Finance Support Specialist: Full-Time

City of South Padre Island • South Padre Island, TX

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About The Position

The Finance Support Specialist position performs a wide variety of professional accounting work including complex accounting, analyzing and other administrative work in administering the accounts payable, accounts receivable, budget, grants and other general administration duties.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university with a degree in accounting is preferred.
• Two (2) years of related work experience in a similar position or a related field; or any equivalent combination of education and experience, equivalency to be determined by the City.
• A valid state driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual: Spanish and English preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages daily operations related to the hotel motel program.
• Conduct research to determine which South Padre Island properties are in violation of City Ordinance 23-04, with the use of STR software and online advertisement.
• Manages records of properties found to be in violation of City Ordinance 23-04.
• Manages communications to property owners by phone, letter, and email in an attempt to bring them into compliance with hotel motel tax ordinances.
• Manages third party service provider of hotel occupancy tax collection, compliance, and analytics.
• Reconcile City with State Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) returns on a quarterly basis.
• Collect the amount of identified deficiencies along with related supporting documentation and remit such documentation to the City Code Enforcement and Municipal Court for further processing.
• Creates hotel occupancy tax monthly and quarterly reports and informs management of taxpayers with inconsistent reporting/payment activity.
• Reconciles Property Taxes on a monthly basis.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual budget.
• Prepares grant documentation for the Transit department including billings and their support backup.
• Responsible for beach maintenance reimbursement transfers.
• Reviews expense reports and cash advances submitted for payment.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree