Description

Title: Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting
Direct Supervisor: Controller
Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Compensation: $105,000 - $130,000
Division: Finance and Operations
No. Direct Reports 3
Target Weekly Hours 40
Location: 2807 N Glebe (Main Campus)
Benefits Eligibility Yes

Reporting to the University Controller, the Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting manages accounting operations and staff. The Director issues timely financial reports, collaborates with internal departments for financial reporting and problem solving, maintains an adequate system of accounting records, maintains a comprehensive set of internal controls and efficient business practices designed to mitigate risk, enhances the accuracy of the organization's reported financial results, and ensures that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles as well as appropriate federal, state, and institutional regulations and standards.

Requirements

Serves as primary keeper of the University's accounting records and accuracy of general ledger.
Ensuring compliance with GAAP, other federal, state, and institutional regulations and segregation of duties.
Develops and maintains accounting policies and procedures, evaluating and re-engineering when appropriate.Planning, organizing, and coordinating the month-end and year-end close process, including hands-on reconciliation experience of all GL accounts.billing of leases and timely payments of short term and long-term debt as appropriate.
Manage, direct and oversee accounts payable with budget check functionality.
Manages appropriate balances in assigned bank accounts ensuring timely bank reconciliations,
Ensuring accurate and timely completion of the University's tax filings, long term debt, and capital asset schedules and adjustments, and other pertinent schedules and filings.
Preparing internal financial statements, including cash flow statements, debt service to credit ratio, and other ad-hoc financial analyses and reports as needed.
Training accounting staffs.
Other project duties as assigned.

OTHER DUTIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
Performs other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education                                          
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Master’s Degree Preferred).

Experience                                        
7-9 years of experience in accounting and financial management, preferred in higher education

 Knowledge and Abilities
Ability to be an agent of change in a rapidly changing environment
Ability to build relationships, act as an Accounting subject matter expert, and influence at all levels, both internally and externally
Proven ability to analyze large data to identify trends and drive innovation within the related field
Strong oral and written communication skills

Licenses or Certifications            
CPA strongly preferred, but not required

Financial Responsibility                
Manages budget and expenses for the team according to University policies and procedures.

Supervision                                        
Training, coaching other employees, scheduling, providing daily work direction to other employees. Provide formal performance evaluation for other employees Hiring and Disciplinary action.

Special Knowledge                        
Expert at Microsoft Excel and Student Information Systems as it relates to accounting and financial management. Comfortable using products within Microsoft Office and Google Suite. Workday experience a plus.

SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
None