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Accountant (CPA Track), Transit Nonprofit
The TMA Group
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About the Role
The TMA Group is seeking an Accountant to join their finance team. This role offers a career-building opportunity within a mission-driven nonprofit organization focused on transportation solutions. The position provides direct mentorship from the CFO and a path for professional growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Year 1: Foundational Operations
- Process driver payroll and review time card punches.
- Reconcile daily fare and cash collections to rider counts and bank deposits.
- Bill customers, including vanpool participants, and apply payments.
- Handle accounts payable, accounts receivable, and grant reimbursement tracking.
- Code transactions to grants, programs, and restricted funds.
- Year 2: Monthly Oversight and Compliance
- Prepare bank reconciliations and month-end journal entries.
- Assist program managers with grant spending tracking and reimbursement requests.
- Prepare schedules and documents for the annual audit and federal/state compliance reviews.
- Year 3 and beyond: Strategic Finance
- Draft monthly financial statements.
- Analyze budget variances and assist with cash flow forecasting.
- Observe Board Finance Committee meetings.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Comfort with Excel or Google Sheets, including lookups and pivot tables.
- Working knowledge of debits and credits, reconciliations, and journal entries.
- Discipline to meet weekly and monthly deadlines.
- Integrity with confidential financial and personnel information.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Nonprofit, governmental, or grant accounting experience (Nice to have).
- Experience with Sage, QuickBooks, or fund accounting software (Nice to have).
- Payroll processing or federal and state grant billing experience (Nice to have).
- Interest in pursuing your CPA or CNAP (Nice to have).
Why TMA Group
- Direct mentorship from the CFO and a clear path to more responsibility.
- Support toward your CPA or CNAP, including professional association memberships.
- Work that keeps Middle Tennessee moving.
- Salary: $52,000–$68,000, depending on experience, plus benefits.