ACCOUNTING MANAGER - 08052026-79835

Location: Nashville, TN – Department of Finance & Administration, Davidson County. Hybrid (in-office and remote).

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited college or university and five or more years of full-time professional accounting or auditing work.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university including thirty-six quarter hours in accounting and five or more years of full-time professional accounting or auditing work.
• Graduate coursework in accounting may substitute for the required experience on a month-for-month basis, up to one year (e.g., 36 graduate quarter hours = one year of experience).
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation and three or more years of full-time professional accounting or auditing work.

A transcript is required for proper evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and expertise on accounting policies, procedures, and systems for internal and external business partners.
• Performs complex reconciliations of general ledger accounts against transaction queries, researched information, vendor data, and electronic databases.
• Prepares complex financial activity reports, updates and maintains project and grant documentation, processes high-dollar wire transfers, and handles high-priority accounts payable/receivable transactions.
• Sets rates for internal customers, bills external and internal customers, and monitors bills and laws to assess financial impact on programs, grants, and internal policies.
• Monitors revenue collections, department budget status, federal/third-party grant funds, and reported expenditures of sub-recipient grant funds.
• Completes risk assessments to evaluate internal financial controls; assists with budget projections, workload requirements, and staffing needs.
• Analyzes complex general ledger transactions and account documentation; resolves issues identified by subordinates.
• Recommends subordinate retention, reallocation, or termination; interviews candidates for vacant positions and makes hiring decisions.
• Leads subordinates in preparing financial reports, reconciling ledger accounts, correcting account balance changes, and processing high-risk or complex transactions.
• Evaluates subordinates’ performance, motivational needs, and workload; develops strategies for achieving departmental goals.
• Sets work unit goals and priorities based on policy, legislation, and resources; conducts training on departmental policies and procedures.
• Manages long-term projects to ensure timely completion of milestones.

Skills

• Economics and Accounting
• Customer and Personal Service
• Law and Government
• Administration and Management
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Mathematics
• Management of Financial and Personnel Resources
• Complex Problem Solving
• Persuasion
• Problem Sensitivity, Written Comprehension, Deductive/Inductive Reasoning

Tools & Equipment

• Personal Computer
• Telephone
• Printer
• Scanner
• Calculator

Pay

Monthly: $7,458.00 – $11,935.00
Annual: $89,496.00 – $143,220.00

Schedule

Full-Time