Controller

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison for external auditors, manage audit requests, and continuously strengthen internal controls to mitigate risk.
• Ensure accuracy and compliance with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements, including those of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.
• Responsible for the establishment of financial policies and internal controls to comply with all legal and regulatory financial requirements and Board policies.
• Facilitate the establishment and maintenance of appropriate financial management processes and financial controls for all financial functions.
• Oversee financial reporting system implementations, migrations, testing, and automation to maximize operational efficiency.
• Manage the preparation of timely and complete quarterly and annual financial statement reports including statistical financial data.
• Responsible for the development of a chart of accounts that supports the requirements and functions of TRA.
• Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reports.
• Responsible for appropriate and accurate accounting in general ledger accounts for all financial activities of the TRA including evaluating the impact and implementation of new accounting standards.
• Manage the development of the annual budget to include coordination across TRA and within the department between the budget and the capital project functions.
• Analyze variances and provide actionable insights to leadership.
• Responsible for monitoring the budget monthly.
• Responsible for the calculation of budgeted and actual contract revenue requirements for both operations and maintenance and debt service for all TRA systems.
• Responsible for monitoring the budget and actual contract revenue requirements monthly and providing analysis of the variance and recommendations to the Chief Financial Officer.
• Provide and complete financial analysis to include compiling data, researching information, forecasting projections and making recommendations to senior and executive management.
• Promote a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Supervise and develop accounting and financial staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• Experience: Five plus years of progressively responsible experience.
• Certification as a Public Accountant is required.

Knowledge

• This position requires minimum physical exertion with daily lifting requirements generally under 20 pounds.
• Activities may include carrying office materials, pulling and pushing file drawers, and organizing paperwork.

Skills And Abilities

• None

Guidance Received

• Guided by Department Goals and Priorities.
• Makes decisions that are guided by overall Departmental goals, priorities, and policies.

Working Conditions

• Duties are almost always carried out in an office environment with occasional fieldwork required.

Tools And Equipment Used

• Office equipment, including personal computers, various printers, host computer systems, and calculators.