Ray Zies
Controller
Everett Ray Zies was appointed Controller for the North Texas Tollway Authority starting September 1, 2008. As Controller, he is second-in-command for the Finance Department. The Finance Department is responsible for the accounting for the Authority’s financial resources, the preparation and monitoring of the annual budget, preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial report and cash and debt management.
Mr. Zies has spent the majority of his 30+ year career in government, most recently serving as Controller for the City of Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, he has served as the Assistant Director of Finance for the City of Philadelphia, Chief Financial Officer for the Dallas Independent School District, Deputy Director of Finance and Budget for the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Deputy Director of General Accounting for the City of Houston Controller, Director of Finance for the City of Seguin, Texas and the County Auditor for Guadalupe County, Texas. Mr. Zies started out his career as an auditor for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
Mr. Zies, a native Texan, received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Government Financial Manager.
He is a member of the American Institute of Public Accountants, the Texas Society of CPAs, the Government Finance Officers Association and the Association of Governmental Accountants.
ezies@ntta.org