DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING

Posting Details

Position Information

Posting Number
SRGV9242

Working Title
DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING

Number of Vacancies
1

Location
Edinburg, Texas

Department
Finance & Fiscal Reporting

FTE
1

FLSA
Exempt

Scope of Job

To provide strategic and operational leadership across major areas of accountability in general accounting, financial reporting, financial integrity and internal controls, financial governance and compliance, and strategic financial oversight. Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timely preparation of institution-wide financial reports in accordance with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

Description of Duties

• Provides strategic and operational leadership for the assigned accounting functions and all financial reporting, while promoting a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and professional growth.
• Directs and supervises professional and support staff, including work planning, task assignment, performance evaluation, coaching, training, cross-training, and staff development.
• Prepares, reviews, and supports timely submission of assigned financial statements, annual reports, regulatory filings, schedules, and related footnotes. Deliverables may include the Annual Financial Report (AFR), Monthly Financial Report (MFR), Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Sources and Uses report (THECB S&U), and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System submissions (IPEDS).
• Provides accounting and financial reporting expertise to expanded business team to support accurate reporting.
• Leads continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen accounting operations, reporting efficiency, internal controls, and financial governance.
• Oversees the general ledger, chart of accounts, and official accounting records, including maintenance of department names and the organizational tree as approved by Planning and Analysis.
• Makes recommendations regarding hiring, promotion, corrective or disciplinary action, and separation in accordance with University policies.
• Provides direct supervision to the Financial Reporting Officer and other assigned staff.
• Ensures University financial transactions are recorded and reported accurately and consistently in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), applicable GASB and FASB standards, NACUBO guidance, state reporting requirements, and institutional policies.
• Coordinates the monthly accounting close across business areas, monitors adherence to the close calendar, prepares journal entries as needed, and reviews and approves staff work.
• Manages month-end and year-end close activities, including review and approval of accruals, transfers, balance-forward activity, reporting, and other adjusting journal entries.
• Ensures fiscal year-end tasks are tracked, coordinated, and completed timely by all responsible business offices in preparation for annual financial reporting.
• Oversees trial balance accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and reporting, and collaborates with Finance teams to confirm that subledger activity is accurately and completely recorded in the general ledger.
• Oversees timely preparation and review of monthly account reconciliations in accordance with institutional accounting and reporting guidelines.
• Establishes, implements, and monitors effective internal controls to safeguard institutional assets and support reliable financial information.
• Performs variance and detailed account analyses, develops clear explanations for assigned reporting areas, and estimates year-end operating margin projections.
• Monitors emerging accounting standards, pronouncements, regulatory requirements, and industry guidance; evaluates institutional impact; and coordinates timely changes to accounting practices, policies, and reporting.
• Establishes, documents, implements, and maintains written policies and procedures for assigned accounting processes.
• Serves as a key liaison to internal and external auditors for assigned accounting areas, including preparation of schedules, supporting documentation, explanations, corrective action plans, and audit responses.
• Interprets and applies applicable institutional, UT System, state, and federal requirements to support accurate and compliant financial reporting.
• Collaborates with Information Technology and functional stakeholders to ensure that financial systems, submodules, interfaces, and third-party applications operate accurately and efficiently.
• Provides accounting direction for software upgrades, ERP interfaces, system enhancements, testing, implementation, and process improvements affecting the general ledger and financial reporting.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervision Received

General supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given

Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Required Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related business field from an accredited university.

Preferred Education

Master's degree in business administration or related field from an accredited university.

Licenses/Certifications

None.

Required Experience

Five (5) years of progressive financial accounting experience, including supervisory experience.

Preferred Experience

Knowledge of UT policies and procedures and higher education.

Equipment

Use of standard office equipment.

Working Conditions

Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. Some travel and weekend work is required. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. UTRGV is a distributed institution which requires presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

As part of their essential duties, employees in these roles are expected to maintain a consistent, in-person presence on campus at their assigned locations. Limited exceptions may apply for positions that are approved as hybrid or fully remote in accordance with UTRGV policies.

Other

• Strong knowledge of GAAP, GASB standards, financial reporting, internal controls, and higher education accounting practices.
• Knowledge of applicable University, UT System, state, and federal standards, policies, and procedures.
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving, organizational, planning, and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple critical priorities, meet demanding deadlines, exercise sound judgment, and work effectively in an environment with changing or ambiguous requirements.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain complex accounting and reporting matters to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Ability to interpret, develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures.
• Ability to lead collaboratively across organizational units and build effective working relationships with leadership, business offices, auditors, Information Technology, and other stakeholders.

Physical Capabilities

N/A

Employment Category
Full-Time

Minimum Salary
Commensurate with Experience

Posted Salary
Commensurate with Experience

Position Available Date
11/13/2026

Grant Funded Position
No

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Posting Detail Information

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

Date of BirthSocial Security Number
GenderEthnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956)665-8880 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.

Additional Information

UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .

Quick Link
https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/53126