Accounting Manager

City of Deerfield Beach•City Hall, FL

About The Position

The Accounting Manager performs professional accounting work, maintains financial records, and prepares complex financial reports for the City of Deerfield Beach. The position provides high-level support to the Assistant Director of Financial Services and directs day-to-day administrative accounting functions, including supervising accounting staff and reviewing their work and performance. The role exercises initiative and independent judgment in organizing and reviewing financial transaction records and resolving problems, and works independently under limited supervision, reporting major activities through periodic meetings. The manager oversees accounting staff and workflows; assists with the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and other reports and projects; manages loans and investment accounts, bond payments, amortization schedules, and debt schedules; and reviews journal entries, balance-sheet reconciliations, and general-ledger uploads. The role also serves as a liaison with City departments, independent auditors, and actuaries; monitors changes affecting department operations; and helps develop departmental goals, policies, procedures, work standards, and internal controls. The position works Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with possible night, weekend, and holiday work to meet City needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.
Five years of accounting experience.
At least two years of supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Considerable knowledge of accounting theory, principles, methods, and practices, and of laws, ordinances, and regulations governing municipal financial matters.
Knowledge of accounting and reporting, fiscal data classification, preparation of accurate and complex financial statements and records, and resolving problems using sound judgment.
Knowledge of employee supervision, including work planning, assignment, review, and evaluation, and the ability to coordinate supervisory, professional, and technical staff.
Knowledge of organizational and management practices for analyzing and evaluating projects, programs, policies, procedures, and operational needs, as well as administrative principles and practices.
Skills in prioritizing assignments and analyzing, preparing, checking, and balancing routine fiscal transactions and accounts.
Ability to process large volumes of numerical data.
Ability to express technical ideas effectively, orally and in writing.
Ability to interpret, apply, and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.
Ability to deal effectively with the general public, City officials, and other City employees.
Sedentary work involving walking or standing some of the time, exerting up to 10 pounds of force regularly and repeatedly, or sustained keyboard operations.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree.
Governmental accounting experience.
Certified Professional Accountant (CPA).
Certified Government Financial Officer (CGFO).

Responsibilities

Supervise, direct, and evaluate assigned staff; address employee concerns, direct work, counsel and discipline employees, and complete performance appraisals.
Coordinate, assign, and review work; establish schedules and standards; monitor work in progress; inspect completed assignments; and provide advice and direction.
Assist with preparing and reviewing the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, staff reports, management and information updates, and special projects.
Manage loans and investment accounts to ensure timely bond payments, maintain amortization schedules, and prepare debt schedules for quarterly and annual reports.
Review and approve journal entries, balance-sheet reconciliations, and miscellaneous general-ledger uploads.
Serve as a Financial Services Department liaison to other City departments, attend meetings, provide staff support, and help negotiate and resolve significant issues with the Assistant Director of Financial Services or Chief Financial Officer.
Serve as a key department liaison with the independent auditor and pension and OPEB actuaries.
Monitor changes in laws, regulations, and technology that may affect department operations and recommend policy and procedural changes.
Prepare, review, and present staff reports and management and information updates, and respond to special projects assigned by the Assistant Director of Financial Services or Chief Financial Officer.
Assist in developing and implementing departmental goals, objectives, policies, procedures, work standards, and internal controls.
Keep abreast of evolving accounting theories, practices, and principles.
Maintain and direct the maintenance of working and official departmental files.
Perform related work as assigned.
Comply with established safety policies and practices, use required personal protective equipment, report unsafe conditions and injuries, and—when a manager or supervisor—enforce safety rules and ensure safe practices and training.
During emergencies, perform assigned emergency service duties; City employees may be called to work during disasters or other emergencies.