Salary: $82,745.70 - $139,332.14 Annually
Location : To Be Determined, Jacksonville, FL
Job Type: Appointed Employee
Job Number:Department: FINANCE
Opening Date: 10/02/2026
Closing Date: 10/16/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Job DescriptionThis position reports to the City Comptroller and is responsible for assuring the accuracy of the General Ledger and coordinating between the General Fund, Internal Service, Grants, Enterprise and Capital Asset supervisors to collaborate with the appropriate Accounting staff. Primary responsibilities include the following:
Examples of Work - Coordinates and oversees all Annual Comprehensive Financial Report deliverables for Fund Accounting, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and strategic presentation of year-end financial information, and provides executive-level review while collaborating with auditors, department heads, and financial leadership to ensure compliance and timely publication.
- Manages, reviews, and approves all daily ledger and subledger entries within the City's financial system, and establishes and enforces stringent controls for transaction recording, account classification, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Ensures that all financial statements reflect accurate, GAAP- and GASB-compliant balances across all fund types.
- Leads the interpretation, communication, and implementation of changes to accounting standards, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Advises executive leadership on impacts to financial operations and initiates strategic modifications to maintain compliance and operational efficiency.
- Manages cross-functional accounting projects with a focus on timeliness, effectiveness, quality, and fiscal discipline.
- Oversees system upgrades, process improvements, internal control enhancements, and enterprise-wide accounting initiatives.
- Performs high-level research, analysis, and interpretation of accounting pronouncements, regulatory updates, organizational policies, and complex financial issues; translates technical guidance into practical operational directives and ensures consistent application across all funds.
- Oversees strict adherence to deadlines for monthly closings, payroll cycles, performance management systems, grant reporting, account reconciliations, and year-end financial preparations, and implements advanced close-the-books strategies to reduce closing time while increasing accuracy and transparency.
- Schedules, assigns, and evaluates the work of the Fund Accounting and general ledger teams; establishes performance expectations, monitors productivity, and ensures the delivery of high-quality financial work products.
- Communicates clear direction and financial strategy to staff, departmental partners, and leadership; drives a results-oriented culture and leads organizational change initiatives to strengthen accounting operations, increase automation, and improve financial reporting outcomes.
- Assigns responsibility, enforces accountability, and takes corrective action when needed.
- Demonstrates decisive leadership in evaluating, developing, and motivating employees, and builds a high-performing accounting team through coaching, mentorship, succession planning, and professional development.
- Provides expert guidance on fund structure, chart of accounts integrity, internal controls, and financial policy alignment.
- Ensures the city's entire accounting framework remains stable, consistent, and adaptable to regulatory and operational changes.
- Oversees citywide fund reconciliations, ensuring interfund balances, grant activity, capital asset entries, enterprise fund operations, and internal service fund transactions properly integrate into the general ledger and financial reports.
- Serves as the primary liaison between Accounting, Budget, Treasury, Grants Management, and external auditors; ensures transparency, strengthens audit readiness, and leads corrective action planning for audit findings.
- Champions the use of data analytics, financial dashboards, and reporting automation to elevate accuracy, efficiency, and strategic decision-making across all fund accounting operations.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Open Requirements/Supplemental Information - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field;
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in governmental or complex fund accounting, including responsibility for general ledger oversight.
- Experience must include a minimum of five (5) years in supervisory or management role directing accounting staff, operations, and financial reporting activities.
Preferred
- Master's degree, CPA, CPFO certification, CGFO, or CGFM certification strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated mastery of GAAP, GASB, and governmental regulatory reporting standards.
- Proven experience managing year-end close cycles, ACFR preparation, and audit coordination.
- Experience overseeing financial operations within a modern ERP system, ensuring accurate general ledger configuration, data integrity, and efficient workflow management.
- Advanced Excel skills, including data analysis, complex functions, and pivot-based reporting to support high-level financial decision-making.
A FULLY COMPLETED ONLINE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. Apply at. Work history is required for all employment/volunteer work in which qualifications are being based. When meeting/basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript, with your social blacked out, is required with your application.
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If claiming veteran's preference, you must attach a DD-214 (Member Form-4 copy) or military discharge papers, or equivalent certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs listing military status, dates of service and character of discharge. You must also attach the Veterans Preference Certification Form and if applicable, the additional forms as noted here:
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Are you authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship from the City of Jacksonville either now or in the future?
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This position is located in an office and is not a remote position.
- I have read and understand the above statement.
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The budgeted annual salary for this position is $82,745.70- $139.332.14 . This is not negotiable. If selected, would you be willing to accept this position at this salary?
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A bachelors' degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required. Do you possess such a degree? You MUST attach your college transcript to your application.
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A master's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred. If you have a master's degree, indicate which degree you have and include any major/minor. If basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript is required with your application.
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Do you have a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in governmental or complex fund accounting including responsibility for general ledger oversight?
- Yes, five years or more experience.
- No, less than five years experience.
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Provide a detailed description (at least 3-4 complete sentences) of your experience. (Note: This MUST also be listed on your resume/application to receive credit.)
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Indicate the organization(s) where you gained this experience. (Note: This MUST also be listed on your resume/application to receive credit.)
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Do you have a minimum of five (5) years in supervisory or management role experience in directing accounting staff, operations, and financial reporting activities. Do you possess such experience?
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Provide a detailed description (at least 3-4 complete sentences) of your experience. (Note: This MUST also be listed on your resume/application to receive credit.)
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Indicate the organization(s) where you gained this experience. (Note: This MUST also be listed on your resume/application to receive credit.)
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The following certifications are strongly preferred. Do you possess such certifications?
- CPA Certification
- CPFO Certification
- CGFO Certification
- CGFM Certification
- None of the above
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Demonstrated mastery of GAAP, GASB, and governmental regulatory reporting standards is preferred. Do you have such experience?
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Proven experience managing year-end close cycles, ACFR preparation, and audit coordination is preferred. Do you possess such experience?
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Experience overseeing financial operations within a modern ERP system, ensuring accurate general leger configuration, data integrity, and efficient workflow management is preferred. Do you possess such experience?
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Advanced Excel skills, including data analysis, complex functions, and pivot-based reporting to support high-level financial decision-making is preferred. Do you have such skills?
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If you are requesting veterans preference, you MUST download the appropriate state of Florida form (even if you don't live in Florida) and attach it to your application. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL DELAY YOUR VETERANS PREFERENCE STATUS.Please download the forms at http://www.coj.net/departments/employee-services/veterans-preference
- Yes, I am claiming veterans preference and I understand that I MUST download the appropriate form and attach it to my application.
- No, I am not claiming veterans preference and this does not apply to me.
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A cover letter, resume and transcript are required with application. If basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript is required with your application. College transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the name of the school, type of degree, classes taken, grades received and date degree was conferred. NOTE: A copy of your diploma does not meet this requirement. Transcripts from colleges outside of the U.S. must be converted to U.S. Standards. If required documents are not provided your application will be considered incomplete and may result in disqualification from the selection process.
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