What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Manager position at City of Miami Beach?
This is professional accounting and advanced supervisory work in coordination activities of the Accounting Division in the City's Finance Department and in performing advanced accounting work which requires a high degree of professional skill and experience. An employee in this classification is responsible for managing and performing related tasks for financial accounting and reporting, financial systems and reconciliations, audits, internal controls and other fiscal affairs of the City.
- Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of subordinate employees in recording accounting transactions to general ledger, general ledger account creation and maintenance, grants management, fixed assets recording and reconciliation, maintaining and reconciling journals, ledgers, and other records including bank reconciliations.
- Coordinates team in preparing periodic and yearend financial and statistical statements and reports (ACFR, State AFR. etc.,). Maintaining and review of accounts kept for financial management system including generating reports, writing reports, processing monthly and yearly closings, and purging information as deemed necessary.
- Prepares financial statements, footnotes, and related statistical schedules for the City's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
- Coordinates year-end audit functions with internal staff and external auditors.
- Works with other City department to resolve over-expenditures and other problems.
- Supervises and participates in special projects and problem solving with various departments
- Serves as backup to the Revenue and Debt/Treasury/Disbursement Manager.
- Confers with superiors on matters relating to fiscal, administrative, and budgetary policy
- Develops and supervises the installation of new accounting procedures as need arises to resolve problems and/or improve the system.
- Research, analyze, interpret and implement Governmental Accounting Standard Board Statements (GASB).
- Prepares, reviews and approves journal entries for month end and year end close.
- Facilitates and manages month end close process.
- Reviews monthly and quarterly general ledger reconciliations.
- Conducts oversight and review of monthly bank reconciliations.
- Performs related tasks as required.
·Serves as backup to the Revenue Supervisor
Confers with superiors on matters relating to fiscal, administrative, and budgetary policy
Develops and supervises the installation of new accounting procedures as need arises to resolve problems and/or improve the system
Performs related tasks as required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Accounting, Finance, or Business
- Five (5) years' full-time paid accounting experience in a computer based municipal setting
- PC and Excel knowledge required
Physical Requirements:
·Must have the use of sensory skills in orders to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact
- Physical capability to effectively use and operate various items of office related equipment, such as, but not limited to, word processor, calculator, copier, and fax machine
- No significant standing, walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, and kneeling
- Some crawling, reaching, handling, sitting, standing, pushing, and pulling
For all positions:
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, coworkers, the press the general public and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds regardless of race, religion, age, sex, disability, political affiliation, gender identity or sexual orientation.
- Ability to serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of all city ethics and conflicts of interest policies. Strong understanding of ethical behavior is required.
- Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance.
- Performs related work as required
- Reports to work as directed during an emergency as an essential employee of the City of Miami Beach
For all technical, professional, supervisory and managerial positions:
- Ability to develop innovative and creative solutions to issues consistent with the City's strategic plan.
Applicants must detail any related work experience on the application or risk disqualification. It is the applicant's responsibility to update their NEOGOV profile with work experience, education, certifications and personal contact information when submitting each application, failure to do so will result in ineligibility. City of Miami Beach employees must reflect their current position and detail their work experience on the application to avoid being disqualified.
Veterans Preference: Veterans Preference is awarded in accordance with Florida State Statute 295.07. If veteran's preference is being claimed, it must be indicated on the application form and proper documentation, including all forms DD-214 (either Member 2 or Member 4), as well as the final Department of Defense Disability Letter (dated within one year) must be submitted with the application
Salary : $42 - $69
