefits of Broward County Employment High Deductible Health Plan – Bi-Weekly Premiums: Single $10.
39 – Family $76.
94 Includes County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2,400 Annually Consumer-Driven Health Plan – Bi-Weekly Premiums: Single $78.
64 – Family $273.
13 Florida Retirement System (FRS) – Pension or Investment Plan 457 Deferred Compensation Employee Match Eleven (11) Paid Holidays Each Year Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 Weeks Per Year Up to 40 Hours of Job Basis Leave for Eligible Positions Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K Annually) Paid Parental Leave THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF QUALIFIED APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Accountant Senior within the Transportation Department.
The incumbent for this position will perform advanced professional accounting work under general supervision.
Performs a variety of professional, complex, and responsible grant accounting and statistical analyses.
The incumbent will apply generally accepted accounting principles and practices in maintaining fiscal controls and grant records.
In addition, prepares transactions, analyzes accounting data, evaluates procedures, prepares a variety of financial and program status reports, reviews and approves requisitions and accounts payable vouchers, prepares reimbursement requests, refunds, and adjustments, maintains financial records in a computerized database and/or Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
Lastly, prepares grant reconciliations and close out reports for various transportation grants.
General Description Advanced professional accounting work in the maintenance and review of fiscal records; may supervise staff.
Works independently, under limited supervision, reporting major activities through periodic meetings.
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.
Requires two (2) years professional level accounting, finance or closely related experience; including six (6) months of lead/supervisory experience depending on area of assignment.
Special Certifications and Licenses None.
Preferences Master’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or closely related field Other Active Government Finance Officer’s certification issued by a nationally recognized sponsor Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Active Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Active Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) Active Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Two or more years of Governmental/Grant Accounting experience Two or more years in Grant Management/Administration Two or more years of experience in using PeopleSoft or similar financial software Two or more years of Governmental Entity or Transportation/Transit experience 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.
Processes/records financial transactions including reviewing/approving various accounting documents such as journal vouchers and cash receipts.
Reconciles and monitors revenues and expenses of various funds, prepares a variance analysis and prepares schedules for external auditors.
Prepare monthly, quarterly or annual reports required by County Administrative Policies and Procedures and/or external parties.
Review and approve payroll and vendor invoices for the Division.
Prepare sales and fuel returns on a monthly basis.
Assists in the preparation of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and State of Florida Annual Financial Report.
Maintain customer table, including setting up new customers and/or updating existing customer information for all County agencies.
May assign, review, and approve the work of support and professional staff.
Performs related work as assigned.
WORK ENVIRONMENT Physical Demands Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs light work that involves sitting most of the time and involves exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis, or skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs on repetitive operation of electronic office equipment within moderate tolerances or limits of accuracy.
Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment) Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
None.
SPECIAL INFORMATION County Core Competencies All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.
Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion.
Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities.
We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.
org to make an accommodation request.
Emergency Management Responsibilities Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers.
County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.
County-wide Employee Responsibilities All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.
All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.