Accounting Supervisor (Port Everglades)

Broward County, Florida; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking an Accounting Supervisor to oversee general ledger maintenance, closing processes, accounts payable, capital assets, and grant accounting. The role requires collaboration with teams to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely reporting.

Ideal candidate will have a accounting/finance degree, 3 years governmental accounting experience including supervisory duties, and valid Florida driver's license.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or coursework qualifying for the CPA Examination.
• Requires three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in governmental accounting, including one (1) year supervising subordinates.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Class E Driver's License and be able to obtain TWIC within 60 days.
• Must be able to secure and maintain a Port Security Identification Badge for duration of employment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance of general ledger for all agency funds and reconcile accounts.
• Supervise monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes with proper review and recording of transactions.
• Review accounting records for accuracy, completeness, and internal control compliance.
• Supervise accounts payable, capital assets accounting, grant billing, and tax filings.
• Support audits with schedules and documentation; implement corrective actions.
• Maintain confidentiality and strengthen internal controls to safeguard assets.

Skills

Supervision

Financial Acumen

Communicates Effectively

Plans and Aligns

Builds Effective Teams

Nimble Learning

Manages Complexity

Business Insight

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Coursework that qualifies for the CPA Examination

Tools

PeopleSoft financial software

Workpaper management software

Job description

REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Accounting Supervisor.

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

General Description

Supervise the maintenance of the general ledger for all funds, including monthly general ledger account reconciliations, reviewing and monitoring of various general ledger account activities and balances.

Supervise the monthly financial closing process in the financial system, including the timely and accurate recording of adjusting journal entries and accruals.

Supervise various accounting functions such as the recording of capital assets, accounts payable, payroll review, cash receipts deposits, grant billings, filing of sales tax and water tax returns, and promotional reports.

Perform related work as assigned.

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 three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in governmental accounting or closely related experience; including one (1) year supervising subordinates and working collaboratively with a team and customers on solution-focused outcomes.

Special Certifications and Licenses

Possess and maintain a valid Florida and maintain a valid Florida Class E Driver's License at the time of appointment and 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.

Ability to secure and maintain a valid Port Security Identification Badge for the duration of employment.

Preferences

• Master's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO)
• Florida active CPA license
• Certified Government Finance Officer (CGFO)
• Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
• 2+ years experience preparing audited financial statements
• 1+ years experience using workpaper management software
• 1+ years experience using PeopleSoft financial software
• 1+ years experience with capital projects accounting & Monitoring construction/project expenditures against approved budgets.
• 1+ years experience in interpreting and applying federal/state grant requirements, including Uniform guidance and grant-specific compliance requirements.

SCOPE OF WORK

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the maintenance of the general ledger for all agency funds, programs, projects, and activities, including monthly account reconciliations, review of account balances, investigation of variances, and resolution of discrepancies.
• Supervise the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes, ensuring that adjusting journal entries, accruals, prepayments, allocations, and other required transactions are properly reviewed, approved, and recorded within established deadlines.
• Review and monitor financial transactions and accounting records to ensure accuracy, completeness, proper supporting documentation, appropriate account coding, and compliance with internal controls.
• Supervise accounts payable functions, including invoice processing, vendor payments, and reconciliation of vendor statements.
• Supervise the accounting and reporting of capital assets, including acquisitions, disposals, depreciation, transfers, inventory records, and periodic reconciliation of capital asset schedules to the general ledger.
• Oversee grant and program accounting, including grant billing, expenditure tracking, reimbursement requests and collections, revenue recognition, grant reconciliations, and financial reporting in accordance with applicable grant requirements.
• Review and oversee required tax and regulatory filings, including applicable sales tax, water tax, payroll-related filings, and other statutory reports, ensuring timely and accurate submission.
• Support external and internal audits, including preparation of audit schedules, reconciliations, supporting documentation, responses to audit inquiries, and implementation of approved corrective actions.
• Maintain and strengthen internal accounting controls, identifying control weaknesses and recommending improvements to safeguard agency assets, ensure reliable financial reporting, and promote operational efficiency.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate accounting staff, assign work, establish priorities, review completed work, provide technical guidance, and promote consistent application of accounting policies and procedures.
• Utilize the agency's financial management and accounting systems to review transactions, generate reports, monitor financial activity, and ensure the integrity of accounting data.
• Coordinate with other agency departments and external parties regarding accounting matters, financial documentation, billing, payments, grants, contracts, audits, and other financial activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and financial reporting, including automation, reconciliation procedures, workflow improvements, and data accuracy.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of financial information and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations agency policies, and records-management requirements.
• Perform related duties and special projects assigned by management.

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.

• Financial Acumen:

  Interprets and applies key financial indicators to make better business decisions. Fosters accountability for making good financial decisions; provides guidance to help the team make astute decisions. Summarizes financial performance data and explains implications for the organization.

• Manages Complexity:

  Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Asks questions to encourage others to think differently and enrich their analyses of complex situations. Accurately defines the key elements of complex, ambiguous situations.

• Plans and Aligns:

  Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Strengthens alignment and coordination between own work and others', providing well-sequenced activities and exact time frames. Foresees and resolves many potential bottlenecks and delays.

• Optimizes Work Processes:

  Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. Uses metrics and benchmarks to monitor accuracy and quality. Takes steps to make methods productive and efficient. Promptly and effectively addresses process breakdowns.

• Ensures Accountability:

  Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. Measures and tracks team's and own performance, and helps the team learn from success, failure, and feedback. Adheres to, and enforces, goals, policies, and procedures.

• Builds Effective Teams:

  Builds strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Holds constructive dialogue with the team regularly; takes multiple perspectives into account when making decisions. Commits to and prioritizes the team's decisions in most situations; conveys team spirit.

• Communicates Effectively:

  Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Tailors communication content and style to the needs of others. Pays attention to others' input and perspectives, asks questions, and summarizes to confirm understanding.

• Nimble Learning:

  Learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder. Relishes new or unusual problems; seeks others' input and experiments with own ideas. Easily learns the essence of difficult issues and concepts. Investigates and discusses own mistakes to learn from them.

Physical Demands

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs light work that involves walking or standing 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 machines 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 Values

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.

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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 [e-mail] to make an accommodation request.

County-wide Emergency 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.