Accounting Manager

Houston Parks Board; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401k retirement plan

Job summary

Houston Parks Board in Houston, Texas is seeking an Accounting Manager to oversee accounting operations, ensure accurate financial reporting, and lead a team of accounting professionals. The role emphasizes developing talent, ensuring compliance, and driving a high-performance culture.

The ideal candidate will combine strong technical accounting expertise with the ability to coach and mentor staff, foster collaboration, and promote continuous improvement in a hybrid in-office/remote setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or associate degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• Proven leadership in coaching and developing accounting professionals.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with high accuracy and deadlines-driven.
• CPA preferred; nonprofit accounting experience.
• Knowledge of MIP Abila and PowerBI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting operations including financial reporting, order to cash, procure to pay, project accounting and fund accounting.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of accounting professionals through coaching and career development planning.
• Ensure internal controls and compliance, and maintain related policies.
• Coordinate annual audit workpapers and liaise with external auditors.
• Support budgeting, variance analysis, and donor/grant reporting.

Skills

Leadership coaching

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration

Associate degree acceptable

Tools

Excel

PowerBI

MIP Abila

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join our team at Houston Parks Board (HPB) in Houston, Texas, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026. We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Accounting Manager to join our team. The Accounting Manager will be responsible for overseeing accounting operations, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, and leading, developing, and mentoring a team of accounting professionals.

The ideal candidate will combine strong technical accounting expertise with a demonstrated ability to build team capability, develop talent, provide coaching and feedback, and foster a collaborative, high-performing work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee accounting operations including financial reporting, order to cash, procure to pay, project accounting and fund accounting.
• Manage monthly, quarterly, annual close processes.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of accounting professionals through real time coaching, regular one-on-one meetings, performance feedback, training, delegation and career development planning.
• Create a positive, accountable, and collaborative team environment that promotes continuous learning and professional growth.
• Identify opportunities to expand staff capabilities, increase cross-training and build bench strength within the accounting function.
• Review staff work including journal entries, reconciliations and reporting.
• Deliver high-quality financial information and ensure accuracy, timeliness and compliance.
• Oversee onboarding and training for new hires and create development plans for current staff.
• Oversee the system of internal controls over accounting functions to minimize risk. Maintain internal control memoranda and portions of policies and procedures documents pertaining to Finance & Accounting functions.
• Support others in development of annual budgets, quarterly variance analysis and reforecasting, donor reporting, grant reporting and compliance reporting.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Oversee the preparation of month-end and periodic financial statements, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures as well as best practices.
• Ensure financial reports comply with generally accepted accounting principles and financial reporting standards.
• Create management and financial reports on a monthly, quarterly, annual or ad-hoc basis. Assist other departments to prepare financial reports. Reports can include funder, park project, department, donor, grant-making, compliance and/or other financial reports for internal or external use.
• Coordinate annual audit workpaper preparation and information requested by external auditors.
• Maintain accounting policies and procedures ensuring best practices are documented and followed. Identify and recommend updates to accounting processes and procedures.
• Comply with local, state, and federal government requirements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor's degree required, preferably in Finance or Accounting, Business Administration, or closely related field.
• Proven success leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing accounting professionals, including providing performance feedback, creating development opportunities, and building high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated ability to foster a positive, accountable and collaborative work environment while maintaining high performance standards.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft products, advanced skills in Excel required.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy.
• Preferred: CPA license, nonprofit accounting experience
• Preferred: Knowledge of and experience with MIP Abila experience, knowledge of and experience with PowerBI.

Position Setting

The Accounting Manager is currently a hybrid role with a mix of in office and work from home days possible.

Compensation:

This is a salary, exempt position, with a range of $80,000 - $90,000/annually commensurate with skills and experience. Benefits include full medical, dental and vision benefits, paid time off, short-and long-term disability, and 401k retirement plan.