Manager, Accounting

Overview

This Accounting Manager role reports directly to the Controller and strengthens internal controls, financial reporting accuracy, and process improvement initiatives. The position serves as a backup to the Controller and provides strategic financial guidance to management and employees across the organization.

Responsibilities

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Lead and oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting in compliance with GAAP, GASB, and organization policies.
• Direct general ledger activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, accruals, liabilities, and supporting documentation.
• Ensure proper accounting and reporting of capital assets, capital projects, depreciation, additions, and disposals.

Treasury & Cash Management

• Oversee treasury operations, cash management activities, liquidity planning, and investment earnings optimization.

Audit, Compliance & Internal Controls

• Lead the annual financial statement audit and serve as the primary liaison with external auditors.
• Support Single Audits, retirement plan audits, NTD reporting, and FTA compliance reviews by ensuring financial data integrity and timely completion of audit requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

Grants Administration

• Review and submit federal grant draw documentation to the FTA and ensure alignment between grant activity, financial records, and audited statements.

Financial Systems & Process Improvement

• Administer and govern Oracle Fusion financial modules, including the Chart of Accounts and expense management functions.
• Lead ERP and process improvement initiatives in partnership with IT to enhance efficiency, reporting capabilities, and data integrity.

Financial Analysis & Organizational Support

• Partner with Budget, Grants, Revenue, and other departments to analyze financial results, resolve variances, reconcile operational data, and support strategic decision-making.

Leadership & Safety

• Direct, develop, and evaluate accounting staff while fostering accountability, professional development, and operational excellence.
• Promote a positive safety culture by supporting the health, safety, and security of employees and ensuring compliance with organizational safety initiatives.

Other Duties

• Support Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Safety Management Systems (SMS) process by ensuring staff follows safety and security policies, considers safety in every action, and ensures safety and security concerns are reported.
• Perform other duties as required and/or assigned.

Supervisor and/or Leadership Responsibilities

• Direct and manage department personnel by planning, scheduling, delegating, and overseeing employee work assignments.
• Authorize, coordinate, and schedule work with vendors and consultants.
• Conduct personnel actions, including hiring and interviewing.
• Oversee hiring, training, work assignments, and performance evaluations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, which includes twenty-four (24) college semester hours in accounting.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Required
• Eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience as a staff accountant or similar position, including two (2) years of management experience managing either employees or projects.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of general accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and modern financial systems.
• Knowledge of financial reporting, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, internal controls, audit management, budgeting, and financial systems administration.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Skill in preparing, analyzing, and reviewing complex financial statements, audit schedules, accounting records, and regulatory reports while ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Skill in leading and developing accounting staff, managing multiple priorities, and building effective working relationships with auditors, regulatory agencies, management, and internal stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency using personal computers, spreadsheet, database, and word processing software programs.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and complete assignments by established due dates.

Location

• This is a Remote position. The primary workplace is your home or another location in the state of Texas.
• Incumbent is expected to work in the office as needed and must have the ability to respond to a facility within 24 hours if business needs require.
• Must be in-office for socialization, strategic collaboration, supervision, oversight, and accountability as needed.
• Mobility status is subject to change at any time based on business needs or organizational decisions.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Work is generally performed in an office environment with only minimal exposure to unpleasant and/or hazardous working conditions.
• Position involves multiple project timelines and managing employees performing work of a complex nature.
• Incumbent must be able to stand and sit frequently throughout an eight-hour period; reach vertically for overhead use and horizontally.
• Must be able to use a telephone or headset equipment.
• Must be able to lift and move material weighing up to 20 lbs., perform work at a computer terminal for 6–8 hours a day, and function in an environment with constant interruptions.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.

Security Sensitive Position

• This position has been identified as a “Security Sensitive” position.
• Annual background checks will be conducted on incumbents in this position.
• A position is “Security Sensitive” if the incumbent handles currency, has access to sensitive, computerized databases, has access to master keys, or works in a designated security-sensitive area.