Fixed Assets Accounting Manager

Job Description

The Controllers Office is seeking a Fixed Assets Accounting Manager to provide leadership technical expertise and strategic oversight for the universitys fixed asset and equipment inventory operations. This role is ideal for an experienced accounting professional who thrives in a complex collaborative environment and enjoys improving processes leading teams and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

Reporting to the Director of Fixed Assets & Equipment Inventory Services (FAEIS) the Fixed Assets Accounting Manager plays a critical role in managing the universitys official fixed asset system supporting financial reporting and overseeing the full lifecycle of capital assets. This position leads daily operations of the Banner Fixed Assets system supervises professional staff and works closely with campus partners to ensure assets are properly acquired recorded safeguarded inventoried and disposed.

Key Responsibilities include:
Manage fixed asset accounting operations including additions transfers retirements impairments and depreciation ensuring accuracy and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Oversee the Banner Fixed Assets system including data integration from Banner Finance quality control reviews reconciliation and resolution of discrepancies.
Provide leadership and supervision for a team of full-time and wage employees including hiring training performance management and professional development.
Administer Equipment Trust Fund (ETF) assets ensuring documentation reconciliation and reimbursement processes are completed accurately and on schedule.
Support financial statement preparation including plant fund adjustments year-end close activities and ongoing improvements to reconciliation and reporting processes.
Coordinate asset inventories and tagging monitoring untagged assets assisting with fieldwork as needed and ensuring compliance with state and federal requirements.
Manage surplus and disposal activities including review of auction inventory recording asset disposals and resolving discrepancies before sale.
Develop and deliver training for campus departments on fixed asset policies procedures and system usage.
Partner with campus stakeholders to support faculty transitions capital projects renovations and special accounting initiatives.
Contribute to system enhancements and policy development including testing upgrades automating processes and reviewing fixed asset policies to mitigate risk.
Participate in special projects committees and regulatory initiatives including implementation of new accounting standards (e.g. GASB).

Required Qualifications

A Bachelors degree in one of these fields with significant progressively responsible related experience
Demonstrated experience in fixed asset accounting or management with strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Experience working with an automated fixed asset system within a large complex organization
Supervisory or management experience including hiring training performance management workload planning and employee development
Proven ability to analyze business processes and recommend and/or implement operational and internal control improvements
Advanced proficiency with office software applications (e.g. Excel Access Word PowerPoint or comparable tools)

Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree in Accounting Business Administration Finance or a related field
CPA or other relevant professional certification
Experience with business intelligence or reporting tools (e.g. MicroStrategy Tableau SAS)

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Salary range of $85000 - $95000

Hours per week

40

Review Date

4/27/2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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