HCV Accountant
- Employer
- Housing Authority Of The City of El Paso
- Location
- El Paso, Texas
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- Jan 13, 2025
- Closes
- Jan 20, 2025
- Ref
- 2879265796
- Focus Area
- Cost Accounting
- Role Type
- Accountant
- Role Level
- Intermediate
- Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- Certifications
- CFE / CFF – Certified Fraud Examiner / Financial Forensics, CISA – Certified Information System Auditor
- Work Mode
- Hybrid
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- Government
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Position Summary:
The Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) Accountant is responsible for monitoring, reviewing, performing and ensuring accuracy of all financial transactions for the HCV program and will serve as a financial business partner to the Agency's operating groups, working cross-functionally to solve business challenges and work with the Accounting Manager.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Requirements
Job Qualifications and Knowledge Requirements:
Full-time
Description
Position Summary:
The Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) Accountant is responsible for monitoring, reviewing, performing and ensuring accuracy of all financial transactions for the HCV program and will serve as a financial business partner to the Agency's operating groups, working cross-functionally to solve business challenges and work with the Accounting Manager.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Maintain the integrity of general ledger accounts through account reconciliations and analysis.
- Assist in the review of financial data, prepare cost analysis, identify cost overruns/discrepancies and recommend corrective action.
- Develop and report metrics and key performance indicators from monitoring and tracking budgets.
- Establish and maintain a variety of complex and specialized report systems, primarily for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.
- Develop and maintain methods and procedures to accurately track and monitor division financial/accounting transactions.
- Prepare, review and monitor budgets and financial accounts to include, but not limited, to the following: Annual housing assistance payments; Annual program operating budget; Family self-sufficiency accounts; VMS reports (monthly and annually submittals); and Portability and overpayment accounts .
- Monitor the collection of any fraud recovery payments and reporting.
- Evaluate technical financial data and present data to Executives.
- Review, prepare and submit all HUD required reporting within the mandated or assigned deadline.
- Assist in the coordination, preparation, implementation and planning of all budgetary activities for internal and external reporting entities.
- Provide information and assist staff in the implementation of internal controls.
- Prepare P&L reports.
- Compile and enter budget data into internal systems.
- Perform statistical analysis of cash flow and budgets.
- Monitor and evaluate budgets and cash flow for appropriateness and to ensure fiscal solvency and accountability.
- Provide outstanding customer service and partner with cross-functional teams to solve business challenges and implement agency initiatives.
- Resolve escalated issues from internal stakeholders and/or business partners.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse group ranging from the Agency's employees (at all levels), and the general public.
- Ensure proper internal controls are in place and consistently monitored.
- Develop, implement, document, and maintain systems and procedures to improve the quality and efficiencies and ensuring adherence to agency policies and procedures.
- Mitigate operational risks by establishing, implementing, and updating procedures as needed.
- Responsible for other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Job Qualifications and Knowledge Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business, accounting, public administration, social sciences, or related field is required.
- Must have a minimum of five years' experience in budgeting, forecasting, planning, and budget variance analysis.
- Experience with ERP systems is highly preferably Yardi.
- Knowledge of chart accounts, general ledger, and internal control policies and procedures is required.
- Must have knowledge and working experience of GAAP and GASB.
- Must be highly proficient in using Excel.
- Must be proficient in using Microsoft Office Products (Word, Outlook and Power Point).
- Prepare journal entries by compiling and analyzing account information
- Document financial transactions by entering account information
- Recommend financial actions by analyzing accounting options
- Summarize current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports
- Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents
- Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
- Direct working experience in 1099 process is highly desired.
- Must be highly proficient in using the Microsoft Excel, and be moderately proficient using Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Outlook.
- Must have the ability to work independently and objectively, and exercise independent judgment.
- Must have the ability to work successfully with diverse groups and interests.
- Must be detail-oriented and focused on accuracy.
- Must have the ability to evaluate data and maintain records in an organized manner.
- Must have the ability to analyze, review, and complete reports within specific deadlines.
- Must have the ability to effectively negotiate.
- Must have the ability to prioritize and organize assigned tasks to achieve optimal use of time.