Deputy Director of Accounting and Finance

Deputy Director of Accounting and Finance in 25 - HINDS COUNTY, MS

State of Mississippi

$83,000.00 - $94,000.00 Annually

Location

25 - HINDS COUNTY, MS

Full-Time

Job Number

H

0411 - MDA-MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Opening Date

10/09/2026

10/22/2026 at 11:59 PM Central Time (US & Canada)

Agency Minimum Salary

$83,000.00

$94,000.00

The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) is the state's lead economic and community development agency. MDA recruits new companies to Mississippi, helps existing companies expand and provides support to foster growth and new opportunities in a variety of areas, including energy, small and minority business, trade, film, retiree recruitment and more. Additionally, MDA attracts millions of visitors to the state each year through Visit Mississippi, the tourism division of the agency.

MDA also supports pass-through funding and provides support for a variety of grant programs and non-profits, such as Innovate Mississippi and Mississippi Main Street Association.

This is a Non-State Service X-16 position. The Accounting Supervisor serves as the Deputy Director of the Accounting and Finance Division for the Mississippi Development Authority. This position provides senior-level support to the Director of Accounting and Finance and assists with the leadership, coordination, and oversight of key financial and administrative functions within the division.

The position is responsible for ensuring effective financial operations, supporting internal controls, promoting appropriate segregation of duties, and assisting with the resolution of complex accounting, budget, procurement, contract, purchasing, travel, and related financial matters. The incumbent must exercise sound reasoning, analytical judgment, and strong business decision-making skills.

This position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with executive management, agency leadership, internal staff, external partners, vendors, and control agencies on a wide variety of projects and financial matters.

• Supervise preparation, review, coordination, and submission of the agency's annual budget request; manage budget tracking, monthly reconciliations, and adjustments in MAGIC; and recommend changes based on spending trends, projections, and agency needs.
• Direct purchasing and procurement operations, including RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and RFAs, and administer the Procurement Card and Travel Card programs.
• Oversee preparation and processing of agency leases in BRICKS.
• Lead the contracts unit-preparing, reviewing, routing, tracking, monitoring, reporting, and managing renewals-and review third-party contracts for compliance with state law and agency policy, obtain required control-agency approvals, and advise executive management on contracting requirements and applicable laws.
• Monitor legislation during session that affects budgeting, contracting, purchasing, or related functions.
• Serve as Deputy Director of the Accounting and Finance Division: support the Director, resolve issues, handle cross-functional matters, and act in the Director's absence as needed.
• Perform related duties and special projects as assigned.

To be successful the candidate will need strong analytical, decision making, excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to multi-task with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, ability to work with staff, and executive management on a wide variety of projects.

The minimum qualifications in this job class are based upon a job analysis and the essential functions of the job. Experience demonstrating the candidate's ability to perform all essential functions of the position is beneficial.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and six to seven years of related experience.

• Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, or a related field.
• Experience with governmental budgeting, accounting, purchasing, procurement, contracting, travel, payroll, payables, budget reconciliations, budget adjustments, or related financial operations.
• Experience supervising staff, reviewing work products, assigning duties, coaching employees, and maintaining accountability within a financial or administrative work unit.
• Experience preparing or reviewing contracts, procurements, budget requests,…