Job Description
Salary : $3,645.10 - $6,081.67 Biweekly
Location : Miami Beach, FL
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 02261
Department: Finance
Opening Date: 09/11/2024
Closing Date: 10/11/2024 5:00 PM Eastern
Nature of Work This is an advanced professional accounting operations position and includes advanced supervisory work in coordinating the activities of the Revenue Division of the City's Finance Department. This role includes performing advanced accounting work, requiring a high degree of professional skill and experience.
Management responsibilities include the supervision of teams with responsibilities to oversee all City revenue activities. This advanced work also includes the supervision of multiple teams responsible for Revenue Receipting, Accounts Receivable, Resort Taxes, City Liens and Collections activities. Significant responsibilities include the review, analysis, reporting, and problem solving for activities regarding all revenue processing. Significant tasks are the proper recording, and reconciliation of payments received in various methods and gateways including cash, checks, credit card payments, automated clearing house (ACH) transactions, wires, electronic funds transfers and other methodologies acceptable by City operations and analysis of miscellaneous cash inflows activities
An employee in this position is responsible for directing and supervising the maintenance of account receivables, revenue codes, revenue accounts, and controls all funds received by the City used for the preparation of financial data/reports as may be required for effective management of these fiscal affairs. This work requires the exercise of considerable independent judgment and use of acquired knowledge and skills in the performance of the broad accounting functions required. Directives and supervisory guidance are received from an administrative superior for accuracy and conformity with established financial, administrative, and departmental policies and procedures for the attainment of desired objectives
Illustrative Examples of Essential Duties - Plans, assigns and supervises the work of subordinate employees in recording accounting transactions to accounts receivable including false alarm billing, fire and rescue entries, special assessment billings, liens, utility billing and collections, and the cashiering functions.
- Review and approval of daily postings of revenue batches including but not limited to daily customer service cashier batches, Energov cashier, Parking cashier, Parks and Recreation Cashier, Energov web, Utility Billing cashier, Resort Tax, Off-Duty receivables, ACH receivables, etc.
- Coordinate, lead and direct staff on all revenue activities pertaining to the City's annual audit, including preparation of key footnotes and supplementary schedules.
- Prepares monthly analysis of accounts receivable balances and allowances and utilizes data to direct and modify collections process accordingly.
- Prepares monthly analysis of all revenue related fees and expenses including analysis of gateway and merchant fees.
- Lead, guide, and direct staff on all revenue related projects to ensure continuity and transition of project matters.
- Coordinate, lead and facilitate all OIG/internal audit functions and reports, drafting appropriate responses on a timely basis.
- Monthly review of all revenue related journal entries for completeness and accuracy.
- Maintains and reconciles or supervises subordinate employees maintaining and reconciling journals, ledgers, and other records.
- Prepares and reviews periodic financial and statistical statements, reports, and tabulations of all related accounts kept of financial transactions of the City.
- Serves as departmental liaison on internal and external revenue for all matters.
- Can serve as a back-up to payroll, pension work and report writer activities if required.
- Can serve as a trustee of the pension trust fund.
- Provides timely revenue data for and confers with superiors on matters relating to fiscal, administrative, and budgetary policy.
- Manage City's lien process to ensure accuracy of lien process and related fees.
- Lead, guide, direct and evaluates the job performance of subordinate employees.
- Performs annual assessments of revenue division processes and procedures for opportunities to improve and modify as deemed necessary.
- Performs related tasks as required
Minimum Requirements •
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting or finance (or)
- Bachelor's degree in business with a minimum of 15 accounting/finance credits is acceptable.
- Five (5) years full-time financial experience with professional business accounting or government accounting/auditing and financial analysis reporting in a municipal and/or county environment (or)
- Seven (7) years of experience with revenue reporting/audit and reconciliations in a professional business environment.
- Considerable knowledge and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standard (GAS), and governmental fund accounting, including but not limited to double entry bookkeeping.
DESIRED:
- Municipal and/or county governmental environment financial reporting experience preferred.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO), or Certified Government Finance Officer (CGFO) designation and financial auditing.
Physical Requirements: - Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact
- Physical capability to effectively use and operate various items of office related equipment, such as, but not limited to, word processor, calculator, copier, and fax machine
- No significant standing, walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, or kneeling
- Some crawling, reaching, handling, sitting, standing, pushing, and pulling
For all positions: - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, coworkers, the press the general public and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds regardless of race, religion, age, sex, disability, political affiliation, gender identity or sexual orientation.
- Ability to serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of all city ethics and conflicts of interest policies. Strong understanding of ethical behavior is required.
- Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance.
- Performs related work as required.
- Reports to work as directed during an emergency as an essential employee of the City of Miami Beach.
For all technical, professional, supervisory and managerial positions: - Ability to develop innovative and creative solutions to issues consistent with the City's strategic plan.
Applicants must detail any related work experience on the application or risk disqualification . It is the applicant's responsibility to update their NEOGOV profile with work experience, education, certifications and personal contact information when submitting each application, failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
City of Miami Beach employees must reflect their current position and detail their work experience on the application to avoid being disqualified. Veterans Preference: Veterans Preference is awarded in accordance with Florida State Statute 295.07. If veteran's preference is being claimed, it must be indicated on the application form and proper documentation, including all forms DD-214 (either Member 2 or Member 4), as well as the final Department of Defense Disability Letter (dated within one year)
must be submitted with the application.
Benefits are available to FULL-TIME employees only. The City of Miami Beach offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 12 vacation, 12 sick days, 15 paid holidays (11 holidays and 4 floating holidays); partially sponsored by the City group medical (including visual) and dental insurance, life insurance. Excellent retirement plan: pre-tax employee contribution added to the City's contribution; 5 year "cliff vesting."
Voluntary Benefits (fully paid by the employee, but payroll deductible): flexible spending account; 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, and Roth IRA; universal and critical life insurance, disability insurance, long-term care, and lump sum cancer policy. Also, U.S. Legal Services, tuition assistance, pre-tax payroll contributions, continuation of medical and dental coverage up to 18 months upon termination (COBRA).
For a more detailed overview of the benefit package, please visit Benefits section at
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Do you have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting or finance (or) A Bachelor's degree in business with a minimum of 15 accounting/finance credits is acceptable.
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List your degree of study
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Do you have Five (5) years full-time financial experience with professional business accounting or government accounting/auditing and financial analysis reporting in a municipal and/or county environment (or) Seven (7) years of experience with revenue reporting/audit and reconciliations in a professional business environment.
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If you answer yes to the above question #3, briefly describe your experience and state how many years of experience.
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Do you have considerable knowledge and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standard (GAS), and governmental fund accounting, including but not limited to double entry bookkeeping.
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Do you have Municipal and/or county governmental environment financial reporting experience? Preferred.
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Are you a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO), or Certified Government Finance Officer (CGFO) designation and financial auditing?
Required Question
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