Accountant

nLeague; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Business casual dress code

Validated parking

Cubicle work environment

Job summary

FL-HART, based in Tampa, seeks an Accountant for a 1-month assignment with a focus on public sector budgeting and financial reporting. The role requires interpreting laws and regulations, preparing detailed reports, and collaborating with senior officials to ensure accurate financial management.

Candidates should be able to work in a fast-paced, public-facing environment. Key duties include developing financial strategies for a public entity, presenting complex data clearly, and maintaining

Qualifications

• Experience with public sector budgeting and financial reporting.
• Ability to read and interpret laws/regulations affecting governmental accounting.
• Strong communication and analytical skills around complex data.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex accounting work for a public entity and prepare financial reports.
• Assist in developing large public sector budgets and meet critical deadlines.
• Analyze fiscal records and provide updates to senior management and boards.

Skills

Public sector budgeting

Regulatory understanding

Financial reporting

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Tools

Excel

Word processing

Job description

Duration: 1 Months

1201 E. 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605

• FL-HART-Hillsborough Transit Authority-Accountant -Assignment length is undetermined, but at least 30 days in length, could extend based on client needs.
• Dress Code: Business Casual
• Parking: cost, but validated
• Work environment: cubicle
• Background requirements: Level 1, seven-year criminal background including social security and sex offender check. Must also pass a 5-panel drug screen, including amphetamines, phencyclidine, cocaine, opiates, and marijuana.

Job ID: 815221

Position: Accountant

Client: FL-HART

Duration: 1 Months

Location: 1201 E. 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605

Shift: 7 am – 4 pm or 8 am – 5 pm

• FL-HART-Hillsborough Transit Authority-Accountant -Assignment length is undetermined, but at least 30 days in length, could extend based on client needs.
• Dress Code: Business Casual
• Parking: cost, but validated
• Work environment: cubicle
• Background requirements: Level 1, seven-year criminal background including social security and sex offender check. Must also pass a 5-panel drug screen, including amphetamines, phencyclidine, cocaine, opiates, and marijuana.

Essential Job Functions

• Perform complex, detailed work involving written and numerical data.
• Assist in the development of large public sector budgets; meet critical deadlines; and make decisions under pressure.
• Help develop, recommend, and administer sound financial strategies for a public entity.
• Read and interpret complex laws and regulations impacting Authority financial activities.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with public officials, public/private agencies and companies, and the general public.
• Prepare and present complex narrative and statistical reports, correspondence, and other documents.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment that requires the incumbent to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs.
• Ability to perform professional-level work dealing with data, people, and technology that relates to administrative, accounting, legal, or managerial skills.
• Ability to provide updates to senior managers, elected officials, or other community groups or organizations and work regularly with other Directors or senior managers to ensure the provision of efficient and effective services.
• Prepare financial reports for HART Board, State Auditor, Federal and State Grants.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to review, analyze and interpret fiscal records.
• Ability to prepare complete, concise, clear and accurate reports.
• Ability to work under stress and interruptions.
• Ability to interact positively with a variety of personalities internally and externally.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Ability to work towards departmental goals and objectives.
• Ability to be a flexible, effective team leader/player.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Knowledge rules, regulations, procedures and functions of the Authority.
• Knowledge of laws, guidelines and regulations as related to governmental accounting.
• Knowledge of principles, practices and methods of accounting.
• Knowledge of data processing applications as related to accounting, Excel and word processing