JOB SUMMARY:
Effective December 1, 2021, the King County Housing Authority has instituted a COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Policy that requires all regular, part-time, and temporary employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for the health and safety of its workplace and community. Newly hired employees must provide proof to KCHA Human Resources after an offer of employment has been made and before their first day of employment that they are fully vaccinated. Individuals with a qualifying medical or religious reason may submit a request for exemption and reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualifying individuals if the accommodations do not present an undue hardship . Please note this position is open until filled; however, to ensure consideration applications should be received by March 28, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. King County Housing Authority (KCHA), an independent municipal organization, is a high-performing, nationally recognized leader in affordable housing and in providing innovative and effective housing solutions so that people and communities can prosper. Our vision is that all residents of King County have quality affordable housing. KCHA is the largest housing provider in the County, and annually the agency serves over 55,000 low-income individuals. We transform lives through housing. The Finance Department provides vital services to internal employees, program participants, outside investors, and a wide array of other stakeholders. As a key member of the Finance Team, the Accounting Manager, the successful candidate will perform complex skilled technical work supervising and managing the daily operations of the accounting staff, coordinating the accounting functions of payroll, cash receipts, tenants accounting, travel coordination and related work as apparent or assigned. Under the general direction of the Associate Director of Finance, this position will exercise continuous supervision over two Accountants, one Senior Accounting Technician, and two Accounting Technicians. They will also lead their team in process improvement efforts and other key initiatives in support of KCHA’s mission.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Key responsibilities of the Accounting Manager include:
- Oversees staff and accounting operations in the areas of payroll, cash receipts, tenant accounting, and travel coordination.
- Recommends the hiring of department personnel; assigns, directs, trains, and inspects the work of staff; rewards, disciplines, coaches, counsels, and evaluates staff performance; creates staff schedules; recommends transfers, promotions, suspensions, terminations, and demotions.
- Enforces policies and procedures; monitors and implements internal controls to protect resources; assesses the department on a consistent basis to identify and implement process improvements.
- Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends; reviews and approves various reports and journal entries to ensure precision, timeliness, and follows applicable policies, procedures, and laws; provides guidance on general ledger coding and proper documentation.
- Executes and reviews account reconciliations.
- Performs accounting software maintenance and configurations.
- Enforces policies and procedures; reviews, updates, and writes policies and procedures to ensure compliance with payroll laws, regulations, and internal policies as needed.
- Analyzes internal processes to ensure sufficient internal control; assesses the department on a consistent basis to identify and implement process improvements.
- Directs Federal and State filings and reporting processes to confirm accuracy and completeness.
- Mentors staff in preparation for the next stage in their careers.
Other responsibilities of the Accounting Manager may include:
- General ledger management
- Prepare, review, and approve complex journal entries
- Assist internal customers with GL coding
- Fund allocation maintenance
- Manage year-end close processes
- Accounting
- Manage accounts payable operations
- Property metrics and analysis
- Grant Accounting
- Section 8/Housing Choice Voucher Accounting Operations
- Greenbridge/Development Accounting
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance or a related field AND
- Extensive experience in governmental accounting operations, management or work including supervisory experience OR
- An equivalent combination of experience and education that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrates leadership and supervisory skills including:
- Ability to provide strong leadership in a dynamic, highly regulated, work environment;
- Ability to direct, train and work with others; willingness and ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with others; participate and foster teamwork;
- Knowledge and ability to interview, hire, assign and direct work, evaluate and discipline (as needed);set expectations, instruct, coach and identify training needs; demonstrates a collaborative and engaged management style.
- Thorough knowledge of:
- Policies, procedures and practices of public and/or business administration, Authority regulations, policies and procedures;
- General laws and administrative policies governing public housing finance practices and procedures;
- GAAP, accounting principles, and internal controls; thorough knowledge of accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, banking/treasury, payroll, development accounting, grant accounting, and HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program accounting;
- Financial planning and control procedures, accounting and budgeting within public housing.
- Demonstrates mastery of Microsoft Office Suite software (Word, Excel, Access a plus) as well as the ability to master new database and communications software quickly and easily; ability to utilize automated accounting systems.
- Communicates effectively and collaboratively with individuals, and internal and external stakeholders; applies effective written and oral communication techniques to convey clear and timely messages.
- Strong organizational and time management skills to manage multiple projects as well as the flexibility to handle shifting priorities as new projects are assigned; ability to keep functioning effectively when under pressure; checks work to ensure accuracy and completeness; follows up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.
- Establishes and nurtures relationships with stakeholders, regularly inviting feedback and suggestions; ability to work cooperatively with and offer assistance to others.
- Ability to think critically and act logically to evaluate situations, solve problems, and make decisions; identifies and analyzes problems using analysis and critical thinking skills and offers best solution/recommendation or action for resolution; develops and creates ideas, processes and approaches.
- Takes responsibility for own work performance and balancing critical job requirements, initiating and completing work; manages time/conflict/stress; ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast paced environment.
- Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities; responds positively to change, embracing and using new practices or values.
- Work effectively and positively with individuals of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and educationally diverse populations; values diversity; treats other with respect.
Special Requirements:
- Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by the first day of employment or have an approved medical or religious exemption and reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualifying individuals if the accommodations do not present an undue hardship.
- Consent to and pass a credit and criminal records background check.
- Position will require occasional travel off-site for KCHA business needs.
POSITION INFORMATION AND APPLICATION PROCESS:
Application Requirements To be considered for this opportunity, you must:
- Complete the online application profile in its entirety.
- Upload a cover letter that addresses how your experience and education qualifies you to perform the essential functions listed in the job announcement.(Cover Letter)
- Upload a detailed résumé of all educational and professional experience.(Résumé)
Salary & Benefits The starting salary range of this position is $95,287 - $119,586 annually (dependent upon qualifications).A comprehensive health care benefits package for you and your dependents includes medical, dental and vision insurance, life and long-term disability insurance plans, vacation, sick and personal leave, reduced tuition, and retirement benefits are also available. Work Environment This role will be primarily conducted remotely in accordance with the KCHA's telework policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ability to report to the Central Office in Tukwila may still be required on occasion. Some local travel may be required to support KCHA business needs. Physical Requirements This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel and occasionally requires standing, walking and reaching with hands and arms; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic). Equal Opportunity King County Housing Authority is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
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