Accountant 1

Title/Role: FL-HART-Accountant

Worksite Address: Tampa, FL

Pay Rate:$26.66/hr

Short job Description:

FL-HART-Accountant - Assignment length is undetermined, but at least 30 days in length, could extend based on client needs

Complete Description:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Perform complex, detailed work involving written and numerical data.
• Assist in the development of large public sector budgets; meet critical deadlines; and make decisions under pressure.
• Help develop, recommend, and administer sound financial strategies for a public entity.
• Read and interpret complex laws and regulations impacting Authority financial activities.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with public officials, public/private agencies and companies, and the general public.
• Prepare and present complex narrative and statistical reports, correspondence, and other documents.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment that requires the incumbent to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs.
• Ability to perform professional-level work dealing with data, people, and technology that relates to administrative, accounting, legal, or managerial skills.
• Ability to provide updates to senior managers, elected officials, or other community groups or organizations and work regularly with other Directors or senior managers to ensure the provision of efficient and effective services.
• Prepare financial reports for HART Board, State Auditor, Federal and State Grants.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to review, analyze and interpret fiscal records.
• Ability to prepare complete, concise, clear and accurate reports.
• Ability to work under stress and interruptions.
• Ability to interact positively with a variety of personalities internally and externally.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Ability to work towards departmental goals and objectives.
• Ability to be a flexible, effective team leader/player.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Knowledge rules, regulations, procedures and functions of the Authority.
• Knowledge of laws, guidelines and regulations as related to governmental accounting.
• Knowledge of principles, practices and methods of accounting.
• Knowledge of data processing applications as related to accounting, Excel and word processing

Skills Required:

• Bachelor's Degree i Accounting, Finance or related field
• 1 to 3 years of work experience in accounting or finance
• Working knowledge of laws, guidelines and regulations as related to governmental accounting. -1Years
• Work experience reviewing, analyzing and interpreting fiscal records and creating reports. -1Years
• Work experience performing complex, detailed work involving written and numerical data. -1Years
• Work experience in development of large public sector budgets. -1Years
• Work experience multi-tasking in a stressful rapidly changing environment. -1Years
• Excellent organizational and communication skills in a professional office environment. -1Years
• Experience performing professional-level work dealing with data, people and technology in accounting, legal or managerial skills
• Excellent data entry using Excel and Word processing
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, walking, bending, reaching, stopping and lifting objects up to 25 pounds