Accounting Team Lead

The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD (“The HARRIS CENTER”) is looking for an Accounting Team Lead to join our team. The Accounting Team Lead is responsible for leading and overseeing general ledger activities and staff, ensuring the proper classification, reconciliation, and reporting of all financial transactions. The role ensures timely and accurate completion of monthly close processes and financial reporting. Prepares balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports. Responsibilities include analyzing trends in costs, revenues, and financial commitments and preparing variance explanations. Prepares and reviews routine and non-routine journal entries and account reconciliations, coordinating daily responsibilities and projects of staff accountants. Assist with hiring new staff and responsible for training staff. This position works under minimal supervision with latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

What you will do:   

• Prepares and reviews routine and non-routine monthly journal entries and account reconciliations ensuring that all account activity is recorded timely, accurately, and is consistent with sufficient supporting documentation.
• Assists with coordinating monthly close process and ensures deadlines are met. This includes producing accurate financial statements and financial reports on a timely basis. Assists with analysis of financial trends and preparation of variance explanations.
• Communicate with external and internal auditors regarding financial reporting matters.
• Assists with special projects including but not limited to accounting standard implementation and financial reporting for component entities.
• Assists with training new and existing staff, reviewing staff work papers, journal entries and projects.
• Assists with coordinating daily responsibilities of General Ledger (GL) Accounting staff.
• Identifies issues and communicates them to management including resolution of issues.
• Performs treasury and cash management functions including but not limited to, analyzing cash flow and preparing cash transfer requests to maximize interest earnings while meeting operational needs and processing electronic fund transfers including wires and ACHs.

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required
• CPA, other professional certification or Master's degree preferred.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in accounting, with a strong background in financial reporting, general ledger management, and reconciliations, preferably in a governmental entity or non-profit environment.
• At least 1 year of relevant experience with treasury maintenance and management preferred.
• Preference given to candidates with at least 2 years of experience leading or supervising general ledger accounting staff.
• Ability to interpret and apply accounting policies and procedures ensuring consistency with Generally Accepted
  Accounting Principles (GAAP) and financial reporting standards set by the Governmental Accounting Standards
  Board (GASB)

What we have to offer:

The Harris Center not only offers a competitive salary but also a suite of excellent benefits designed to enrich your life both professionally and personally. Imagine a future with a robust retirement plan complemented by our generous company matching – a testament to our investment in your long-term financial well-being. Experience the unique advantage of our prior service credit, accelerating your journey towards a more substantial Paid Time Off accrual, empowering you to enjoy well-deserved breaks.

Enjoy Cell Phone Discounts, exclusive entertainment deals through Tickets at Work, and a free Headspace subscription for mental wellness. Additionally, our Employee Assistance Program supports your overall well-being.

Take advantage of significant financial relief through student loan forgiveness as a valued member of The Harris Center team. As a qualifying entity, our employees are eligible for various student loan forgiveness programs, designed to alleviate the financial burdens associated with higher education.

What else you should know:

This posting is associated with position #1035

About us:

The Harris Center is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas.  As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, The Harris Center provides care to over 90,000 people and has an annual budget of over $300 million.

As part of its mission to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third largest county in the United States, The Harris Center provides a full continuum of services at 80 different sites across Harris County. In addition, services are provided in more than 40 different languages as well as sign language in order to better serve what is one of the largest communities in the nation.

By utilizing the unique expertise of its more than 2,500 employees, The Harris Center is committed to meeting the behavioral health and IDD needs of Harris County residents and giving them hope to live to their fullest potential.