Position Title: Controller (Reg FT)
Department: Accounting
Campus: Office of College Services
Additional Information: This position will remain open until filled. However, to ensure consideration for an interview, please submit your completed application, cover letter, and resume by no later than March 1, 2024. The College cannot guarantee that application materials received after this date will be considered or reviewed.
Benefits: CCAC offers an exceptional benefits package. Highlights include an excellent health plan with very low out-of-pocket expense network option, generous time off and holiday pay, a 403b retirement plan with up to 10% employer match or other options through the State’s retirement defined benefit pension system, free employee parking, public service (student) loan forgiveness eligible employer, and employer paid benefits including group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
Remote Work
Option: Hybrid
Salary Grade: Admin 21 - $107,974
Job Category: Administrators
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Job Slot: 5400
Job Open Date: 2/16/2024
Job Close Date: Open until filled
General Summary: Coordinates
College fiscal control and accounting operations which include Accounting, Financial
Analysis and Reporting, Payroll, Accounts Receivable and Payable, Treasury
Management, Fixed Assets Recordkeeping, Budgets, Audit Coordination and
Contracts, and Restricted Grants Accounting.
Requirements: Requires
a master’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or a related
field and/or CPA; a minimum of eight years financial management and supervisory
experience required. Experience in higher education financial management
preferred. Awareness of internal controls and ability to detect fraud. Must
possess solid communication, technology, leadership, analytical and management
skills both oral and written. Should retain
good interpersonal skills and maintain a professional demeanor. Ability to
travel as requested by the Vice President of Finance required.
Duties: - Directs College accounting practices and policies in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and governmental accounting
standards board (GASB), pronouncements, standards, and guidance, and the applicable
laws and regulations. Proposes updates to College policies and procedures as
conditions warrant.
- Secures annual certification of financial results of operation by
independent auditors; serves as principal contact and provides assistance to
auditing firms.
- Assists in the preparation and reviews the monthly and yearly financial
statements for accuracy, reasonableness, and coordination with the annual
operating and capital budgets of the College.
- Maintains knowledge of the College’s operating and capital budgeting
processes and software systems to ensure full redundancy of the Senior Budget
Analyst (Operating Budget) and Budget Coordinator/Analyst (Capital Budget)
positions.
- Serves as contact and liaison with banking institutions to ensure the
College receives appropriate banking services at minimum cost while maximizing
return of earnings on investment as permitted under the College’s investment
policy.
- Responsible for prudent treasury and cash flow management for the
College.
- Maintains, educates, and increases knowledge of the college’s staff concerning
college accounting, financial reporting, policies and procedures.
- Acts as liaison to the Pennsylvania Department of Education to assure
maximization of state operating and capital funding.
- Conducts efficient and timely ongoing reviews of College financial
business operations for verification of adherence to governmental regulations,
procedures and reporting requirements as well as College policies, rules, and
regulations.
- Performs ongoing financial analyses of all accounting records and directs
the implementation of new or improved automated accounting systems.
- Administer and oversee financial accounting systems, practices, and
procedures for two component units of the college, including coordinating the
tax filing for one of the component units.
- Provide supervisory leadership to the Bursar and Director of Accounting,
and staff.
- Build strong partnerships with the internal college community.
- Supervise and direct the bond accounting practices.
- Hiring, training and retaining accounting staff.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Clearances: Current criminal record/child abuse clearances will be required if offered the position and in order to be employed at the College. The three clearances are Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Records Check, and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Criminal Background Check. The College has provided instructions on how to obtain these clearances and are available here.