Controller

Leadership & Strategic/Long Term Planning:

• Develop strategic plan for Financial Services.
• The Controller serves on college wide committees and partners strongly with other areas of the college to ensure financial operations of the College operate effectively.
• The Controller will assist the Vice President Administrative Services (APAS) with various special projects including but not limited to: business process review; data analysis and strategic planning; state and federal compliance; development and revision of institutional policies and procedures and new program development or implementation
• Establish departmental objectives which support the colleges mission and strategic goals.
• Provide guidance and direction to the Financial Services team and assist with the administrative services team and serve as a resource to help the department and division accomplish department and college goals.
• Personally participate in professional development opportunities to enhance technical and nontechnical skills as the colleges chief accountant and fiscal advisor to Vice President of Administrative Services
• Direct and supervise routine reviews of existing processes database element values and definitions and the timely interface of all financial data in Work Day with other administrative systems with an eye to faster more accurate and fewer manual steps/activities.
• Maintain and promote high ethical standards a strong work ethic and adhere to all college standards for professional conduct.
• Interact with representatives from private businesses colleges universities and state local and federal agencies.
• Provide professional exchange of information with whom; foster connection to community; collaborate effectively with internal/external colleagues; work to build and maintain internal network; collaboratively support mutual beneficial processes.

Operations:

• Manage all finance audit matters.
• Manage the daily activities of the Financial Services office including: general accounting and reporting; accounts payable; payroll; restricted grants and contracts; Aims Foundation accounting; cashier; investments; accounts receivable and capital assets accounting.
• Create master schedule of all activities related to annual audit including: due dates; data requirements; reconciliation spreadsheets; and all closing and adjusting entries for yearend close.
• Direct employees to provide required and requested information to external auditors.
• Prepare preliminary financial statements oversee preparation of audit work papers supplementary information notes and prepare colleges trial balance.
• Systematic Improvements Be proactive in establishing procedures and internal controls and assign workload to staff to ensure business activities are accurately timely recorded and reported.
• Research and resolve problems that have escalated.
• Establish professional development plans to enhance staff skill sets whether technical or nontechnical (e.g. leadership customer service etc..
• Supervises support staff overseeing and directing daily operations providing guidance and performance management and ensuring efficient team productivity
• Actively provide staff training and oversee crosstraining and evaluation of finance employees who report to those with supervisory responsibilities in Financial Services.
• Research enhancement of services provided Work Day software; identify effectiveness/ efficiency objectives and metrics
• Collect sufficient accurate and appropriate data for analysis and decisionmaking purposes. Base plans on thorough analysis of relevant facts; costs and benefits are justified; set clear precise measurable goals.
• Project and plan for appropriate staffing needs; make data supported decisions.
• Recommend office operating budget; review and approve all accounting journal entries; prepare all necessary adjusting and closing entries; monitor prepare or approve all cash and investment transfers monitor prepare or approve all capital assets or the college including asset control and depreciation.
• Clearly communicate orally and in writing financial policies procedures and concepts to accounting and nonaccounting personnel
• Regularly review of all existing processes to determine what changes are reasonable and required due to external changes even if internal processes and procedures are deemed adequate.

Other Duties as Assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or other related field with strong emphasis in accounting; plus five 5 years in fund accounting governmental accounting budget or finance or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience. Of the required five 5 years of work experience three 3 years must be supervisory experience.
• Good interpersonal written and verbal communication skills.
• Must possess excellent organization skills.
• Ability to work quickly to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to identify problems devise innovative solutions manage projects lead teams through collaboration and implement efficiencies where needed.
• Demonstrated experience with automated and integrated accounting and administrative software systems such as Work Day etc.

Knowledge Skills Abilities (must be demonstrated in applicant materials):

• Use of business intelligence and data analytics to drive performance efficiency agility and decisionmaking.
• Ability to orchestrate distributed leadership and leverage talent within and outside of the College to achieve mission and goals.
• Experience working with a variety of boards agencies politics and personalities.
• Ability to communicate expectations and goals clearly and offer feedback in a timely manner that promotes growth and maintains dignity.
• Experience leading supervising and managing high performing dynamic teams.
• Facilitate organizational development and change with effective collaboration of participants.
• Continuously monitor changes in regulations policies and technology related to the area of management.
• Staying current in community college best practices and strategies for transformation.
• Excellent professional and respectful verbal nonverbal and written/email communications.
• Successful experience working in diverse and multicultural communities; supporting student equity and inclusion.
• Commitment to/experience with creating designing supporting innovation transformation and emerging/disruptive technologies.
• Successful working as part of a team in addition to being individually motivated.

Character (must be demonstrated in applicant materials):

• Real world thinker with a broad innovative perspective.
• Thoughtful risktaker/problem solver.
• Collaborative creative problemsolver.
• Seeks out feedback and practices selfreflection that promotes continual growth.
• Demonstrates passion for student success and the community college mission.
• Embraces practices and encourages principles of inclusive leadership that encourages a sense of belonging and equity and empowerment for all employees and students.
• Practices authenticity while maintaining professional decorum and respect for others.
• Commitment to creating and practicing a culture of transparency integrity collaboration communication and ethical behavior.
• Committed to employing transparent practices of leadership resulting in a positive cultural tone accountability and trust throughout all levels of the college.

Required Documents:

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Accounting or other related field with strong emphasis in accounting or an MBA
• Two 2 years of directly related experience above minimum qualification experience.
• Licensed as a CPA.
• Colorado higher education experience.

All Applicants:

• Compare your previous work experience to the job duties listed on the job positing under job description. Enter the job duties you have performed under the Work Experience section on your job application. We evaluate your experience based on this information.
• Please make sure you state whether work experience (aka work history) is parttime or fulltime employment by listing the average number of hours worked per week. This information is used to determine your new annual salary.
• Be sure to upload all the required documents listed at the above in Additional Job Description section. This can be uploaded as part of your application materials in the My Experience section. If there are missing documents your incomplete application will not be considered. Per the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act you may redact information that identifies age date of birth or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.