Accountant

Accountant Position

The Town of Surfside is seeking a qualified individual to fill the position of Accountant. Under the general supervision of the Finance Director performs professional work involving the maintenance of varied financial records and reports.

The preferred candidate must be able to:

• Prepare financial reports for various organizations including local, state, and federal agencies.
• Prepare bank reconciliations with related journal entries and documentation.
• Prepare journal entries to maintain General Ledger as directed.
• Establish and maintain job cost files, ensuring requests are appropriate from a budgetary standpoint. Assists in preparing cost allocations and cost studies.
• Prepare various account schedules as required for year-end activity.
• Oversees the capital assets schedule including inventory procedures and controls.
• Assist with risk management including management of insurance schedules.
• Assist with annual or periodic audit work, including audit schedules, documentation, support, and analyses.
• Responsible for FEMA financial coordination, documentation, and reporting.
• Resort Tax and Local Business Tax Receipts (LBTR) administration.
• Assist with preparation of Finance Manual.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

(These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job-related marginal duties as required.)

Education and experience: The successful candidate must possess a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field and should have at least two (2) years of experience in accounting or finance, preferably within a municipal government.

A comparable amount of training, education or experience can be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Salary range: $52,782.01 - $74,916.46 annually

Excellent benefits