Accounting Manager

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation days

Sick leave

Job summary

MDHA seeks an Accounting Manager in Nashville, TN, to lead financial reporting, strengthen internal controls, and support the agency's mission through sound financial management.

Key duties include directing month-end close, coordinating audits, managing GAAP-compliant reporting, and guiding staff development within the Finance/Accounting department. A Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field plus 5 years of experience are required; CPA and Yardi experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, finance, or related field and five years of progressive accounting or financial reporting experience.
• Preferred qualifications include public housing or governmental accounting experience, LIHTC familiarity, and CPA certification.
• Master's degree and Yardi or related PM/ERP experience are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads, coaches, and evaluates accounting staff in line with MDHA policies and performance practices.
• Directs financial accounting, reporting, and internal controls to ensure accuracy and GAAP compliance.
• Oversees month-end close, variances, budgets, and financial analyses for management.
• Manages audit processes with external/internal stakeholders and maintains documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Internal controls

GAAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field

Master's degree and CPA (preferred)

Yardi experience (preferred)

Tools

Yardi

Job description

[On Site] Nashville, TN

Accounting Manager

Lead financial reporting. Strengthening financial controls. Support MDHA's mission through sound financial management.

Position Snapshot

Position Open: October 6, 2026

Position Close: October 20, 2026

Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA)

Location: [On Site] Nashville, TN

Position: Accounting Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time Exempt

Salary: $89,977 - $103,368

Department: Finance/Accounting

Why MDHA?

At MDHA, our work is about more than housing. It's about people, neighborhoods and the city we call home.

MDHA serves Nashville and Davidson County and works to create quality affordable housing opportunities, support neighborhoods, strengthen communities and help build a greater Nashville.

Today, MDHA employs more than 300 dedicated employees, operates with a budget of approximately $215 million, and houses approximately 30,000 people, primarily through nearly 8,000 Section 8 vouchers and more than 6,800 apartments at 39 properties.

MDHA is more than a housing authority. We also serve as a community development agency and redevelopment agency, administering programs and investments that have a direct impact on Nashville's residents, neighborhoods and communities.

When you join MDHA, you become part of a team whose financial stewardship helps support programs, services and investments that make a difference throughout Nashville.

Typical Duties

Leadership and Staff Development

• Supervises, trains, coaches, and evaluates assigned accounting and finance personnel in accordance with MDHA policies, procedures, and performance-management practices.
• Develops staff capabilities through mentoring, technical guidance, cross-training, and performance feedback.
• Establishes clear expectations, monitors workload and performance, and promotes accountability, accuracy, customer service, and continuous improvement within the accounting function.

Financial Accounting and Reporting

• Manages, reviews, and approves financial transactions to ensure accuracy, appropriate authorization, proper accounting treatment, and compliance with internal controls.
• Maintains and monitors complete financial and accounting records, including general ledger accounts, subsidiary ledgers, reconciliations, supporting schedules, and related documentation.
• Leads the preparation, review, and timely distribution of monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc financial reports.
• Prepares financial analyses, administrative reports, correspondence, and other documents assigned.

Financial Planning and Budget Management

• Leads month-end and year-end close processes, including reconciliations, journal entries, financial statement preparation, and review of supporting documentation.
• Reviews budget-to-actual results, investigates significant variances, and prepares or coordinates variance analysis for management.
• Assists with the preparation, monitoring, and amendment of Agency and program budgets.
• Assists with financial and reporting requirements for local, state, and federal entities, including housing, governmental, lending, and investor-related reporting.

Audit Oversight and Internal Controls

• Leads and provides oversight of the full-cycle internal and external audit process, including audit planning, scheduling, coordination, documentation requests, auditor communication, management responses, corrective-action tracking, and resolution of audit findings.
• Serves as the primary accounting liaison to external auditors, internal auditors, regulatory agencies, lenders, investors, and other stakeholders for assigned audit matters.
• Ensures deliverables, reconciliations, financial statements, schedules, and supporting documentation are accurate, complete, timely, and compliant with GAAP, Agency policies, applicable laws and regulations, and contractual requirements.
• Reviews audit findings, management letters, and recommendations; coordinates management responses and corrective-action plans; monitors implementation; and escalates unresolved issues to the CFO and Deputy CFO.

Compliance and External Stakeholder Relations

• Reviews and interprets laws, regulations, grant requirements, loan documents, partnership agreements, and other requirements affecting fiscal policies and procedures.
• Monitors compliance with financial, regulatory, contractual, and reporting requirements applicable to Agency programs, component units, financing arrangements, and partnerships.
• Provides technical assistance and supporting documentation to auditors, federal and state agencies, local governments, investors, lenders, and other stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, finance, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university; and five years of progressively responsible professional accounting, financial reporting, auditing, governmental accounting, or property accounting experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with public housing authorities, governmental accounting, property management accounting, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) transactions, federal and bank loan programs, or other multifaceted affordable-housing programs is preferred.

A master's degree, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation, and experience with Yardi or a comparable accounting or property management system are preferred.

Behavioral Skills

Preferred Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to lead, coach, develop, and hold staff accountable for performance and quality of work.
• Ability to prepare and complete complex and technically sophisticated accounting statements, schedules, analyses, and reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, contractors, investors, public officials, lenders, auditors, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, meet deadlines, and manage multiple priorities.
• Willingness and ability to perform the duties of the classification.

Technical Skills

• Thorough knowledge of GAAP, accounting principles, internal controls, financial reporting, reconciliations, and general ledger processes.
• Knowledge of audit processes, audit documentation requirements, financial statement preparation, budget development, variance analysis, and cash-management practices.
• Knowledge of governmental, public housing, property-management, affordable-housing, or nonprofit accounting principles and reporting requirements, as applicable.
• Advanced knowledge of financial and accounting information systems.
• Ability to retrieve, analyze, reconcile, and convert data from accounting systems into a variety of internal and external reporting formats.
• Intermediate or higher proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, and report preparation.

Physical Skills

Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, including prolonged sitting; occasional standing and walking; use of hands and fingers for keyboarding and handling documents; and sufficient vision, hearing, speech, and observation abilities to communicate and perform assigned work.

Financial Skills

• Knowledge of professional accounting work related to the preparation, maintenance, and analysis of financial and accounting records.
• Ability to monitor, coordinate, and improve financial procedures and internal controls.
• Ability to analyze financial data, identify discrepancies and trends, and recommend appropriate corrective action.
• Ability to oversee audit-related processes, assess financial-control risks, and coordinate timely resolution of audit findings and corrective actions.

THE METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AGENCY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND HIRES REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, AGE, RELIGION, AND DISABILITY, GENETIC INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER LEGALLY PROTECTED STATUS.

Upon reviewing all applications submitted for job openings, the Human Resources Office will notify those applicants who are selected for personal interviews. Applicants selected for a position must successfully pass a pre-hire physical examination and drug screen to be hired. MDHA is certified by the State of Tennessee as a Drug-Free Workplace.

Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency 701 South Sixth St. Nashville, Tennessee 37206 www.Nashville-MDHA.org TDD#252-8599

To request reasonable accommodation or assistance with language interpretation, please call 615-252-8550.

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