Job Description

Posting number: 2026-199

Department: UTILITIES

Division: ADMINISTRATION

Job classification: BOOKKEEPER II

Posting type: Open

Categories: Administration, Clerical & Data Entry, Accounting and Finance, Utilities

ABOUT OUR CITY

The City of Sunrise is more than a workplace — it’s a community built on our Three Pillars: Customer Service, Collaboration, and Transparency. We’re committed to creating an environment where innovation thrives, teamwork is celebrated, and every employee has the opportunity to grow and make a lasting impact.

As a full-service municipality and one of South Florida’s premier cities, Sunrise offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development opportunities, and a strong culture of recognition. Whether you’re helping residents, shaping policy, or improving city operations, you’ll be part of a team that’s passionate about service excellence and community pride.

We take pride in being home to the back-to-back NHL Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers, a vibrant arts and entertainment district, and a diverse community that truly embodies what it means to Live, Work, and Play in Sunrise.

Effective January 2026, the City is has launched an Alternative Work Schedule designed to further support employee work-life balance — providing eligible staff with two three-day weekends per month through an every-other-Friday-off model. This initiative reflects our continued focus on flexibility and employee well-being.

NATURE OF WORK

This classification involves specialized bookkeeping and clerical work for assigned department within the City. An employee in this position provides customer service; processes registrations and/or receives payments; checks discounts and extensions; creates and maintains financial spreadsheets; researches discrepancies; posts financial records, invoices, and/or claims; maintains and reviews financial records; handles NSF checks; prepares department payrolls; maintains vendor, member, security badge, and/or contract lists; processes documents using coding and more complex calculations; and balances accounts. This position also opens/ closes assigned area and covers reception areas as needed.

Examples of duties

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Provides front desk coverage; assists general public (walk-in/phone) and volunteers; registers patrons for classes; processes payments; updates member information into systems; takes member photos; and issues ID and security cards.
• Maintains security, member, or other types of lists.
• Receives money, verifies amounts received, and prepares deposits.
• Examines invoices and warrants; determines if material is received and properly priced; checks discounts and extensions; and approves invoices for payment.
• Creates and maintains financial spreadsheets; makes arithmetic calculations; checks various accounting tables; and creates reports.
• Sorts and files materials numerically, alphabetically, or by other established classifications; assembles and verifies correctness of records keeping data and other information gathered for reporting purposes.
• Maintains and reconciles gift card purchases, P-Cards, donations, and distributions.
• Maintains records.
• Completes and mails routine forms or form letters; distributes/delivers mail in office.
• Receives and counts cash and other payments; prepares receipts; reconciles and replenishes cash; and posts to records.
• Processes the payroll in large divisions; makes changes and corrections to payroll sheets; prepares special payrolls; submits to appropriate source; and assists new personnel in completing necessary payroll and deduction information.
• Analyzes budget status by monitoring expenditures; forecasts encumbrances for the fiscal budget year.
• Makes reminder phone calls for trips, lectures, and social services events.
• Operates adding machines, calculators, bookkeeping machines, data entry terminals, and other standard office equipment.
• Maintains vendor files; maintains inventory information; and maintains contract lists.
• Contacts vendors and Finance personnel to determine order, receipt, and payment status for goods and services.
• Prepares receipt work sheets for Finance indicating department, activity, and amounts received.
• Balances accounts; researches discrepancies.
• Assists other clerical personnel as needed.
• Performs related work as required.

Qualifications

• High school or vocational school diploma or GED.
• Some college level course work in accounting or finance desired.

EXPERIENCE

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Work Environment:

• Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment and data center rooms and closets with some travel to different sites; incumbents may be required to work extended hours including but not limited to evenings, weekends and holidays.

Sensory:

• Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through personal contact, the use of the telephone and/or other City-issued technology devices.

Physical:

• Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach and twist under desks and around furniture; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull moderate to heavy amounts of weight up to 50 lbs.; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information. Occasional climbing on ladder or stool to reach or mount equipment.

Supplemental information

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting.
• Knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, and equipment.
• Skill in using Office and department software.
• Ability to apply accounting principles to the maintenance of standard fiscal and accounting records.
• Ability to maintain detailed and accurate records of inventory and accounting transactions
• Ability to make arithmetic computations and tabulations rapidly and accurately.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to prepare simple reports.
• Ability to operate adding machines, calculators, bookkeeping machines, data entry terminals, personal computers and other standard office and accounting machines.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with supervisors and fellow employees.
• Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with competing priorities and varied responsibilities.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively to develop win-win solution.
• Ability to evaluate the impact of alternative courses of action and evaluate circumstances of an innovative, new, or unprecedented nature