Accounting Manager Jobs in Texas
Accounting Manager jobs in Texas are in strong demand, with active hiring concentrated in corporate finance, energy, real estate, and healthcare sectors and openings ranging from first-time managers overseeing small teams through senior controllers and directors of accounting. Houston, Dallas, and Austin drive the bulk of hiring, where large employers such as ExxonMobil, American Airlines, and Dell Technologies maintain substantial finance departments. The most sought-after specialties in Texas are cost accounting, financial reporting, and general ledger oversight tied to multi-entity or multi-state operations. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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DRTx is currently recruiting for an Assistance Accounting Manager! This position will be based in Austin, Texas.
The Assistant Accounting Manager is responsible for supporting DRTx Fiscal Department Accounting Manager and Finance Director in accounting responsibilities including financial analysis, reconciliations, reporting, grant compliance oversight, payroll oversight and processing. This role will supervise an Accounting Support Specialist and will report to the Accounting Manager. As a member of the management team of the organization, this position will play a key role with others to build and sustain the appropriate organizational culture to attain the organization’s goals and objectives, around and in the spirit of the organization’s mission, vision and values.
The Assistant Accounting Manager will support all areas of the Fiscal Team, but will focus on accounting processes, grant compliance and reporting, and payroll oversight and processing. In addition, this position contributes to resource development efforts by working with the Finance Director, Management, and other internal and external leaders in developing resource development strategies to further strengthen long term growth goals to increase and maintain excellent legal advocacy client services to individuals with a disability across Texas.
Physical/Mental Requirements
- Works at least two (2) days in the Austin office.
- Uses computers approximately seven to eight (7 to 8) hours per day.
- Uses telephone, virtual online, Teams, and email to communicate with staff, vendors, and other professionals, approximately one to two (1 to 2) hours per day.
- Spends approximately one to three (1 to 3) hours per week in meetings.
- Sits approximately seven to eight (7 to 8) hours per day.
- Requires working under a moderate degree of stress (time constraints, deadlines, muti-tasking high-level projects and issues, complex issues; and conflict resolution).
Essential Functions
- Supervise, coach, mentor, hire, train, and manage assigned staff members in accordance with organization work rules and policies.
- Assist the Accounting Manager to manage the day-to-day accounting operations and ensure there is redundant process backup in place for every critical operation.
- Provide complex and high-level financial support to executive leadership through tasks such as preparing financial reports, timesheet and payroll processing, grant compliance support reporting.
- Maintains tracking and recording the accumulation and use of vacation, holiday, sick day, and miscellaneous leaves of absence and other program vendors.
- Appropriately prioritize and assign tasks as needed and to multi-task numerous responsibilities in a timely manner.
- Assist with organizing, coordinating and producing complex agency, state, federal and regulatory financially based reports which involve collecting, tracking, and summarizing data from multiple sources.
- Ensure compliance with budget limits and compliance with financial policies and procedures.
- Establish personal credibility throughout the organization, in order to be an effective manager.
- Maintain thorough and complete records; produce and maintain quality, error free materials both printed and electronic.
- Effectively and regularly communicate with employees, vendors, management, external volunteer leadership at the individual, team and organizational levels.
- Maintain, when required based on subject matter, strict confidentiality of information not meant for other consumption.
- In conjunction with managers and staff, assists in assessing the organization’s culture and health to then report consolidated feedback information and trends to fiscal leadership and to senior leadership team, along with recommendations for any interventions, if appropriate.
- Develop and maintain collaborative, cooperative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including the board of directors as well as employees at all levels of the organization.
- Continuously evaluate and analyze the operations, resource and technology of the team implementing solutions to improve efficiency, effectiveness and customer service.
- Apply the principles of the organization’s vision and values in all work-related business and interactions.
- Perform other duties as requested or required.
Required Qualifications
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Public Administration, or a related field and two (2) years of relevant experience working with varied sources of funding or grant or contract funding; or
- Four (4) years of equivalent related experience.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Knowledge of basic accounting principles and financial accounting, reconciliations, reporting, payroll processing oversight, grant fiscal oversight compliance reporting, or the ability to acquire such knowledge within a reasonable period of time.
- Ability to analyze information, identify issues, and support development of effective strategies.
- Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences using a variety of communication methods, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic work environment.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
- Enthusiastic to perform as a hands-on leader of the team in which they lead.
- High level of commitment to service excellence.
- High degree of integrity, ethics and judgment.
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in Accounting applications and Payroll applications and Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in an accounting department.
- Experience working with various sources of funding with compliance and reporting requirements.
- Familiarity with grant or contract management.
Work Environment & Functional Requirements
- This position involves regular use of computers, telephones, and other communication tools to perform job duties, including documentation, communication, and coordination with internal departments and external parties.
- Duties may be performed in a seated, standing, or alternative position. The role includes managing multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and interacting with staff, funders and vendors.
- Required to work out of the Austin office Fiscal Department at least two days per week, as responsibilities of this role require physical presence in the Austin office to perform some job functions.
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
DRTx is currently recruiting for an Assistance Accounting Manager! This position will be based in Austin, Texas.
The Assistant Accounting Manager is responsible for supporting DRTx Fiscal Department Accounting Manager and Finance Director in accounting responsibilities including financial analysis, reconciliations, reporting, grant compliance oversight, payroll oversight and processing. This role will supervise an Accounting Support Specialist and will report to the Accounting Manager. As a member of the management team of the organization, this position will play a key role with others to build and sustain the appropriate organizational culture to attain the organization’s goals and objectives, around and in the spirit of the organization’s mission, vision and values.
The Assistant Accounting Manager will support all areas of the Fiscal Team, but will focus on accounting processes, grant compliance and reporting, and payroll oversight and processing. In addition, this position contributes to resource development efforts by working with the Finance Director, Management, and other internal and external leaders in developing resource development strategies to further strengthen long term growth goals to increase and maintain excellent legal advocacy client services to individuals with a disability across Texas.
Physical/Mental Requirements
- Works at least two (2) days in the Austin office.
- Uses computers approximately seven to eight (7 to 8) hours per day.
- Uses telephone, virtual online, Teams, and email to communicate with staff, vendors, and other professionals, approximately one to two (1 to 2) hours per day.
- Spends approximately one to three (1 to 3) hours per week in meetings.
- Sits approximately seven to eight (7 to 8) hours per day.
- Requires working under a moderate degree of stress (time constraints, deadlines, muti-tasking high-level projects and issues, complex issues; and conflict resolution).
Essential Functions
- Supervise, coach, mentor, hire, train, and manage assigned staff members in accordance with organization work rules and policies.
- Assist the Accounting Manager to manage the day-to-day accounting operations and ensure there is redundant process backup in place for every critical operation.
- Provide complex and high-level financial support to executive leadership through tasks such as preparing financial reports, timesheet and payroll processing, grant compliance support reporting.
- Maintains tracking and recording the accumulation and use of vacation, holiday, sick day, and miscellaneous leaves of absence and other program vendors.
- Appropriately prioritize and assign tasks as needed and to multi-task numerous responsibilities in a timely manner.
- Assist with organizing, coordinating and producing complex agency, state, federal and regulatory financially based reports which involve collecting, tracking, and summarizing data from multiple sources.
- Ensure compliance with budget limits and compliance with financial policies and procedures.
- Establish personal credibility throughout the organization, in order to be an effective manager.
- Maintain thorough and complete records; produce and maintain quality, error free materials both printed and electronic.
- Effectively and regularly communicate with employees, vendors, management, external volunteer leadership at the individual, team and organizational levels.
- Maintain, when required based on subject matter, strict confidentiality of information not meant for other consumption.
- In conjunction with managers and staff, assists in assessing the organization’s culture and health to then report consolidated feedback information and trends to fiscal leadership and to senior leadership team, along with recommendations for any interventions, if appropriate.
- Develop and maintain collaborative, cooperative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including the board of directors as well as employees at all levels of the organization.
- Continuously evaluate and analyze the operations, resource and technology of the team implementing solutions to improve efficiency, effectiveness and customer service.
- Apply the principles of the organization’s vision and values in all work-related business and interactions.
- Perform other duties as requested or required.
Required Qualifications
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Public Administration, or a related field and two (2) years of relevant experience working with varied sources of funding or grant or contract funding; or
- Four (4) years of equivalent related experience.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Knowledge of basic accounting principles and financial accounting, reconciliations, reporting, payroll processing oversight, grant fiscal oversight compliance reporting, or the ability to acquire such knowledge within a reasonable period of time.
- Ability to analyze information, identify issues, and support development of effective strategies.
- Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences using a variety of communication methods, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic work environment.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
- Enthusiastic to perform as a hands-on leader of the team in which they lead.
- High level of commitment to service excellence.
- High degree of integrity, ethics and judgment.
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in Accounting applications and Payroll applications and Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in an accounting department.
- Experience working with various sources of funding with compliance and reporting requirements.
- Familiarity with grant or contract management.
Work Environment & Functional Requirements
- This position involves regular use of computers, telephones, and other communication tools to perform job duties, including documentation, communication, and coordination with internal departments and external parties.
- Duties may be performed in a seated, standing, or alternative position. The role includes managing multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and interacting with staff, funders and vendors.
- Required to work out of the Austin office Fiscal Department at least two days per week, as responsibilities of this role require physical presence in the Austin office to perform some job functions.
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
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- Accounting & Auditing
- Staffing & Recruiting
- Construction & Real Estate
- Investment & Asset Management
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Texas Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in accounting manager jobs across Texas.
- CPA license issued or recognized by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy preferred
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field required
- Five or more years of progressive accounting experience including supervisory responsibility
- Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and month-end close processes
- Experience managing accounts payable, accounts receivable, or full-cycle accounting teams
Accounting Manager Jobs in Texas: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a accounting manager in Texas?
Most accounting manager roles in Texas require a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and several years of staff or senior accountant experience. While Texas does not mandate a CPA license to hold the title, earning a CPA through the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy significantly improves hiring prospects and is often listed as preferred or required by larger employers. Candidates who combine their degree with CPA credentials and experience leading a close cycle are consistently the most competitive.
Which companies hire accounting managers in Texas?
Employers hiring accounting managers in Texas right now include Amazon, Robert Half, and Baker Tilly Canada, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Texas's concentration of energy companies, regional banks, and large corporate headquarters means finance teams here tend to be sizable, producing steady and recurring demand for experienced accounting managers.
Which Texas cities have the most accounting manager jobs?
Houston, Dallas, and Austin have the most accounting manager openings in Texas. Houston leads because of its dense cluster of energy, petrochemical, and logistics companies, Dallas draws volume from corporate headquarters in financial services, retail, and technology, and Austin's fast-growing tech sector has expanded its need for accounting leadership to support rapid organizational scale-up.
Are there remote accounting manager jobs in Texas?
Yes, and more than many management roles, because accounting managers primarily work with financial systems and reports rather than physical sites. About 53% of accounting manager openings tied to Texas are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the desk-based nature of the work. Financial reporting, general ledger oversight, and budgeting functions are the duties most commonly performed remotely, while roles tied to inventory or operational accounting tend to require on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a accounting manager in Texas with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving into an accounting manager role from a senior accountant or accounting supervisor position within a Texas employer that promotes from within. Large Texas employers in healthcare, such as those in the Texas Medical Center, and energy companies in Houston often post internal leadership development programs for high-performing staff accountants. Earning your CPA through the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy while working as a staff or senior accountant is the credential that most consistently opens the door to a first management title.
Where can I find and apply to accounting manager jobs in Texas?
You can find and apply to accounting manager jobs in Texas on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings tied to the state. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience, location preference, and specialization, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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