Accounting Manager

PCSI is looking for an Accounting Manager to lead the corporate Accounting team and serve as a key partner and review layer supporting the VP of Finance & Controller. You’ll guide the month-end close and oversee financial reporting, reconciliations, audits, accounting controls, and fixed assets. You’ll also lead and develop the accounting team while helping improve processes across the function.

We're looking for a collaborative leader who can develop the team and strengthen accounting processes that keep financial reporting accurate and on track.

How You’ll

Work:

• Hybrid work schedule, up to 2 remote days per week.
• Based primarily at the Corporate Headquarters office in south Austin, TX.
• Must be located in the Austin, TX metro area.

Benefits

Include:

• Annual bonus opportunity up to 8%.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% employer-paid premiums for Employee Only plans.
• 401(k) with company match up to 6%, with pre-tax and Roth options, and 100% immediate vesting upon eligibility.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability, plus additional voluntary benefit options.
• 21 days of PTO each year, in addition to all federal holidays.

Who We Are

PCSI is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the lives of people with disabilities through employment, advocacy, partnerships, and innovation. We vet, prepare, lead, and sustain a skilled workforce that provides top-tier services at job sites across the country.

Our areas of expertise are wide and diverse; total facilities maintenance, hospital environmental services, custodial and grounds, disability awareness training, job coaching, and job placement are just a few. We integrate people with disabilities and veterans into meaningful jobs with competitive wages and benefits. Serving people of all abilities in their life’s journey is at the heart of what we do.

What You'll Do as Accounting Manager

Core Accounting, Reconciliations, and Close Processes:

• Lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process, including the close calendar, assignments, cutoff deadlines, and issue resolution.
• Review and approve journal entries within delegated authority, ensuring accounting treatment, supporting documentation is complete, preparer and reviewer responsibilities are segregated.
• Assign and review balance sheet, bank, subledger, prepaid, accrual, fixed-asset, and other account reconciliations for completeness, accuracy, and appropriate supporting documentation; ensure reconciling items are documented, assigned, and resolved timely.
• Review and post deposits and cash application, and review cash forecasting based on anticipated cash receipts and disbursements.
• Support the review and reconciliation of H&W and other fringe-benefit expenses and liabilities, including voucher review or submission and collaborate with Benefits on carrier bills. Calculation, administration, and operational ownership remain with the respective functional teams.
• Oversee fixed-asset additions, depreciation, disposals, insurance and prepaid schedules, accruals, and related accounting entries and rollforwards.

Financial Reporting, Audits, and Controls

• Review preliminary financial statements, account activity, supporting schedules, and material fluctuations before VP review.
• Prepare or review management reporting, financial-condition summaries, supporting schedules, and variance explanations; provide validated accounting information to support budgets, forecasts, and leadership decision-making.
• Assist in coordination of financial-statement audit and accounting-support requests, assign accounting source owners, review general-ledger support, and maintain an audit-ready accounting evidence index.
• Support Compliance-led DCAA, FAR, internal-audit, and regulatory reviews with requested accounting records and reconciliations.

Team Leadership and Process Improvement

• Lead, coach train, develop the Accounting Lead and accounting staff.
• Review work, set priorities and clear expectations, delegate effectively, ensure backup coverage, provide feedback, and address performance concerns.
• Partner with Accounts Payable, Payroll, Cost & Pricing, the Financial Analyst, Operations, Legal, IT, and other departments to resolve accounting issues and improve reporting and close processes.
• Lead assigned accounting projects and accounting-system implementations, including requirements, testing, documentation, controls, issue resolution, training, and post-implementation validation.
• Drive continuous improvement, documentation, and technology-enabled enhancements for Accounting and financial-reporting processes.
• Foster a collaborative, respectful, and accountable team; communicate priorities clearly, resolve workplace conflicts promptly and fairly, and escalate significant employee-relations matters appropriately.
• Maintain regular attendance and timeliness in accordance with departmental guidelines.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What You'll Need

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience may be considered.
• Minimum seven (7) years of progressive accounting experience, including month-end close, financial reporting, general-ledger reconciliations, journal entries, and audit support.
• Minimum two (2) years of supervisory or management experience with demonstrated responsibility for reviewing work, developing staff, managing accounting deadlines, and maintaining accountability for results.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP/general-ledger and financial-reporting systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA or CMA certification.
• Experience with Unanet or a comparable ERP/general-ledger platform.
• Experience supporting government contractors or regulated environments, external financial audits, accounting-system implementations, or accounting-process improvement; specialized FAR/CAS/DCAA compliance expertise.
• UKG, Paycom, Dayforce or other similar HCM.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, close processes, reconciliations, accruals, fixed assets, financial-reporting controls, and external financial-statement audit support.
• Ability to review and approve complex journal entries and reconciliations, identify accounting and financial-reporting risk, communicate conclusions clearly, and escalate government-contract or regulatory compliance questions to the appropriate Compliance owner.
• Ability to lead teams, manage competing deadlines, delegate effectively, and drive timely results.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage confidential financial information with discretion and work independently in a collaborative environment.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and internal customer service.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to pass criminal, drug, financial, and driving screening, as required by Company policy.
• Ability to remain in a stationary position regularly, operate a computer and standard office equipment, exchange accurate information, and occasionally carry office materials up to 20 pounds.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as calculator, phone, fax, copier, etc. and a personal computer.
• Ability to exchange accurate information in person and over the phone.
• Primarily works indoors; occasional travel may be required, up to 5%.

PCSI does not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. This includes visa types such as H-1B, TN, and STEM OPT. Please do not apply if you currently require or may require sponsorship now or in the future.

All veterans and/or persons with all types of disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply!

Pay: From $105,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) 6% Match
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• What accounting ERP/general-ledger and financial reporting systems are you most familiar with?
• Do you have accounting or other finance experience with a federal contractor?

Experience:

• Accounting: 7 years (Required)
• Management: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Austin, TX 78748