Accounting Manager
$89,977–$103,368 year
On-siteNashville, Tennessee, United States
Job Summary
Lead and direct professional accounting staff to perform complex financial reporting functions in accordance with GAAP. Supervise, train, and evaluate personnel while establishing clear expectations and promoting accountability within the accounting function. Manage, review, and approve financial transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal controls. Maintain complete financial records, including general ledgers and reconciliations, and lead month-end and year-end close activities. Prepare and distribute monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports while analyzing budget-to-actual variances. Oversee full-cycle internal and external audit processes, serving as the primary liaison to auditors and regulatory agencies. Support compliance reporting and financial planning for local, state, and federal entities.
Required Qualifications
- Valid Tennessee driver's license
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, finance, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university
- Five years of progressively responsible professional accounting, financial reporting, auditing, governmental accounting, or property accounting experience
- Thorough knowledge of GAAP, accounting principles, internal controls, financial reporting, reconciliations, and general ledger processes
- Knowledge of audit processes, audit documentation requirements, financial statement preparation, budget development, variance analysis, and cash-management practices
- Knowledge of governmental, public housing, property-management, affordable-housing, or nonprofit accounting principles and reporting requirements, as applicable
- Advanced knowledge of financial and accounting information systems
- Ability to retrieve, analyze, reconcile, and convert data from accounting systems into a variety of internal and external reporting formats
- Intermediate or higher proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, and report preparation
- Ability to lead, coach, develop, and hold staff accountable for performance and quality of work
- Ability to prepare and complete complex and technically sophisticated accounting statements, schedules, analyses, and reports
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, contractors, investors, public officials, lenders, auditors, and other stakeholders
- Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, meet deadlines, and manage multiple priorities
- Willingness and ability to perform the duties of the classification
- Ability to monitor, coordinate, and improve financial procedures and internal controls
- Ability to analyze financial data, identify discrepancies and trends, and recommend appropriate corrective action
- Ability to oversee audit-related processes, assess financial-control risks, and coordinate timely resolution of audit findings and corrective actions
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with public housing authorities, governmental accounting, property management accounting, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) transactions, federal and bank loan programs, or other multifaceted affordable-housing programs
- A master's degree
- A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation
- Experience with Yardi or a comparable accounting or property management system
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