Accounting Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Paid time off

Disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Houston Parks Board Inc in Houston, Texas, is seeking a highly motivated Accounting Manager to oversee accounting operations, ensure the integrity of financial reporting, and lead a team of accounting professionals.

The ideal candidate will mix strong technical accounting expertise with proven leadership, coaching, and talent development. This hybrid role offers a salary range of $80,000–$90,000 per year with full medical, dental, and vision benefits, PTO, disability coverage, and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Proven leadership, coaching and team development experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Office.
• CPA license and nonprofit accounting experience preferred.

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 staff through real-time coaching and performance feedback.
• Create a positive, collaborative team environment and promote continuous growth.
• Review staff work including journal entries, reconciliations and reporting.
• Deliver high-quality financial information timely and compliant.
• Oversee onboarding and training for new hires and development plans.
• Maintain internal controls and update policies as needed.
• Coordinate annual audits and donor/grant reporting.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Excel

Power BI

MIP Abila

CPA license

Nonprofit accounting

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

MIP Abila

Power BI

Job description

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.