Accountant

Accounting Analyst

Pay can be commensurate with education and experience. Veterans' Preference Applies.

EEO Statement: The City of Delray Beach does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability, marital status, family status or sexual orientation in employment or the provision of services.

Non-Smoking: The City of Delray Beach is a Non-Tobacco Workplace. The City will not consider applicants who have used tobacco or nicotine products for a period of at least three months prior to application for employment.

This position requires professional skill to analyze and report on complex accounting, budgeting and auditing issues. Requires a thorough understanding of accounting principles, basic analytical methods, financial statements and applicable source documents. Involves maintaining detailed journals and ledgers with the ability to prepare financial statements and reports. This position will analyze transactions, post entries and collect and evaluate data. This position will exercise judgment within defined parameters, make recommendations and facilitate decision making. This position reports to the Accounting Manager.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned:

• Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments and obligations.
• Establish account numbers within given parameters and assign entries to proper accounts.
• Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop and maintain solutions to operational and financial problems.

Specific functions that may be assigned:

• Administration and overview of Purchasing Card Program.
• Assist with Capital Improvement Plan.
• Prepare work sheets and schedules for external auditors.
• Prepare grant reports and schedules. Coordinate the grant process with Project Managers from the grant award to grant close-out.
• Prepare and review fixed asset transactions and schedules.
• Establish and maintain project accounts within the City's financial management system.
• Monitor project budgets, expenditures and encumbrances.
• Prepare worksheets and schedules for external auditors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Full performance knowledge, skills, abilities and personal characteristics:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates.
• Ability to express technical ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to assist in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, work standards and internal controls for the department and assigned program areas.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions.
• Considerable knowledge of theory, principles, methods and practices of accounting; of laws, ordinances and regulations governing municipal financial matters including accounting and reporting.

Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or a related field with a CPA or CGFO Certification. Three years accounting experience. Candidates with accounting experience who are actively pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field from an accredited institution will also be considered. Experience in governmental accounting, grant accounting, financial reporting, and revenue reconciliation is preferred.

Preference will be given to candidates with government accounting experience.

Physical Demands/Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear, use hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Works inside in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Selection Guidelines: Formal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and reference check; job related tests might be required.