Assistant Accounting Manager

Disability Rights Texas•Austin, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

DRTx is recruiting an Assistant Accounting Manager based in Austin, Texas. The position supports the Fiscal Department Accounting Manager and Finance Director with financial analysis, reconciliations, reporting, grant compliance oversight, and payroll oversight and processing. The Assistant Accounting Manager supervises an Accounting Support Specialist and reports to the Accounting Manager. As a member of the organization’s management team, this role helps build and sustain an organizational culture aligned with DRTx’s mission, vision, values, goals, and objectives. The role supports all areas of the Fiscal Team, with a focus on accounting processes, grant compliance and reporting, and payroll oversight and processing. It also contributes to resource development by collaborating with the Finance Director, management, and internal and external leaders on strategies that support long-term growth and legal advocacy services for people with disabilities across Texas. The position requires working from the Austin office at least two days per week. Work involves regular computer and communication-tool use, detailed documentation and coordination, managing multiple priorities and deadlines, and interacting with staff, funders, and vendors. Duties may be performed seated, standing, or in an alternative position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The role involves working under a moderate degree of stress, including time constraints, deadlines, multitasking, complex issues, and conflict resolution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Public Administration, or a related field and two years of relevant experience working with varied funding sources or grant or contract funding; alternatively, four years of equivalent related experience.
Knowledge of basic accounting principles and financial accounting, reconciliations, reporting, payroll-processing oversight, and grant fiscal oversight and compliance reporting, or ability to acquire such knowledge within a reasonable period.
Ability to analyze information, identify issues, and support the development of effective strategies.
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences using a variety of methods, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic work environment.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
Enthusiasm for serving as a hands-on leader of the team.
High commitment to service excellence.
High degree of integrity, ethics, and judgment.
Proficiency with accounting and payroll applications and Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in an accounting department.
Experience working with varied funding sources that have compliance and reporting requirements.
Familiarity with grant or contract management.

Responsibilities

Supervise, coach, mentor, hire, train, and manage assigned staff in accordance with organizational work rules and policies.
Assist the Accounting Manager with day-to-day accounting operations and ensure redundant backup processes exist for every critical operation.
Provide complex financial support to executive leadership, including financial reports, timesheet and payroll processing, and grant-compliance support reporting.
Track and record the accumulation and use of vacation, holiday, sick-day, and miscellaneous leaves of absence, as well as other program vendors.
Prioritize and assign tasks as needed and manage multiple responsibilities in a timely manner.
Assist in organizing, coordinating, and producing complex agency, state, federal, and regulatory financial reports by collecting, tracking, and summarizing data from multiple sources.
Ensure compliance with budget limits and financial policies and procedures.
Maintain personal credibility and thorough, complete records; produce and maintain quality, error-free printed and electronic materials.
Communicate regularly and effectively with employees, vendors, management, and external volunteer leadership at individual, team, and organizational levels.
Maintain strict confidentiality of information when required by the subject matter.
Work with managers and staff to assess organizational culture and health, report consolidated feedback and trends to fiscal and senior leadership, and recommend interventions when appropriate.
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including the board of directors and employees at all levels.
Continuously evaluate team operations, resources, and technology and implement solutions to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and customer service.
Apply the organization’s vision and values in work-related activities and interactions.
Contribute to resource-development strategies with the Finance Director, management, and internal and external leaders.
Perform other duties as requested or required.