Senior Program Manager, Financial Reporting - (26-FAB-300015-121)

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Job Title:Senior Program Manager, Financial ReportingJob Code:P0565Supervises Directly:NoNew or Revised:RevisedRegular or At-Will:At-WillDate Last Revised:5/14/2026Exempt or Non-Exempt:ExemptCompensation Approval Signature: Union/ Non-Union:Non-Union

Department Name

 

 

Division:   

Finance-Controller

 

Finance, Procurement and Compliance

Salary Schedule: Non-Union Salary RangeCost Center Code:   300015Grade:NU18Essential Position:NoReports To:ControllerEEO Code:ProfessionalsWork FormatIn-Person

 

Who We Are & What We Do:

At DC Water, we provide more than 700,000 District of Columbia residents and 24.6 million annual visitors with essential water, wastewater, and stormwater services. DC Water also provides wholesale wastewater treatment services for 1.8 million people in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland, and Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia. We aspire to be known for superior service, ingenuity, and stewardship to advance the health and well-being of our diverse workforce and communities. To achieve this vision, we commit to our shared mission every day—exceeding expectations by providing high quality water services in a safe, environmentally friendly, and efficient manner.

 

Role Description:

The Senior Program Manager, Financial Reporting is responsible for financial statements filed with underwriters for bond offerings, senior management, the audit committee, and DC Water’s Board of Directors. Responsible for the preparation of financial reports including oversight of related internal controls that ensure the integrity of the financial statement representations, and related footnote disclosures. Oversees compliance with financial disclosure regulations/pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB), OMB Circular(S) relevant to Single Audit. Responsible for preparing, reviewing, and issuing periodic financial reports.

 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

                        

• Responsible for all accounting policy and procedures as they relate to the veracity of the financial statement representations. This function includes working closely with the Controller in the preparation of technical accounting research and related white papers as they relate to DC Water, performing special projects, and analyzing financial reports for compliance with applicable federal or state regulations.

 

• Coordinates staff efforts to ensure that all reports are prepared: in compliance with local, State and Federal laws or appropriate guidelines; in conformity with current generally accepted accounting principles and reporting standards established by GASB, FASB, NCGA, GFOA, and other standard-setting or regulatory bodies applicable to enterprise fund.

 

• Collaborates/coordinates with internal audit staff, internal controls staff, and external auditors on review of efficacy of internal controls as they relate to financial statement representations made in the financial statements and related notes.

 

• Collaborates/coordinates with the Accounting Manager on accounting system structure as it relates to financial reporting and makes recommendations as to structural changes for reporting of financial statement representations.

 

• Coordinates with staff and Program Manager, Financial accounting and policy the timely and appropriate implementation of changes in GASB or Federal, State or local laws and rules affecting areas of responsibility.

 

• Performs the most complex research and articulates accounting issues, to include documenting DC Water’s application of relevant GAAP/GASB/IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) literature; monitors current developments in accounting literature to determine appropriate accounting treatment for financial statement reporting/footnote disclosures and interpretation/implementation of applicable accounting issues, and identifies any changes in a