Accounting Supervisor (Port Everglades)

Accounting Supervisor (Port Everglades)

Salary

$75,579.37 - $120,624.62 Annually

Location

Port Everglades, 1850 Eller Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

1414732

Department

Port Finance Financial Report

Opening Date

09/23/2026

Closing Date

9/29/2026 5:00 PM Eastern

Veterans Preference Notice

Under Section 295.07, Florida Statutes, certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment with Broward County and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.

International Degree Verification

International degrees must be evaluated by an approved member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) www.naces.org/members or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE) https://aice-eval.org/endorsed-members. Candidates are responsible for all evaluation expenses. Completed evaluations do not guarantee employment and are subject to approval by Broward County Human Resources.

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REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Accounting Supervisor.

THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED AND MAY CLOSE AT ANYTIME.

General Description

Supervise the maintenance of the general ledger for all funds, including monthly general ledger account reconciliations, reviewing and monitoring of various general ledger account activities and balances.

Supervise the monthly financial closing process in the financial system, including the timely and accurate recording of adjusting journal entries and accruals.

Supervise various accounting functions such as the recording of capital assets, accounts payable, payroll review, cash receipts deposits, grant billings, filing of sales tax and water tax returns, and promotional reports.

Perform related work as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Requires a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or finance; or a Bachelors degree and coursework that qualifies for the CPA Examination.

Requires three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in governmental accounting or closely related experience; including one (1) year supervising subordinates and working collaboratively with a team and customers on solution-focused outcomes.

Special Certifications and Licenses

Possess and maintain a valid Florida and maintain a valid Florida Class E Drivers License at the time of appointment and for the duration of employment.

Ability to secure and maintain a Transportation Worker Identification card (TWIC) within 60 days of employment and for the duration of employment.

Ability to secure and maintain a valid Port Security Identification Badge for the duration of employment.

Preferences

Masters Degree in Accounting or Finance

Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO)

Florida active CPA license

Certified Government Finance Officer (CGFO)

Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)

2+ years experience preparing audited financial statements

1+ years experience using workpaper management software

1+ years experience using PeopleSoft financial software

1+ years experience with capital projects accounting & Monitoring construction/project expenditures against approved budgets.

• 1+ years experience in interpreting and applying federal/state grant requirements, including Uniform guidance and grant-specific compliance requirements.

SCOPE OF WORK

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the maintenance of the general ledger for all agency funds, programs, projects, and activities, including monthly account reconciliations, review of account balances, investigation of variances, and resolution of discrepancies.
• Supervise the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes, ensuring that adjusting journal entries, accruals, prepayments, allocations, and other required transactions are properly reviewed, approved, and recorded within established deadlines.
• Review and monitor financial transactions and accounting records to ensure accuracy, completeness, proper supporting documentation, appropriate account coding, and compliance with internal controls.
• Supervise accounts payable functions, including invoice processing, vendor payments, and reconciliation of vendor statements.
• Supervise the accounting and reporting of capital assets, including acquisitions, disposals, depreciation, transfers, inventory records, and periodic reconciliation of capital asset schedules to the general ledger.
• Oversee grant and program accounting, including grant billing, expenditure tracking, reimbursement requests and collections, revenue recognition, grant reconciliations, and financial reporting in accordance with applicable grant requirements.
• Review and oversee required tax and regulatory filings, including applicable sales tax, water tax, payroll-related filings, and other statutory reports, ensuring timely and accurate submission.
• Support external and internal audits, including preparation of audit schedules, reconciliations, supporting documentation, responses to audit inquiries, and implementation of approved corrective actions.
• Maintain and strengthen internal accounting controls, identifying control weaknesses and recommending improvements to safeguard agency assets, ensure reliable financial reporting, and promote operational efficiency.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate accounting staff, assign work, establish priorities, review completed work, provide technical guidance, and promote consistent application of accounting policies and procedures.
• Utilize the agency's financial management and accounting systems to review transactions, generate reports, monitor financial activity, and ensure the integrity of accounting data.
• Coordinate with other agency departments and external parties regarding accounting matters, financial documentation, billing, payments, grants, contracts, audits, and other financial activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and financial reporting, including automation, reconciliation procedures, workflow improvements, and data accuracy.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of financial information and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, agency policies, and records-management requirements.
• Perform related duties and special projects assigned by management.

Competencies

• Business Insight:

Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organizations goals. Clearly understands how own activities relate to critical business drivers. Monitors business news and market changes for impact on the business or on own expertise area; uses this to shape decisions.

• Financial Acumen:

Interprets and applies key financial indicators to make better business decisions. Fosters accountability for making good financial decisions; provides guidance to help the team make astute decisions. Summarizes financial performance data and explains implications for the organization.

• Manages Complexity:

Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Asks questions to encourage others to think differently and enrich their analyses of complex situations. Accurately defines the key elements of complex, ambiguous situations.

• Plans and Aligns:

Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Strengthens alignment and coordination between own work and others, providing well-sequenced activities and exact time frames. Foresees and resolves many potential bottlenecks and delays.

• Optimizes Work Processes:

Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. Uses metrics and benchmarks to monitor accuracy and quality. Takes steps to make methods productive and efficient. Promptly and effectively addresses process breakdowns.

• Ensures Accountability:

Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. Measures and tracks teams and own performance, and helps the team learn from success, failure, and feedback. Adheres to, and enforces, goals, policies, and procedures.

• Builds Effective Teams:

Builds strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Holds constructive dialogue with the team regularly; takes multiple perspectives into account when making decisions. Commits to and prioritizes the teams decisions in most situations; conveys team spirit.

• Communicates Effectively:

Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Tailors communication content and style to the needs of others. Pays attention to others input and perspectives, asks questions, and summarizes to confirm understanding.

• Nimble Learning:

Learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder. Relishes new or unusual problems; seeks others input and experiments with own ideas. Easily learns the essence of difficult issues and concepts. Investigates and discusses own mistakes to learn from them.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Physical Demands

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs light work that involves walking or standing most of the time and involves exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis, or skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs on repetitive operation of electronic office machines within moderate tolerances or limits of accuracy.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)

Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

None.

SPECIAL INFORMATION

County Core Values

All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the Countys four core behavioral competencies.

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance

Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.

County-wide Emergency Responsibilities

Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.

County-wide Employee Responsibilities

All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward Countys Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.

All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.

Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual/vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of County-paid life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,000. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Employees who are hired into a full-time, or part-time position working 20 hours per week, are considered benefits-eligible. Benefits become effective on the first of the month following 30 days of employment. Additional information about Broward County Benefits.

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Check the appropriate box below, as it relates to a Transportation Worker Identification card (TWIC). https://www.tsa.gov/twic

• Currently possess a TWIC
• Do not currently have a TWIC, but have the ability to obtain one within 60 days and maintain for the duration of employment at Port Everglades
• Unable to meet the requirement of obtaining a TWIC.

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Do you possess a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or finance; or a Bachelors degree and coursework that qualifies for the CPA Examination?

• Yes
• No

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What area of study is your degree in?

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How many years of progressively responsible experience in governmental accounting or advanced accounting work and financial reporting do you possess?

• Less than 3 years of experience
• 3 years of experience
• More than 3 years of experience

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Describe your experience in supervising accounting/financial staff and activities (including the number of staff and years of experience).

06

Describe your experience and the role you performed in producing financial statements for a government agency.

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Briefly describe your experience managing financial compliance and reporting for Federal and State grants.

08

Describe how you ensure capital project expenditures are properly classified, tracked, and reported while maintaining compliance with governmental accounting standards.

Required Question

Employer Broward County

Address 115 S. Andrews Ave.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301-4800

Phone (954) 831-4000

Website http://www.broward.org/careers