Accounting Specialist - Capital Delivery

The City of Fort Worth•Weatherford, TX

2d•$23 - $29

About The Position

An Accounting Specialist - Capital Delivery job is available with the City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department to provide fiscal support to the Capital Delivery Project team. This position will support capital project and asset accounting; as well as various subsystems to provide a high level of accuracy, exceptional reporting support to the project delivery team and timely processing of construction and engineering invoices. It is imperative that the Accounting Specialist be a strategic thinker and able to logically resolve complex reconciliations.

Requirements

Associate’s degree from an accredited college with major coursework in Business Management, Public Administration, Office Administration, or related field
Four (4) years of clerical and administrative experience

Nice To Haves

Experience with construction accounting and construction payment application forms
Comprehensive Excel skills and bookkeeping/accounting background
ERP eProcurement experience
Grant reporting experience

Responsibilities

Perform a wide variety of complex fiscal activities including account analysis, budget monitoring, contract reconciliations, and other project coordination duties
Exceptional customer focus and teamwork with the ability to adapt to ever changing daily priorities and maintain high level of accuracy
Create journal entries, budget transfers, review and process technical documents, and will interact with other departments
Evaluate current processes for improvement and efficiency recommendations
Review and interpret financial statements to include budget monitoring
Detailed oriented and highly organized; demonstrate the ability to multi-task and prioritize to successfully meet deadlines; take initiative for work tasks
Comply with established knowledge of City’s purchasing policies and procedures to include requisition/purchase order creation, research, month end/fiscal year end close out tasks