Accountant (CPA Track), Transit Nonprofit

About the Role

The TMA Group is a nonprofit organization in Franklin, Tennessee, focused on transportation solutions for Middle Tennessee. We are seeking an Accountant to join our finance team. This is a career-building role with direct mentorship from our CFO, offering a path for growth over approximately three years. The role will progress from foundational transaction work to month-end close, grant reporting, and financial statement preparation, with support towards earning your CPA or CNAP.

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 and apply payments.
• Manage 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 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

• Working knowledge of debits and credits, reconciliations, and journal entries.
• Comfort with Excel or Google Sheets, including lookups and pivot tables.
• 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.
• Interest in pursuing your CPA or CNAP is a plus.

Nice to have

• Nonprofit, governmental, or grant accounting experience.
• Sage, QuickBooks, or fund accounting software experience.
• Payroll processing or federal and state grant billing experience.