Accounting Manager

City of Seabrook • Seabrook, TX

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About The Position

The City of Seabrook is seeking an experienced, detail-oriented, and collaborative Accounting Manager to join its Finance Department. This role offers an opportunity for an accounting professional to engage in various financial functions, lead, problem-solve, improve processes, support a team, and ensure the financial integrity of the City. The position involves working across general ledger accounting, financial reporting, accounts payable, fixed assets, grants and project accounting, budget preparation, annual audit preparation, internal controls, GASB compliance, and staff development. The Accounting Manager also serves as an independent accounting reviewer, maintaining segregation of duties and strong financial controls. The ideal candidate is analytical, detail-oriented, a strong communicator, a leader, and improvement-minded, with a solid understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting, AP, reconciliations, budgeting, audits, and financial analysis. At the City of Seabrook, this role has a direct impact on the organization and the community, offering meaningful responsibility and a key role in maintaining the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of the City's financial operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• Governmental accounting experience is desired
• Ability to be bonded
• Analytical skills to dig into financial information, identify discrepancies, and find solutions
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and financial integrity
• Strong communication skills for working with employees, departments, auditors, vendors, and outside agencies
• Leadership skills to organize work, develop staff, and keep a team moving toward deadlines
• Improvement-mindedness to strengthen processes, internal controls, and efficiency
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting
• Strong knowledge of AP
• Strong knowledge of reconciliations
• Strong knowledge of budgeting
• Strong knowledge of audits
• Strong knowledge of financial analysis

Responsibilities

• General ledger accounting and reconciliations
• Financial reporting and year-end close
• Accounts payable and vendor management
• Fixed assets
• Grants and project accounting
• Budget preparation and financial analysis
• Annual audit preparation
• Internal controls and process improvements
• GASB compliance, including GASB 101, 87 and 96
• Coordination and development of Accounting staff
• Preparation and support of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)
• Serves as a key independent accounting reviewer
• Helps maintain appropriate segregation of duties and strong financial controls

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager