Accountants & Auditors

Job Title: Accountant and Auditor (Fixed Assets & Grants)

Job Type: Contract

Location:Tampa,Florida

Summary:

This position plays a critical role in ensuring the accurate and timely recording and reporting of financial transactions, with a specific focus on fixed assets and grant-funded projects. The Accountant and Auditor will be responsible for maintaining comprehensive financial records, conducting reconciliations, preparing financial statements, and ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), federal, state, and local regulations, and internal controls.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Fixed Assets:

• Manage the full lifecycle of fixed assets, including acquisition, tracking, depreciation, and disposal.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date fixed asset records in the accounting system.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of the fixed asset subledger to the general ledger.
• Prepare and analyze depreciation schedules.
• Coordinate and participate in annual physical inventories of fixed assets.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and segregation of duties related to fixed assets.
• Prepare journal entries for fixed asset transactions.
• Assist with the preparation of financial statements and schedules for external auditors.
• Prepare and submit required reports to regulatory agencies, such as the National Transit Database.

Grants:

• Manage the financial aspects of grant-funded projects, ensuring compliance with grant agreements and applicable regulations.
• Prepare grant draw requests and monitor grant expenditures.
• Reconcile grant expenditures to approved budgets and prepare variance reports.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all grant-related transactions.
• Prepare financial reports for grantors as required.
• Assist with the preparation of grant applications and proposals.
• Ensure compliance with applicable audit requirements for grant-funded programs.
• Serves from time to time as Project Manager or project team member on a variety of subject matter expertise organizational projects or stretch assignments as assigned by the Portfolio Steering Committee (PSC) of the agency Project Management Office (PMO). These assignments will implement broad strategic and organizational agency goals.

General Accounting:

• Perform account reconciliations, journal entries, and account analysis.
• Prepares the paperwork for all cash requests (draws) from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Electronic Clearing House Operation System (ECHO-Web)
• Develops, prepares and updates regular and specialized financial reports and statements for grants in compliance with Federal, State, local and HART requirements.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly and year-end financial statements.
• Research and resolve accounting issues.
• Assist with the implementation and maintenance of internal controls.
• Maintain a strong understanding of GAAP and applicable accounting standards.
• Assist with special projects and ad-hoc requests as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in accounting, with a strong emphasis on fixed assets and grants management.
• Experience with government accounting and regulatory reporting preferred.
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, SAP, Oracle) and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.