Broward Tax
Reports To: Senior Accountant
Purpose and Scope: The Accountant performs skilled accounting work to ensure timeliness and accuracy of agency records.
Essential Functions:
- Prepares journal entries.
- Prepares monthly fixed assets account reconciliations and schedules.
- Reconciles and distributes ad valorem taxes, non-ad valorem assessments and investment earnings to the taxing authorities.
- Balances the tax roll and prepares the annual recapitulation report.
- Reconciles and processes prior year corrections, individual certificate redemptions and related invoices.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business Administration, or closely related field; supplemented by two (2) years previous experience and/or training that includes professional accounting, financial reporting, financial analysis, auditing and personal computer operations; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Critical Competencies for Success:
Data Analysis and Written/Digital Communication Skills:
- The ability to identify and utilize relevant technology and tools to analyze data, efficiently and effectively perform assigned tasks as well as support other competencies.
- The ability to analyze data and make sound inferences about causes and potential solutions.
Relates Well to Others:
- Requires the ability to influence outcomes through motivation or leadership and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles to resolve problems.
- Communicates effectively, on the phone and in writing. Listens attentively and with empathy.
- Works well in a team environment and collaborates effectively with others.
Individual Effectiveness:
- Time management skills to ensure timely adherence to deadlines.
- Ability to work well under pressure to ensure completion of work within strict deadlines.
- Willingness to embrace change and adapt strategies to accommodate changing priorities.
Professionalism:
- Contributes as an active member of the departmental team, offering input on initiatives and plans.
- Supports agency’s direction, and ensures compliance with agency policies, procedures, training protocols and statutes.
- Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.
- Maintains a professional image.