Finance Specialist I

South Florida Regional Planning Council; Florida; On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

South Florida Regional Planning Council is seeking an on-site Finance Specialist I to handle payroll, AR/AP, and budgeting support in Hollywood, FL. The role reports to the Finance Director and requires strong Excel and QuickBooks skills.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in accounting and at least 3 years of related experience, including grant-funded or public-sector work. Salary ranges from $60,000 to $75,000 annually, with full-time, exempt status.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of accounting or financial reporting experience.
• Experience with QuickBooks Enterprise and MS Excel.
• Non-profit, government, or grant-funded experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll, AR/AP, and maintain payroll records.
• Record journal entries and perform month-end close.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and assist budgeting and audits.
• Reconcile financial data and generate management reports.
• Support procurement and grant reporting functions.
• Maintain confidential financial records and document control.

Skills

US GAAP

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Payroll support

Month-end closing

MS Excel - advanced

QuickBooks Desktop/Enterprise

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

QuickBooks Desktop/Enterprise

Power BI

Power Query

DAX

Job description

Position Title Finance Specialist I (On-Site)

Location 1 Oakwood BLVD., Suite 250, Hollywood, Florida 33020

Employment Status Full-time, Exempt

Reports to Finance Director

Salary Range $60,000 - $75,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications

Position Summary

The Staff Accountant is responsible for processing payroll, accounts receivables (AR) / accounts payable (AP), and supports the Council’s budgeting, audit grant, project, procurement, and Revolving Loan Fund (RLF reporting functions. Reporting to the Finance Director, the Staff Accountant maintains reliable accounting records, independently analyses and validates financial data, resolve reporting issues, and reconcile financial reports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Enter, review and maintain transactions and supporting records in QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise (QBD), including timesheets, invoices, payments, deposits and related accounting data.
• Record journal entries, process payroll, accounts receivable, billing collections, and vendor and customer records maintenance.
• Extract, clean, combine, validate, and reconcile data from QBD, MS Excel, payroll, grants, banking, RL, and other approved sources.
• Support the annual budgeting process, financial audit, grant drawdowns, reimbursements, match documentation, reporting, closeout and procurement documentation.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and investigate related variances.
• Maintain organized and confidential financial records, provide backup for essential department functions, and perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

The Staff Accountant will have:

• Working knowledge of US GAAP, reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll support, and month-end closing.
• Advanced MS Excel skills, and working knowledge of QuickBooks Desktop or QuickBooks Enterprise.
• Ability to translate financial and operational requirements into reliable calculations, dashboards and clear management reports
• Strong analytical, data quality, documentation, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment within assigned responsibilities.
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines, protect confidential information, communicate issues promptly, and work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work well with people.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred
• At least 3 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, financial reporting or related experience.
• Experience working with Power BI dashboards, Power Query and DAX preferred; QuickBooks Enterprise and mid-advance MS Excel experience required.
• Government, non-profit, grant-funded, fund-accounting, public sector, and/or Revolving Loan Funds experience preferred.

Physical and Environmental Requirements

Work is primarily performed in an office environment and requires extended computer use. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions.