Accounting Specialist (Billing)

Accounting Specialist (Billing)

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Accounting Specialist (Billing) in the Aviation Finance Division.

This job announcement will remain open until a sufficient number of applications are received.

Benefits of Broward County Employment :

High-Deductible Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums :

Single $10.39 / Family $76.94

Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2400 Annually

Consumer Driven Health Plan- bi-weekly premiums :

Single $78.64 / Family $273.13

Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Pension or Investment Plan

457 Deferred Compensation employee match

Eleven (11) paid holidays each year

Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year

Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)

Paid Parental Leave

The Aviation Department which operates the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and the North Perry Airport is seeking an experienced Billing Accounting Specialist to perform general accounting / bookkeeping and auditing duties. The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail and will be responsible for reviewing and preparing invoices, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of billing data, resolving billing issues, and maintaining accurate records.

All Aviation Department employees must possess the ability to interact courteously with the public, Airport vendors, contractors and fellow employees to maintain a professional work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner that promotes a positive work environment.

General Description :

Performs highly technical work reading, analyzing and auditing contracts. Works under close to general supervision according to set procedures, but determines how or when to complete tasks.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements :

Requires two (2) years of bookkeeping, payroll or closely related experience.

Special Certifications and Licenses :

Must possess a valid Florida drivers license during employment and maintain authority to drive on County business.

Ability to obtain and maintain a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) Badge and Customs Seal.

Preferences :

1+ year PeopleSoft Financials Experience

1+ year Billing Experience

1+ year Collections Experience

Advanced Excel Skills (Macros, Pivot Tables, etc)

2 years Aviation / Airport Experience

Additional Information :

Per the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 1542, all airport employees must undergo a Criminal History Records Check (CHRC) and a Security Threat Assessment (STA) to obtain a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) Badge, as required by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Invoice - Concession Billing
• Invoice Utilities
• Invoice - Airline Landing
• Invoice - Airline Gate Use
• Invoice - Badge Billing
• Invoice - Monthly Clerk of Court (Citations)
• Invoice - On Airport Rental Car's
• Invoice - Airline Service Providers
• Invoice - Joint Use
• Invoice - Penny Adjustments
• Maintain BCAD Mailbox
• Maintain Badge Billing List
• Collections for Airline Service Providers (ASPA Customers Q-Z)
• Log and Maintain Monthly and Annual Concession Spreadsheets
• Log, Save and Maintain Airline Spreadsheet & Reports
• Update and Maintain Gate Use Reports - Annually and as Needed
• Prepare and Send Monthly Fuel Summary Report
• Prepare and Send Quarterly Concession Summary to Small Business
• Performs Other Duties As Assigned

Researches, analyzes and / or audits payments and retainage requests for compliance with agreement(s) / contract(s); processes payments to vendors according to the contract or agreement; creates, calculates, reviews, and maintains records of payment, retainage transactions, non-encumbered transactions, etc. for accounting, auditing, and budgeting. Performs basic business (verbal and electronic) communication, document preparation, etc.; creates a variety of spreadsheets in order to capture data and facilitate preparation of reports; scans documents into database and reviews for quality control, processes payments for recorded documents, processes the return of recorded documents to owners using appropriate methods, processes incoming and outgoing mail, and responds to customer requests. Provides customer service in person and via phone in connection with document recording; researches and resolves a variety of routine internal and external inquiries concerning account status, including communicating the resolution of discrepancies to the appropriate persons. The Billing - Accounting Specialist is responsible for billing the airport revenue.

Competencies :

Physical Demands :

Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment) : None.

County Core Values :

All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.

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 Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.

County-wide Emergency Responsibilities :

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.

Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual / vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of free life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,600. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Part-time 20+ benefit eligible employees receive the benefits described above at a reduced amount.