Lead Accounting Analyst

POSITION SUMMARY:

Performs advanced professional accounting related to recording, analyzing, and maintaining the financial records of Tennessee Housing Development Agency by adhering to the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Prepares the Agency’s financial statements (including the notes to the financial statements, management discussions and analysis section, or other sections as applicable) and ensures all sections are complete and accurate.
• Prepares supporting schedules and documentation for periodic reports.
• Ensures financial statements are properly posted in the public domain and in MBS investor portals.
• Prepares a variety of professional accounting and other reports that relate to financial statements, quarterly and other reports.
• Provides financial data to the organization’s management as requested so that management may consider such information in the management of such programs.
• Periodically reviews federal grant guidelines for changes that impact accounting and financial reporting of grants, with the objective of maintaining compliance with such grantor requirements.
• Prepares and submits the Agency’s annual indirect cost rate proposal.
• Prepares and submits the Agency’s quarterly Mortgage Bankers Financial Reporting Form (MBFRF) to Ginne Mae.
• Assists in the review of the major accounting system processes; identifies internal control deficiencies; offers recommendations for process improvements that consider both internal controls as well as process flow efficiencies; may serve as a subject matter expert for one or more professional software systems.