Accounting Supervisor - District Services

Rizzetta & Company, Inc.; Riverview, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Rizzetta & Company, Inc.—Riverview, FL—seeks an Accounting Supervisor to oversee daily operations of the District Services Accounting department, supervise staff, and support the Accounting Manager.

The role includes ensuring timely financial statements, coordinating audits, and implementing process improvements across multiple district clients. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
• 4+ years of full cycle accounting experience (interpreted from the listing).
• Experience managing staff and leading multiple staff at various levels.
• Experience supervising public/government audits and reviewing audited financial statements is preferred.
• Experience with Intacct is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of accounting staff, including assigning tasks and providing training and feedback.
• Support process improvement initiatives within the Accounting team.
• Ensure internal controls protect district clients’ assets.
• Ensure timely preparation of monthly financial statements.
• Provide support to external auditors and respond to inquiries for district audits.
• Review audit engagement drafts and approve for issuance.
• Ensure reports required by state statute are submitted on time.
• Review monthly financials prepared by accountants before distribution to Boards.
• Set up new Districts and coordinate onboarding processes.
• Communicate with District Board members via phone and email on accounting matters.
• Maintain lines of communication with district banking representatives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Independent work

Multi-project management

Interpersonal communication

Mentoring/training

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

Intacct

Job description

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Full Time Professional Riverview, FL, US

7 days ago Requisition ID: 1723

Salary Range: $70,000.00 To $80,000.00 Annually

Summary

The Accounting Supervisor is responsible for assisting the Accounting Manager at overseeing and managing the day-to-day operations of the District Services Accounting department. This includes supervising and training accounting staff and providing support to the Accounting Manager - District Services. The Supervisor is responsible for the daily accounting operations and all aspects of providing full cycle accounting services to our approximately 100 community development district clients. This includes the preparation, review, and approval of monthly financial statements and applicable annual audit engagements in a timely manner based on established deadlines.

Essential Functions

• Supervise a team of accounting staff, including assigning tasks, monitoring performance, and providing training and feedback.
• Support process improvement initiatives of the Accounting team.
• Ensure Internal Controls are properly designed and followed to protect the assets of our District clients.
• Ensure accounting processes are handled in a timely manner to facilitate the preparation of the monthly financial statements.
• Provide support and guidance to accounting staff on complex accounting issues and questions.
• Ensure information is timely provided to the external auditors and questions are answered to ensure timely completion of the District audits.
• Review audit engagements drafts for accuracy and approve them for issuance.
• Ensure reports required by state statute are submitted in a timely manner.
• Ensure monthly financials prepared by Accountants are reviewed prior to distributing to Boards.
• Ensures proper set up for new Districts.
• Correspond via telephone and email with District Board members, as needed, to assist with accounting related matters.
• Maintain open lines of communication with District banking representatives.
• Non-essential duties include other job-related duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
• Minimum of ten (4) years of full cycle accounting experience.

Experience

• Experience in managing staff in the completion of full cycle accounting.
• Experience managing/leading multiple staff at various levels.
• Experience managing or supervising Public/Governmental audits with experience reviewing audited financial statements is highly preferred.
• Experience using Intacct is preferred.
• Experience with presentations to large groups and/or boards is preferred.

Skills

• Knowledge of fund accounting is highly desired.
• Knowledge and ability to communicate expectations and hold employees accountable.
• Knowledge and ability to explain complex accounting issues in a manner understandable to colleagues/clients without an accounting background.
• Knowledge and ability to determine proper accounting treatment for complex transactions and ensure they are properly reflected on the monthly financial statements and in the annual audits, etc.
• Knowledge and ability to make priority decisions, communicate these to staff, and manage tasks to completion.
• Provide leadership, supervision, mentoring, and training to department staff.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to coordinate/manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with colleagues, vendors, and customers/clients of all professional levels.
• Demonstrate leadership in maintaining high standards of professional behavior for self and staff.
• Demonstrate organization, attention to detail, problem solving, and creative/independent thinking.
• A willingness to step in and perform whatever task is necessary to meet client expectations and deliver services by the deadline required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Yes, including training, mentoring, and providing problem-solving solutions to team members.

Physical Demands

Physical demands are essentially those of sedentary work. Tasks may require extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. Must be able to drive to different office sites from time to time.

EEO Statement

Rizzetta & Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.”