Assistant Controller

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Center Square (PA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the Assistant Controller. This role supports daily accounting activities, including monthly reconciliations, journal entries, financial analysis and year-end audit, and supervises the Accounting staff.

The Assistant Controller acts as liaison for staff development, helps establish standards, and collaborates with senior leadership. A strong knowledge of GASB, internal controls, and financial reporting is essential; a CPA or master's

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or closely related field required; 5-7 years of general ledger and accounting experience.
• CPA or Master’s degree (preferred).
• Supervisory and management experience 1-3 years required.
• Experience with financial statement compilation and/or analysis.
• Ability to prepare, analyze, and present standard and customized financial, cash flow, and activity reports and report on the financial status of the college, departments and programs.
• Ability to act independently and navigate within the college environment.
• Excellent administrative, oral and written and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent Information Systems (IT) skills and ability to learn new technologies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; advanced Excel with pivot tables, macros, and charts; accounting systems.
• Knowledge of college accounting policies, higher education accounting practices and GASB standards.

Responsibilities

• Support daily accounting activities for the College, including monthly reconciliations and journal entries.
• Perform financial analysis and prepare reports; assist with year-end audit.
• Supervise and lead the Accounting staff; support finance, banking, capital accounting and fixed assets.
• Liaise for staff training and assist in staff development standards.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and external organizations; ensure adherence to internal policies and external regulations.
• Apply proactive investigative skills and analytical abilities in a complex environment.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Accounting/Finance

CPA or Master’s degree (preferred)

Supervisory/management experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Accounting systems

Job description

Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the Assistant Controller position. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President of Finance & Controller, the Assistant Controller supports daily accounting activities for the College. The Assistant Controller is responsible for providing assistance with all facets of accounting functions including, but not limited to, monthly reconciliations, journal entries, financial analysis and reports, and year-end audit. The individual supervises and provides leadership to the Accounting staff and supports operational and reporting matters related to finance, banking, capital accounting, and fixed assets.

This role will serve as a liaison for training both inside and outside the department and will assist the Director of Leadership and Talent Development in establishing standards for on-going staff professional development. This position performs complex accounting functions requiring advanced knowledge and application of internal policies and external regulations. The Assistant Controller serves as an essential member of the Division of Finance and will interface and collaborate with the Vice President, Controller and other key members of the College Community and external organizations. The Assistant Controller uses proactive investigative skills and analytical abilities in a complex work environment.

*This position has been approved for a flexible work option arrangement. Flexible work options can be ended at any time by the College, Cabinet, and/or supervisors based on employee performance and/or as institutional needs change.

**This position requires a credit history check prior to the candidate's first day.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Education/Training/Work Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or closely related field required. 5-7 years of related general ledger and accounting experience required
• CPA or Master’s degree (preferred).
• Supervisory and management experience 1-3 years required
• Experience with financial statement compilation and/or analysis required.
• Ability to prepare, analyze, and present standard and customized financial, cash flow, and activity reports and report on the financial status of the college, departments and programs.
• Ability to act independently, understands how decisions fit within the overall college agenda, and navigate the environment.
• Excellent administrative, oral and written and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent Information Systems (IT) skills. Demonstrated ability in learning new technologies.
• Proficiency in business applications, such as Microsoft Office; advanced Excel skills (including pivot tables, macros, and charts), and accounting systems.
• Ability to obtain a thorough working knowledge of College accounting policies and procedures, including with higher education accounting practices and GASB accounting guidance and standards.

2. Specialized Knowledge & Skills

• Has thorough knowledge of finance policies, practices and systems.
• Has ability to independently gather, organize, and perform financial analysis assignments.
• Must be able to work under the pressure of constantly changing priorities, unanticipated urgent demands, and multiple tasks.

Montgomery County Community College offers a comprehensive curriculum of more than 100 degree and certificate programs, a Virtual Campus, a Culinary Arts Institute, a Municipal Police Academy, and specialized workforce development programs, all of which leverage the College’s nationally ranked use of innovative technology. An Achieving the Dream (AtD) Leader College, the institution is positioned at the vanguard of national efforts to increase completion, improve learning outcomes, and remove barriers to access for more than 24,000 students annually. The College is also recognized regionally and nationally for its sustainability leadership, work with military veterans, and community service and service-learning opportunities. Montgomery County Community College was recognized by NISOD and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as one of sixteen “2021 Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges.” Visit mc3.edu or join us on Twitter @mccc.

Montgomery County Community College is committed to assuring equal opportunity to all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, ancestry, national origin, age, affectional or sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, gender presentation, veteran’s status, marital status or disability in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendment of 1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other applicable statutes.

Inquiries concerning Title IX relating to equal opportunity on the basis of sex should be referred to: Title IX Coordinator, Mikiba W. Morehead, Ed.D., TNG, LLC,at [e-mail].

All other equal opportunity inquiries, including those based upon disability, should be referred to: The Director of Equity, Diversity & Belonging, at [e-mail] or 215-619-7383.