Associate Controller - Financial Reporting, Operations and Analysis
- Employer
- Saint Augustine's University
- Location
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Salary
- Salary commensurate with experience. Excellent benefit and retirement plans offered.
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Job Details
Associate Comptroller - Financial Reporting, Operations and Analysis
Position Type: Full Time
Department: Business and Finance
Opening Date: March 1, 2019
Closing Date: April 30, 2019
Position Summary:
The Associate Controller for Financial Reporting, Operations and Analysis will direct the daily operations of the purchasing, accounts payable, grants and contract accounting, fixed assets and shipping and receiving functions, fostering an environment of quality customer service. This position serves as a liaison between the Deputy CFO's office and several other offices on campus including Financial Aid and Human Resources. The individual will report to the Deputy CFO and performs various financial accounting operations, reporting, analytics and policy functions, ensuring that the University's financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and overall compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations. The Associate Controller for Financial Reporting, Operations and Analysis will supervise a team of four (4) full-time employees.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct the monthly financial close process including the reconciliation and roll forward of key accounts as part of the close process.
- Manage accounting operations (Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Grants and Contracts, Fixed Assets and shipping and receiving areas) ensuring accuracy in internal/external reporting and compliance with accounting standards and legal requirements.
- Collaborate with IT to improve accounting systems and ensure integrity, compliance with controls and accurate and timely reporting results.
- Provide guidance and promote awareness of effective control structure and data integrity.
- Coordinate with facilities department regarding areas of joint responsibilities such as asset management, inventories and capital budget monitoring.
- Manage fixed asset accounting.
- Propose and implement administrative policies for accounting and finance and provide routine periodic training for accounting system.
Professional Competencies:
- Strong knowledge of accounting standards related to non-profit organizations, as well as knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and regulations (specifically including Uniform Guidance).
- Demonstrate exceptional organizational and interpersonal business oral, written and verbal skills.
- Excellent problem solving, analytical and business skills.
- Strong project management skills to meet deadlines and work effectively with others.
- Demonstrate proficiency in complex accounting systems and a strong understanding and use and potential of technology in financial management.
- Proficient in the use of advance Excel skills and other Microsoft Office programs. Experience with MS Dynamics GP financial software a plus.
- Develop and maintain accurate reports of financial information for relevant internal and external reporting and compliance requirements.
- Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
- Ability to work well with faculty, staff and the university community.
Education and Experience Required:
- Master's degree in accounting and CPA experience preferred.
- Seven (7) years of demonstrated success in senior leadership and supervisory experience in large, complex non-profit or higher education organizations.
- Excellent technical accounting, analytical, problem solving and collaboration skills. Ability to maintain focus, execute plans successfully and effectively bring closure to projects and assignments.
- Advance knowledge of technical accounting, tax compliance, internal controls and grants/contracts. Experience working with queries and sophisticated enterprise resource planning systems.
Physical Requirements:
Walking, sitting, standing, squatting, and lifting a minimum of 25 pounds.
Send Cover Letter and Resume to:
Saint Augustine’s University
Office of Human Resources
1315 Oakwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27610-2298
Email: Hr@st-aug.edu
Fax: 919-516-4413
Notices and Disclaimers
Saint Augustine’s University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We invite applications from individuals of all ethnic origins, disabled persons, and veterans.
No Phone Calls Please.
Organization
Saint Augustine’s University is a four-year institution preparing students for leadership roles in a complex, diverse, and rapidly changing world. Students, faculty, administration, and staff participate cooperatively in the overall teaching-learning process. Students participate through their desire for knowledge, readiness to acquire foundational and analytical skills, and in their potential to adapt to the demands of accelerated global change. The faculty facilitates by teaching and advising students, conducting research, and engaging in other professional development activities.
Our Mission:
The mission of Saint Augustine's University is to sustain a learning community in which students can prepare academically, socially and spiritually for leadership in a complex, diverse and rapidly changing world. To fulfill the mission, the faculty fosters scholarship and creativity through varied approaches to teaching and learning; the administration facilitates the enterprise by effectively garnering and managing financial and human resources; and the staff contributes to efficient operations by providing essential support services. Through these means, the University pursues excellence by developing:
Flexible and innovative courses of study that integrate theory and practical application through experiential approaches to learning;
- Opportunities for students to apply what they learn through service learning, community service, internships, and cooperative education;
- Purposeful and individualized programs of study for non-traditional students, through preparation for a career change or re-entry into the work force;
- Knowledge and appreciation of cultural differences through interdisciplinary courses, study abroad, and other programs.
The University:
In-Depth Learning
Augmenting the University's liberal arts core curriculum are rigorous, in-depth programs in business; computer science; teacher education; the natural sciences; mathematics; interdisciplinary studies; theater and film; adult education; community development; communications; and military science, a required course for all members of the University's notable Army ROTC battalion.
Enrollment/Diversity
In recent years, the University's annual enrollment has approximated 1,500 students, about half from North Carolina, the remainder from 37 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica and 30 foreign countries. Its faculty consists of nearly 100 dedicated men and women, all skilled teachers and scholars.
Campus
The University has a main campus accommodating 37 facilities, three of which - its Chapel, Saint Agnes Hall and Taylor Hall - are registered historic landmarks. Also, Saint Augustine's was the first historically black college in the nation to have its own on-campus commercial radio and television stations: WAUG-AM750 and WAUG-TV68, Cable Channel 102.
Flexibility / Enriched Perspectives
Saint Augustine's University provides a strong liberal arts base for all of its students. Sufficient flexibility, however, is also assured to enable students to make certain educational and career choices consistent with widening opportunities and the rapidly changing conditions of society. While technical skills are highly prized and deemed necessary to guarantee each student a meaningful role in the marketplace, Saint Augustine's also assists its students in developing enriched perspectives from which to deal competently, comprehensively and creatively with an increasingly complex, interactive global society.
Alumni
Of Saint Augustine's more than 10,000 living alumni, a high percentage have distinguished themselves in many enterprises and professions. Among them:
- North Carolina’s former State Auditor, the Honorable Ralph Campbell, Jr. ‘68, the first African-American elected to that position in this state;
- George Williams, ‘65, internationally acclaimed track and field coach;
- Ruby Butler DeMesme, ’69, former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (ret.) for manpower, installations and environment;
- Hannah Diggs Atkins, ’43, first African-American woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1968-1980) and recipient of numerous awards and honors for distinguished service;
- the remarkable Delany sisters, “Bessie” and “Sadie,” who became the country’s most renowned centenarians in 1993, when they were 102 and 104 years of age, upon publication of their best-selling memoir, “Having Our Say,” later made into a hit Broadway play.
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