Fort Lauderdale, FL1 day ago
Plans, directs and supervises the work of professional and clerical accounting staff assuring work is performed in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), departmental guidelines and applicable regulatory requirements Assists with internal and external audits, gathers and presents requested documents, and provides explanations of departmental policies and procedures Ensures an accurate and timely month-end and year-end closing and in preparation of the City's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Approves journal entries, wires and other documents prepared by employees supervised Analyzes existing organization and systems in order to develop and recommend new work procedures, controls and forms to promote efficient and effective operations for fiscal management. Performs related work as required Assigned to the Central Accounting Division: Coordinates all requests and responses to external auditors regarding the ACFR Participates in the development of citywide budgets, the departmental budget, and monitors citywide and capital expenditures during the fiscal year Recommends to the Controller the establishment of new funds, accounts and policies to ensure compliance with laws, regulations and GAAP applicable to governmental agencies Manages various accounting functions such as recording capital assets and pensions.