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About The Position

Requirements

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

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. Facilitates 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.