Accounting Manager

Accounting Supervisor

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.

Illustrative examples of essential duties include :

• Planning, assigning, and supervising 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.
• Coordinating 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.
• Preparing financial statements, footnotes, and related statistical schedules for the City's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
• Coordinating year-end audit functions with internal staff and external auditors.
• Working with other City department to resolve over-expenditures and other problems.
• Supervising and participating in special projects and problem solving with various departments.
• Serving as backup to the Revenue and Debt / Treasury / Disbursement Manager.
• Conferring with superiors on matters relating to fiscal, administrative, and budgetary policy.
• Developing and supervising the installation of new accounting procedures as need arises to resolve problems and / or improve the system.
• Researching, analyzing, interpreting and implementing Governmental Accounting Standard Board Statements (GASB).
• Preparing, reviewing and approving journal entries for month end and year end close.
• Facilitating and managing month end close process.
• Reviewing monthly and quarterly general ledger reconciliations.
• Conducting oversight and review of monthly bank reconciliations.
• Performing related tasks as required.
• Serving as backup to the Revenue Supervisor.
• Conferring with superiors on matters relating to fiscal, administrative, and budgetary policy.
• Developing and supervising the installation of new accounting procedures as need arises to resolve problems and / or improve the system.
• Performing related tasks as required.

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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 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.