Financial Analyst I

City of Cocoa Beach; Florida; On-site; USD 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

11 paid holidays

Paid time off

Pension

Job summary

City of Cocoa Beach is seeking an experienced Accountant to manage city-wide accounts payable and receivable programs. Under general supervision, you will perform financial analysis and support the finance department with monthly close and reporting.

The role requires an AA/AS degree or 3–4 years of governmental accounting experience, with hands-on experience in procurement, invoicing, P-Card processing, and journal entries.

Qualifications

• AA or AS degree or 3–4 years accounting experience.
• Experience with governmental or municipal accounting preferred.
• Proficiency in accounts payable, accounts receivable, and journal entries.

Responsibilities

• Administrative coordination of procurement processes city-wide.
• Manage AP/AR programs and month-end closing procedures.
• Process vendor forms, invoices, encumbrances, P-Card receipts, and tax exempt/W-9/1099 forms.
• Coordinate year-end AP processing and retiree billing updates with HR.
• Prepare and review journal entries and ensure accurate posting.

Education

AA or AS degree, or 3-4 years accounting experience

Job description

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOBThis is an exempt position with a starting salary of $56,192.93 annually. Included is a generous benefits package offering health, dental, vision, and life insurance, 11 paid holidays, paid time off, pension and more.Under general supervision, responsible for accounts payable and accounts receivable programs city-wide. Performs financial analysis of all aspects in the finance department, and researches work of considerable difficulty for city-wide financials. Performs a variety of professional activities and moderately complex technical accounting functions. Reports directly to the Director and Deputy Director of Finance.SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSAdministrative coordination of all direct functions pertaining to the procurement program city-wide. Management of the program and administrative functions of assigned departmental purchasing and processing of all procurement documents. Such as vendor forms, invoices, encumbrances, purchasing inventory receipts, expenditure approval listings, check registers, AP disbursement records, P-Card receipts, tax exempt forms, W-9’s, 1099’s. Coordination among departments for year-end accounts payable processing. Handles all monthly P-Card purchasing processes prior to month-end close out. Performs reconciliations for the accounts payable module.Oversees Accounts Receivable Program including, sending out all daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual billings. Review and files contracts or agreements that coordinate with accounts receivable billings to customers. Updates Deputy Finance Director of any contracts or agreements reaching expiration that pertain to internal departments or City Commission approvals. Coordinates with Human Resources Department is it relates to retiree billing and rate changes for yearly billing cycles. Performs reconciliations for the accounts receivable module.Controls the preparation of journal entries as required to record monthly transactions and corrections. Confirms all transactions are posted correctly prior to monthly closing of general ledger and performs all necessary functions related to closing.Performs other related work as required such as back-up to other Finance Department functions.MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCEAA or AS degree, or 3 to 4 years of experience in bookkeeping or accounting work, preferably in a governmental setting; or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIREDTO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSPhysical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including computers, typewriters, calculators, copiers, facsimile machines, etc. Must be able to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Light Work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree. However, if the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work.