Assistant Controller

Coastal Bend College • Beeville, TX

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About The Position

The Assistant Controller develops, interprets, and implements complex financial and accounting concepts or techniques for financial planning and control. The position assists the Controller with audit processes, financial reconciliations, year-end accounting, and maintenance of the general ledger. It also supports financial decision-making, oversees grant and restricted fund accounting, and helps ensure compliance with college policies, applicable state and federal guidelines, and generally accepted accounting principles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Accounting.
• Three to five years of job-related experience in financial government accounting.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Accounting or related Business Administration.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Controller in managing internal and external audits, including gathering documents, coordinating on-site fieldwork, preparing audit schedules, and coordinating resolutions to auditor questions, issues, and observations.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, including college bank and investment accounts, accounts receivable and payable, payroll-related liability accounts, deferred revenues, and other assigned accounts.
• Prepare daily cash summaries for review by the Controller and CFO.
• Reconcile local property tax.
• Process all budget transfers.
• Maintain the capital projects-job cost subsidiary ledger and construction-in-progress records, and determine final building costs for entry in the Fixed Assets system.
• Ensure cash receipt uploads are entered into the general ledger promptly.
• Assist the Controller with year-end journal entries and reconciliations.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to the Vice President of Finance and Business Operations to support decision-making.
• Oversee grant and restricted fund accounting, including expenditure tracking and reporting, and process monthly grant drawdowns.
• Cross-train accounting staff as assigned.
• Ensure the general ledger complies with college policies, state and federal guidelines, and generally accepted accounting principles.
• Assist with the development and review of internal controls.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level