Senior Controller
Fremont, OH
Full Time
Financial Affairs
Experienced
Position Summary:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:
Education and/or Work Experience:
Other Skills and Abilities:
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations (as applicable):
Physical Demands:
Work Environment:
- Oversees the College's comprehensive accounting functions such as advanced monthly and annual financial processes, accuracy of the general ledger, offer strategic insights for budgetary decisions, and manage the financial reports.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:
- Coordinates and finalizes daily, monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial processes, and prepares detailed financial reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Prepares comprehensive presentations on financial data for the Vice President of Financial Affairs to present to the College's leadership and other relevant entities.
- Assists various departments in formulating their annual budgets, analyze financial data and suggest budget adjustments.
- Ensures the integrity and accuracy of monthly journal entries to the general and statistical ledgers.
- Coordinates and finalize College audit and working papers and provide guidance for the foundation audit.
- Tracks and maintain compliance records for state capital projects.
- Oversees and track fixed assets, complete bank recs, and oversee various financial processing tasks.
- Functions as Fiscal Officer in the Vice President of Financial Affair's absence.
- Fosters a strong organizational culture, leading and building an effective, cohesive team that supports the College's goals and values.
- Identifies and implements process improvements.
- Performs duties as assigned.
- N/A
Education and/or Work Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; Master’s degree and CPA preferred.
- A minimum of 8-10 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3-4 years in a leadership capacity.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, standards, and regulations, with a background in government and nonprofit accounting principles and practices being preferred.
- Knowledge of Banner Software necessary.
Other Skills and Abilities:
- Strong supervisory skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate one-on-one and in small groups.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and various software programs.
- Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse group of people.
- Effective verbal, written, and listening communication skills.
- Effective problem-solving skills.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations (as applicable):
- CPA certification preferred.
Physical Demands:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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