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Required Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college of university in accounting.
• Licensed or registered CPA designation required.
• 7-10+ years of experience in accounting that includes general accounting, revenue recognition concepts, credit card merchant processing, and general AP is required.
• Two years experience coaching and managing a staff of direct reports is required.
• Excellent project management skills and ability to execute initiatives while balancing day to day objectives
• Demonstrated experience interacting with and influencing senior leadership.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) necessary to effectively interact with all levels of organization.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (including strong Excel skills).
• Display high level of energy and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to plan and prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Ability to establish strong working relationships with all division teams and management.
• Ability to work effectively and constructively with persons of diverse cultures, language groups, and abilities; demonstrate sensitivity to and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with non-profit fund accounting or Governmental Accounting
• Project management skills and/or experience would be a plus.
• MBA desired
• Bilingual in Spanish and English

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Summary of Essential Functions

• Manage general accounting functions, month-end close, update GL in the timely matter.
• Reviewing journal entries, monthly accruals, budget variance review and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Review and approve manual journal entries and reconciliations. Review, research, and document major budget variances.
• Manage treasury functions including cash management, debt management and compliance, credit card processing and key role for cash investment strategies.
• Responsible for Federal funds draw down and scholarships.
• Prepare all necessary government agency filing.
• Participate in or lead various finance/accounting department projects, or process improvement efforts, including design, implementation, testing, reporting and support. Manage resources needed for projects.
• Prepare and/or oversee preparation of audit and regulatory schedules.
• Coordinates all accounting actives necessary for all receivable funds.
• Maintains and monitor accounts receivable that correctly records taxes, interest on investments, tuition and fees and State payments.
• Perform financial reporting for staff, administration, Board of Trustees, State and Federal agencies.
• Review student petitions for determining write off or adjustment to the accounts.
• · Manage and collaborate all student accounts related transactions including account holds, Debt Recovery Programs (collections), payment plans activities.
• Lax Levy Preparation

• Provides values-driven leadership to build a high-performing team that provide excellence in customer service.
• Assist in creating proper internal controls in accounting operations.
• Research GASB/GAAP issues to ensure accounting best practices are being followed. Work with managers and staff to develop, implement and maintain standard operating procedures.
• Participate in cross-divisional projects as assigned. Act as an Accounting resource, distribute information to team, monitor accounting impact on resources and procedures. Provide insight & expertise on processes and accounting ramifications.
• Assist in special projects, prepare various financial analysis.
• Champions the values of excellence, purpose, integrity, compassion, unity and inclusion as a leader of the College.
• Support student and employee success by demonstrating a commitment to equity inclusion, and respectful interactions with persons of diverse ethnic, cultural, socio-economic or educational backgrounds.

• Manage and mentor accounting team, establish goals, and monitor progress and alignment with department goals.
• Provide oversight and direction to AR Manager, AP Manager, and General Accounting staff to ensure processes are efficient & followed. Assign resources appropriately. Ensure goals are aligned with the department. Responsible for accuracy, timeliness and completeness of staff work product. Supervise, coach & mentor direct reports.
• Participates in formulation of business policies and procedures in cooperation with Controller. Recommends policy and procedures regarding internal controls for the College.

• Participate on strategic and /or functional cross-departmental teams, committee and councils at the request of the business services and finance leadership.
• Participate in professional associations/ organizations and educational activities that enhance finance competencies, knowledge, and interpersonal skills.
• Support Accounting projects as needed.

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