Accountant III

Overview

Accountant III role at Fort Worth Housing Solutions (FWHS). This position provides advanced accounting support with a focus on reviewing and analyzing complex financial data for multiple blended and discretely presented component units. The role requires a highly skilled self-starter with extensive experience in audit preparation, financial reporting, ERP systems, and independent financial analysis.

• Provides technical assistance to other executives, administrative, accounting, management, and technical staff regarding financial and accounting matters.
• Develops, implements, monitors, evaluates, and performs functional supervision in the operations of FWHSs accounting and finance department by serving as a quality checkpoint between the team and the Controller.
• Assists in the training of accounting staff in assessing accounting policies, procedures, financial reports and internal controls. Serves as an ongoing resource for problem solving after training staff.
• Reviews, analyzes, consolidates, prepares or assists in the completion of complex financial data and financial statements across multiple entities, including complex income statements and balance sheets.
• Conducts independent research on variances and discrepancies using prior year work papers, audit responses, and historical documentation.
• Reviews and prepares detailed audit schedules and assists others with year-end close and audit coordination.
• Understands and reviews property booking, including real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and intercompany transactions.
• Tracks and analyzes unrestricted funds, intercompany loans, and bond proceeds and expenditures.
• Reviews budget-to-actual reports and perform financial analysis to identify risks or inconsistencies.
• Maintains general ledger integrity, assists with budget preparation, and ensures consistency across cost centers.
• Supports agency-wide financial reporting and assist in preparing board materials and regulatory submissions.
• Collaborates across departments and assist with the implementation of ERP system conversion—experience in such transitions is highly sought after.
• Reviews VMS (Voucher Management System) submission to HUD.
• Assists with the preparation of the FDS submission to HUD.
• Reviews of monthly assisted housing financial reports provide budget-to-actual reports to executive level to ensure budget adherence.
• Assists the Controller and VP of Finance and Administration with the coordination of the financial audit by providing necessary information including federal grant annual expenditure schedule or SEFA.
• Reconciles Inter-Fund Activity Monthly.
• Assists with the Preparation of Board Presentation reports.
• Reviews for accuracy major bank accounts, VMS submissions and other reconciliations for review and approval to the controller.
• Perform other related duties as assigned and/or required.

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field from an accredited institution is required.
• Minimum five (5) years progressive experience in an accounting position or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Section 8 HCV Financial Management Specialist Certificate preferred.
• Must possess a valid Texas Driver’s License and have a clean driving record (fewer than 3 moving violations in the last 3-year period) and must maintain licensure and clean driving record for the duration of employment and be eligible for coverage under FWHS’s fleet insurance policy.

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Knowledge of asset management accounting principles and audit standards.
• Experience or familiarity with RAD, Public Housing, HCV programs, and Yardi is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of HUD accounting rules and regulations pertaining to Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher Program, and grants.
• Consistently meets deadlines and produces high-quality, error-free work and delivers required results; sets and achieves achievable goals; consistently complies with quality standards and meets deadlines; maintains focus on goals.
• Self-starter that works independently with…