Exempt
Earliest Start Date Immediately
Salary Salary commensurate with experience
Hours per Week 40 hours weekly
Hiring Department Controller
Required Application Materials A resume and letter of interest is required to apply. Candidates under final consideration will also be required to submit professional references, college degree information, and employment history to an online third-party vendor.
Purpose of Position Leads/facilitates financial reporting, analytics, and accounting functions for the U.T. System Administration and institutions.
Essential Functions - Responsible for the management and implementation of all GASB pronouncements for 13 institutions and System Administration.
- Manages the consolidated annual financial report preparation process for 13 institutions and system administration, including restatements for all GASB specific requirements.
- Works closely with external consultants and auditors to ensure appropriate research has been completed for all current and future GASB pronouncements. Informs, corresponds, and facilitates communication with U. T. institutions, the State Comptroller, external auditors, and key state agency stakeholders.
- Reviews, interprets, and ensures compliance with GASB requirements.
- Provides and coordinates training workshops for 13 institutions, specific to GASB requirements.
- Manage direct reports and work to allocate tasks evenly across the team; identify cross-training and succession planning opportunities; responsible for driving team performance and professional development of individual contributors; conducts performance discussions and annual appraisals for investment accounting team.
- Consistently communicates and collaborates with cross functional teams within System Administration and the 13 institutions.
- Responsible for identifying innovative methods that will streamline financial reporting capabilities.
- Designs, executes, and monitors effectiveness of a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, financial information is reliable, and applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures are followed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
- 10 years or more of experience in the accounting, finance, financial reporting and/or auditing field
Preferred Qualifications - CPA
- Core Competencies: Manages ambiguity, action oriented, communicates effectively, collaborates, manages complexity.
Working Conditions - Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
- Uses standard office equipment
- Requires occasional evening or weekend hours
Additional Information The standard retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. However, the incumbent of this position may elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. Participation in either TRS or ORP is mandatory.
A background check will be conducted on applicants under final consideration. The background check may include any or all of the following: criminal history check, prior employment verification, education verification, professional references check, and motor vehicle records check. Background checks are conducted by third-party vendors. Upon request from the third-party vendor, candidates under final consideration must provide the required information for the background checks to be completed.
