Auditor & Fiscal Analyst

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Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)
Location: Prince George, Virginia
Categories: Audit and Finance

Title: Auditor & Fiscal Analyst

State Role Title: Professional - Instructor

Hiring Range: $95,000 - $120,000 (Commensurate with Experience)

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Richard Bland College

Location: Richard Bland College

Agency Website: www.rbc.edu

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Job Duties

Richard Bland College (RBC), a distinguished two-year residential college seeks an experienced and analytical professional to serve as its Auditor & Fiscal Analyst. This unique position combines two complementary responsibilities: independent grants compliance monitoring and audit readiness and institutional financial planning and analysis (FP&A).

Reporting under the functional authority of the President, the Auditor & Fiscal Analyst serves as the College's lead professional for risk-based compliance reviews, internal control assessments, fiscal forecasting, scenario modeling, and executive decision-support analytics. The position plays a critical role in promoting accountability, strengthening governance, ensuring audit readiness, and supporting long-term financial sustainability.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a professional who enjoys working at the intersection of compliance, financial analysis, risk management, and strategic planning in higher education.

The Auditor & Fiscal Analyst provides ongoing compliance oversight and audit readiness support for the College's sponsored programs portfolio, ensuring adherence to:
• Federal Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200)
• Sponsor terms and conditions
• Commonwealth of Virginia policies and requirements
• Industry best practices for internal controls and risk management

The incumbent independently evaluates and reports on the effectiveness of internal controls while supporting institutional readiness for audits, monitoring visits, and compliance reviews.

This position develops objective, data-driven forecasts and financial models that inform strategic decision-making by senior leadership and the Board of Visitors. To include:
• Multi-year financial forecasting
• Enrollment-driven revenue projections
• Financial scenario modeling
• ROI and sustainability analyses
• Executive dashboards and strategic reporting

Other Job Responsibilities:

Risk-Based Compliance Reviews & Internal Control Evaluation
• Conduct independent reviews of grant-funded programs to ensure compliance with federal, sponsor, and Commonwealth requirements. Evaluate internal controls, identify risks and control deficiencies, perform compliance testing of grant-related transactions, and maintain a risk-based monitoring plan to support accountability and audit readiness across the College's grant portfolio.

Post-Award Compliance Oversight & Audit Liaison
• Provide independent oversight of grant financial activities by reviewing budgets, expenditures, cost-share commitments, subrecipient monitoring, and sponsor financial reporting for compliance and accuracy. Serve as the primary liaison for grant-related audits and monitoring activities, analyze indirect cost recovery trends, and develop executive dashboards and reports to support informed decision-making and audit readiness.

Sponsored Programs Risk Management
• Lead the College's annual grant portfolio risk assessment process and recommend process improvements and internal control enhancements to strengthen compliance, reduce risk, and improve the overall effectiveness of grants management practices.

Fiscal Planning & Budget Analytics
• Develop and maintain financial models, forecasts, and enrollment-based revenue projections to support institutional planning and strategic decision-making. Analyze the financial impact and long-term sustainability of initiatives and budget proposals, while identifying trends, risks, and mitigation strategies to support the College's fiscal health and priorities.

Financial Forecasting & Modeling
• Develop and maintain comprehensive financial forecasts and analytical models to support strategic planning and fiscal decision-making. Analyze revenue and expenditure trends, perform variance and enrollment impact analyses, evaluate the return on investment and sustainability of major initiatives, and maintain forecasting tools and models to support long-term financial planning.

Executive Decision Support & Reporting
• Prepare and present financial dashboards, forecasts, and analytical reports that provide leadership with actionable insights for strategic decision-making. Support executive leadership, the Board of Visitors, and accreditation processes through clear financial analysis, performance reporting, and data-driven recommendations.

Institutional Collaboration & Capacity Building
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the College, including Sponsored Programs, Finance, Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management, Human Resources, Procurement, Institutional Research, and project leadership, to support compliance and fiscal planning initiatives. Promote organizational accountability and financial stewardship by delivering training and guidance on audit readiness, grant compliance, internal controls, budget analytics, and fiscal responsibility.

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, or related field required.
• Considerable years of progressive experience in auditing, grants compliance, and/or financial planning and analysis. Financial analysis and forecasting, preferably in higher education, public sector, or non-profit sponsored programs environment.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of federal Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200, OMB Circulars, and Commonwealth of Virginia financial policies including CAPP Manual and Cardinal.
• Demonstrated experience in financial forecasting, variance analysis, enrollment-driven modeling, and scenario-based financial modeling.
• Proficiency with ERP financial systems, specifically Banner Finance, and advanced Excel/financial modeling tools. Experience with Commonwealth Cardinal and RBC's financial systems preferred.
• Ability to communicate complex financial and compliance information clearly to non-financial stakeholders and executive leadership.

Additional Considerations
• CPA, CIA, CGFM, or CGAP certification strongly preferred. Master's degree in related field may substitute for certification.
• Experience in public higher education or state agency audit/compliance environment.
• Experience with DPB, DGS, SCHEV, and Commonwealth budget development processes.
• Prior experience presenting independent financial analyses and compliance reports to executive leadership or a governing board.

Special Instructions

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Contact Information

Name: Richard Bland College - Office of Human Resources

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In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 20