| Location | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Salary | $75,579.37–$120,624.62 Per Year |
Accounting Supervisor (Financial Reporting)
Salary
$75,579.37 - $120,624.62 Annually
Location
Government Center East - 115 South Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Job Type
Full-Time
Job Number
1414775
Department
FASD Accounting Fin Reporting
Opening Date
10/16/2026
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.
REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Accounting Supervisor position with our Accounting Division.
2026 Benefits of Broward County Employment
Eleven (11) paid holidays each year
Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year
Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)
Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions
Paid Parental Leave
Health Benefits
High-Deductible Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums: Employee $10.90 / Family $80.79
Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2,000 Annually
Consumer Driven Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums: Employee $82.58 / Family $286.79
Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Pension or Investment Plan
457 Deferred Compensation County matches up to $2,000 a year
This announcement will remain active until a sufficient number of applications has been received and may close at any time.
This position requires a supervising accountant with strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and their application to asset management and fixed asset accounting for governmental funds, including constitutional offices and enterprise funds. The candidate must be well-versed in capitalization requirements for assets financed with tax-exempt bonds, inventory processes, and analysis involving high-volume data. Work requires independent judgment and is performed under the general supervision of an Accounting Manager, with review conducted through monthly reporting processes. Extensive knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Word and Excel or similar spreadsheet software, as well as familiarity with computerized accounting systems such as PeopleSoft, is required.
General Description
Supervises the administrative and professional units responsible for directing and coordinating fiscal functions and, support services.
Works independently, under limited supervision, reporting major activities through periodic meetings.
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
None.
Preferences
Certified Public Accountant
Experience in Fixed Asset Accounting in a government setting, including enterprise funds
Experience with Kronos
Review, compilation and/or preparation of financial statements
Experience with Peoplesoft Asset Management module
Masters degree in Accounting Business or Finance
Experience with Capital Asset accounting and reporting
SCOPE OF WORK
Duties and Responsibilities
Monitors the Countys contracts for compliance with the terms and conditions such as customer reporting, minimum guaranteed amounts, and security deposit provisions, and initiates processing of charges and penalties for non-compliance.
Manages and directs revenue collection activities.
Manages the activities of staff ensuring that all County accounting is performed in accordance with the prescribed accounting and administrative standards and regulations.
Develops and maintains unique and highly complex rate configurations in the computerized accounting systems.
Liaises with County customers; assists customers with understanding the published tariffs, explains the application of the terms of their revenue contracts, processes requests for and credits.
Directs staff in analyzing data and providing financial and statistical information to support contract negotiations, contract comparisons and other management decisions.
Performs related work as assigned.
Competencies
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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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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What is the highest level of education obtained in Accounting or Finance?
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Do you have at least three (3) years of experience in governmental accounting including one (1) year of supervising subordinates
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Describe your experience in financial reporting in a governmental setting?
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What experience do you have in implementing new GASB or FASB pronouncements and What is the latest GASB implementation that you were involved with?
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Describe your experience with year-end closings, the type of financial statements you were responsible for preparing, adjusting entries made and software used in the preparation of these statements.
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Please describe the basis of accounting used for governmental funds vs. propriety funds vs. governmental activities and the primary differences between them.
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Explain the difference between the accrual basis and cash basis of accounting?
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Describe how you would review a financial statement prepared by another agency. What would you do if there is a big variance of expenditures or revenues when comparing to the prior year's statement?
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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