Controller

Salary : $83,303.00 - $129,120.00 Annually
Location : 50 Bald Eagle Drive, Marco Island FL 34145, FL
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 00343
Department: Finance
Opening Date: 10/06/2026

Work Objective

Responsible for directing the City's day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, strong internal controls, and compliance with all applicable laws and standards. Oversees accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, grants accounting, and project accounting. Serves as a key member of the Finance leadership team, supporting the Finance Director in developing financial policies, improving business processes, and advancing the City's financial systems and reporting capabilities. Reports to the Finance Director and supervises professional accounting staff.
Examples of Essential Functions

The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

• Plans, directs, assigns and supervises the work of professional accounting and administrative staff engaged in maintaining the City's general and subsidiary accounting ledgers and systems, monthly and annual closings, trial balances, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgetary control, project accounting, grant financial management, and financial reporting.
• Oversees grants accounting and supports departments in ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.
• Ensures timely month-end and year-end close processes.
• Primary accounting contact with the external auditors. Coordinates audit schedules, responds to auditor inquiries, and ensures corrective actions are implemented. Leads preparation of key components of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), ensuring accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness.
• Serves as functional lead for the City's financial systems, ensuring data integrity, system optimization, user training, and coordination with IT on upgrades and enhancements.
• Collaborates with the Finance Manager and Budget Manager to monitor the budgets versus actual expenditures (including capital projects). Supports the monthly and quarterly financial reporting to City Council.
• Coordinates with Finance Manager on treasury, cash management and investment reporting activities.
• Collaborates with the Procurement Manager to support procurement compliance by ensuring proper financial documentation, adherence to purchasing policies, and alignment with grant and FEMA requirements.
• Maintains and enhances internal control systems, accounting procedures, and financial workflows to ensure compliance, efficiency, and risk mitigation
• Establishes and ensures compliance with GASB and GAAP standards and requirements as well as with local, state and federal regulatory laws. Reviews new legislation and recommends the establishment of new funds, accounts, policies, procedures, and systems as needed to ensure compliance.
• Maintains collaborative and effective working relationships with auditors, banking institutions, and state regulators.
• Works with the Finance Director to align departmental priorities, implement policy changes, and support long-term financial planning. Participates in the development and administration of the departmental budget.
• Provides guidance to departments on financial procedures, budget monitoring, and compliance with City financial policies.
• Selects, trains, mentors, and evaluates accounting staff; fosters a culture of accountability, professional development, and continuous improvement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or CPFO preferred. Minimum six years progressively responsible governmental accounting experience, including at least two years of supervisory experience. Experience with fund accounting, capital project accounting, grants compliance, and preparation of ACFR required. Experience with enterprise financial systems (e.g. Munis) required.
Maybe required to have or obtain formal industry certification(s) based on area of assignment. Regular in office attendance is required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications listed above, an individual must have the following knowledge and abilities to be able to perform this job successfully.

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and method of governmental accounting, including GASB, GAAP and the COSO framework for internal controls.
• Knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures and processes applicable to government accounting.
• Knowledge of grants compliance (Uniform Guidance).
• Knowledge of procurement compliance requirements and municipal purchasing regulations.
• Knowledge of FEMA cost-tracking and reimbursement requirements preferred.
• Knowledge of financial system administration.
• Knowledge of administrative management procedures and techniques.
• Knowledge of modern office practices and procedures and standard office and accounting equipment as well as information technology equipment and applications applicable to accounting and finance.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to identify potential issues, modify processes, and resolve conflict as the need arises.
• Ability to analyze and define problems, identify alternative solutions, estimate consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals.
• Ability to regularly attend work and arrive punctually for designated work schedule.
• Ability to use critical thinking skills to suggest improvements to processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to prepare and submit clear and concise written reports.
• Ability to lead and motivate to achieve goals.
• Ability to organize work for timely completion.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (up to 20 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation and extended periods of time standing and/or walking.
Tasks are regularly performed inside.

SENSORYREQUIREMENTS:
Some tasks require manual dexterity, in addition to visual and hearing acuity. Some tasks may involve identifying and distinguishing colors. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally and in writing.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE STATEMENT
Every City employee has emergency response responsibilities, though not every position will be considered an essential employee during an emergency event. All employees are subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official job description.
Assignments in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature, with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically and operationally challenging conditions. During emergency events, the Controller may support financial documentation, procurement compliance, and cost-tracking activities required for FEMA or other reimbursement programs.

The City of Marco Island offers a wide range of employee benefits. Below is a brief summary of the comprehensive benefits package we have to offer you when you join our team.

City of Marco Island Employees participates in a Cafeteria-Style benefits plan. The cost of any benefit chosen by the employee is deducted from each paycheck.

Health Insurance: The City currently offers a PPO (Preferred Provider)-type health insurance plan provided by Cigna. The City pays 85% and the Employee pays 15% of the premiums.
Dental Insurance: The City currently offers a PPO (Preferred Provider)-type dental insurance plan provided by The Standard.
Vision Insurance: The City currently offers a PPO (Preferred Provider)-type vision insurance plan provided by The Standard.
Supplemental Insurance: The City currently offers 4 types of supplemental insurance provided by AFLAC.
Life Insurance and AD&D: The City offers an voluntary $50,000 life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment policy for employees.
Additional Life Insurance: The City offers Additional Life in units of $10,000 to a maximum of $300,000. The minimum amount you can elect is $10,000. Employees can elect up to $80,000 with no medical questions. Spouse coverage is available in units of $5,000 to a maximum of $150,000, but not to exceed 50 percent of your Additional Life coverage. Employees may also elect $10,000 of Dependents Life insurance for eligible children.
Short-term Disability: The City offers a short-term disability benefit that would provide a weekly benefit of 60% of $1,667 of your insured pre-disability earnings reduced by deductible income. The plan maximum weekly benefit is $1,000 and minimum is $15. The benefit waiting period is 30 days (accidental injury and other disabilities) the period of time that you must be continuously disabled before benefits become payable.
Long-term Disability: The City offers a long-term disability benefit that would provide 60% of covered salary after the employee is disabled for six months. The premium for this insurance is .54 percent of salary. For example: calculate monthly salary x .54 ÷ 100 = monthly premium.
Retirement Savings: The City contributes 6.5% of base earnings to a 401a retirement savings plan for non-bargaining unit employees. Vesting after 5 years of employment.
For IAFF bargaining unit members the City offers a Section 175 Pension Plan.
For FOP bargaining unit members the City offers a Section 185 Pension Plan.
Deferred Compensation Plan: The City offers a 457 Deferred Compensation retirement savings plan for its employees. Contributions to this plan are voluntary.
Medical and Dependent-Care Savings Accounts: The City offers two types of pre-tax savings accounts that can be used to reimburse the employee for qualified medical or dependent-care expenses not covered under any other benefit. Any funds deposited must be spent by the end of the plan year each year or they are forfeited. Contributions to this plan are voluntary.
Paid Time Off: Employees earn 160 hours off per year during their first two year of employment. This increases to 176 hours after the beginning of your third year.
Holidays: Employees earn 10 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday that can be used at the employee discretion.
Educational Assistance: The City will reimburse up to $1,500 per year for employees seeking higher education who meet certain grade requirements.
Other Leave: The City offers Military Leave, Jury Duty Leave, Non-FMLA Leave, and Bereavement Leave.

THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS A SUMMARY OF THE BENEFITS AVAILABLE. SOME RESTRICTIONS AND CLAUSES APPLY.