Sr. Accounting Specialist - Capital Delivery
Employment Type : Full-Time
Requisition Number:60305Department:Transportation Public WorksA Sr. Capital Delivery Support Specialist position is available with the City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department within the Business Support Division. The Transportation and Public Works Department is a fast paced and rewarding department that is responsible for a wide array of services to the citizens of Fort Worth including: managing City roadways, drainage structures, street lights, street signs, pavement markings, traffic signals, and the delivery of infrastructure related capital projects. The Department is comprised of 470 staff members, has an annual operating budget of $103 million and an annual capital program of $100 million.
The Sr. Capital Delivery Support Specialist job responsibilities include:
- Will support capital projects and asset account as well as various subsystems to provide a high level of accuracy,
- Provide exceptional reporting support to the project delivery team and timely process of construction and engineering invoices
- Responsible for working with delivery teams to insure appropriate funding and financial records are maintained.
- Work with budget department to prepare budget transfers and M&C’s as necessary for funding changes, and processing of purchase orders as necessary.
- Work closely with project managers, grant accountants, and other fiscal business support staff providing highly complex business management support.
- Participate with other Business Support team members concerning M&C preparation, grant related issues concerning contracts, support RFP and Bid processes, development and monitoring of Council communications, monitoring of expenditures, reconciliation, closeout, and capitalization.
- Participation in the development of the department and division work plan
- Applying lean principles to work procedures to improve business processes, identifying resource needs and developing solutions to address.
- Participating in committees and work groups as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Requires Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with course work Public Administration, Finance, Business Administration, or related field or related field.
- Three years of increasingly responsible administrative and fiscal management experience in support of a department, division or major service area, including one year in a supervisory or lead capacity.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Accounts Payable and Purchasing
- Budgeting and Contract Management
- Finance monitoring, reconciling, capitalization, and close
- PeopleSoft Financials, or similar ERP Financial suites (Lawson, JD Edwards, Oracle, SAP)
- Buyspeed or purchasing software
- Application and knowledge of lean principals
- Advanced Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access)
- Prepare complex financial and project reports