Accounting Manager

Lynn Rodens; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynn Rodens in Phoenix, Arizona is seeking an experienced Accounting Leader to take ownership of fund accounting functions. You will lead an accounting team, manage reconciliations, oversee payroll and budget preparation, and ensure compliance with federal financial reporting. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on the community while mentoring a team and driving process improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing an accounting team and developing staff.
• Strong command of governmental or fund accounting principles.
• Comfort working in complex ERP environments.
• Sharp eye for reconciliation, compliance, and process improvement.
• Familiarity with federal financial reporting and grant accounting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an accounting team overseeing governmental fund accounting.
• Manage fund reconciliations and cash flow accuracy.
• Oversee budget preparation and federal financial reporting.
• Support audit, grant disbursement tracking, and accounting procedures.

Skills

Team management

Governmental accounting principles

ERP systems

Reconciliation

Compliance

Process improvement

Federal financial reporting

Grant accounting

Job description

Are you a hands-on accounting leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in building systems that actually work? This is a role for someone who wants to own the function — not just manage a checklist.

What You’ll Do

You’ll lead and develop an accounting team while overseeing the full spectrum of governmental fund accounting — from monthly reconciliations and payroll oversight to budget preparation and federal financial reporting. You’ll be the final set of eyes on transactions, approvals, and cash flow accuracy, ensuring everything closes clean and on time.

Day-to-day, you’ll manage fund reconciliations, chart of accounts structure, travel claims, investment splits, and funding code assignments. You’ll also play a key role in audit support, grant disbursement tracking, and the build-out of long-term water augmentation accounting procedures — work that genuinely matters for the community this organization serves.

When team members need backup coverage, you’ll step in confidently across bond proceeds, period expense reporting, arbitration preparation, and internal audit functions.

What You Bring

• Proven experience managing an accounting team and developing staff
• Strong command of governmental or fund accounting principles
• Comfort working in complex ERP environments (AZ360 experience a plus)
• Sharp eye for reconciliation, compliance, and process improvement
• Familiarity with federal financial reporting and grant accounting

Why This Role Stands Out

You’ll have visibility into budgeting, payroll, investments, and long-term infrastructure projects — all while mentoring a team and shaping how the accounting function evolves. If you want meaningful work with real ownership, this is it.