Accounting Specialist

Broward County • Fort Lauderdale, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Specialist performs technical accounting work at Port Everglades, including reading, analyzing, and auditing contracts. The role works under close to general supervision within established procedures while determining how and when to complete tasks. Work includes contract payment and retainage auditing, vendor payments, budget and purchasing transactions, and may include payroll auditing and processing. The position also handles procurement documentation, recordkeeping, customer inquiries, document recording, and related administrative work. Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

• At least one year of bookkeeping, payroll, or closely related experience.
• Ability to secure and maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) within 60 days of employment and for the duration of employment, if required.
• Ability to secure and maintain a valid Seaport Business Purpose Credential for the duration of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in accounting or a closely related field.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a closely related field.
• Master's degree in accounting or a closely related field.
• Two or more years of accounts payable experience.
• One or more years of construction contract payable experience.
• One or more years of accounts payable experience in a government agency.

Responsibilities

• Research, analyze, and audit payment and retainage requests for compliance with agreements and contracts; process vendor payments and create, calculate, review, and maintain related transaction records.
• Monitor budget expenditures, make budget transfers, create journal vouchers, process daily deposits, and handle petty cash and reimbursement requests.
• Review purchasing-card transmittals and electronic-payables invoices for documentation and approval, upload invoices, run reports, and correct rejected general-ledger items.
• May process payroll by auditing time records and leave requests, following up on missing information, entering payroll data, calculating garnishments, processing manual or voided checks and pay adjustments, and reviewing payroll vouchers and registers.
• Review requisitions for completeness and competitiveness; prepare purchase requisitions and informal quotation bid documents, obtain and analyze vendor quotations, prepare bid tabulations, place purchase orders, and maintain procurement files.
• Prepare business communications and documents; create spreadsheets and reports; scan and quality-check documents; process payments for recorded documents and return recorded documents to owners; handle incoming and outgoing mail.
• Provide in-person and telephone customer service related to document recording; research and resolve routine account-status inquiries and communicate discrepancy resolutions.
• Perform related work as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed