Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant 

Office of Financial Services 

Job Summary:  

This is professional accounting work involving independent application of a variety of accounting skills to a phase of the District's accounting program. 

Job duties include: 

• Leads the preparation of and recording of monthly general ledger journal entries as required, which includes revenue accruals, unearned revenue, indirect cost allocations, escrow accounting, prepaids and miscellaneous journal entries.   Performs assigned monthly and quarterly account reconciliations and required general ledger adjustments as needed. Prepares the monthly sales tax filing. Works with Budget and Payroll to ensure cost codes are properly set up to track grant-related costs. Assists with financial reporting and monthly Board Agenda reporting.
• Leads the coordination and maintenance of the accounting and financial reporting for all legislative appropriations, assigned District grants, revenue agreements and other contracts from start to finish. Reviews and approves grant/contract proposals, working with grantors, project managers and Office of General Counsel to draft, edit and execute documents. Utilize GEMS accounting software, ECM document management system and various tools to track and maintain a grant database.
• Leads the review and approval of grant-related expenditures as part of the Accounts Payable workflow process. Verifies compliance with grant restrictions, contract agreements and matching grant requirements. Reviews for invoice accuracy, completeness and supporting documentation.
• Leads the preparation of invoices for assigned grants according to contract terms and maintains expenditure details to support reimbursement requests. Monitors grant revenue received to ensure timely reimbursements, comparing invoices against accounts receivable schedules. Update and maintain grant tracking reports for all grant related transactions.
• Leads the maintenance and reconciliation of grant management reporting and subrecipient monitoring, including the monthly completion of the Grant Summary Report, and provides reports to management.  Verify reporting compliance with project managers on assigned revenue contracts to ensure timely submission to grantors and ensure District records and ECM are updated appropriately per the contract.   Leads the preparation and submittal of quarterly progress reports and annual Federal Financial Reports for applicable grants.
• Assists with the month-end closing, year-end closing processes and the annual financial audit and ACFR preparation. Compiles year-end reports, work papers, schedules and analysis necessary for the District’s Single Audit. Compiles the SEFA/SFA Report.
• Leads the final reconciliation of p-card transactions in Works and verifies appropriate receipt documentation and compliance. Coordinates with Reconcilers, Approvers and Budget to ensure timely processing. Provides training to Finance and District staff as needed.

Ability To:  

Effectively communicate and work with staff and related financial issues; analyze and interpret financial data of both state and federal grants. Develop and maintain cordial relation with different levels of the District, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and other water management districts. 

Skilled In: 

Organized administrative professional with strong verbal and written communication; organized recordkeeping; contract language review; cost analysis and program evaluation; report writing with brevity and clarity; self-direction and motivation.