Associate Vice President,Controller Job Kennesaw area,Georgia USA,Finance & Banking

Overview

Job Title:

Associate Vice President, Controller

Location:

Kennesaw, Georgia

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens.

Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university s vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision.

Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

Primary Location for Job Responsibilities Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Job Summary

Overall responsibility of the University s controllership functions. Directs, coordinates and oversees the institution s various financial, accounting, and treasury operations. Establishes University financial policies and standards. Responsible for the overall University financials and the financial and managerial integrity of the financial systems and processes used in all KSU business activities including research, education and general-funded, and auxiliaries. Consults and collaborates with senior leaders across the Institution.

Responsibilities

Maintains the overall integrity of the financial records and internal controls environment of the university

Monitors surplus/deficit to ensure that deficits do not exist, and surplus is returned to the state

Completes Annual Financial Report, Budget to Actuals Report, IPEDS, SEFA, Annual Expenditure Report (AER), Federal 990T, 1042 s, 1099 s and additional annual, quarterly and monthly reports

Manages the cooperation and responses to multiple external and internal financial and operational audits

Supervises audit coordination and document preparation for state, BOR and internal audits

Coordinates and reviews annual State Internal Control Questionnaire and Business Process documentation

Reviews and approves Auditor checklist and Trial Balance books for Fiscal Year-End

Reviews Foundation Annual Component Unit Files

Maintains and enhances the financial systems and coordinates work with Information Technology (IT) leadership at KSU and the University System Office

Researches and interprets State and Board of Regents (BOR) policies; creates, maintains and updates all KSU financial policies, processes, procedures and training materials for users of the accounting and travel systems

Reviews capital lease documents and financial proformas related to Public Private Venture Agreements and interfaces with Executive Management on capital projects

Overall responsibility for operation of the Bursar s Office, which includes daily cash receipting, student accounts, collections, and all receivables for the University; works with other departments such as Registrar and Financial Aid on common issues regarding policy or procedure

Full accountability for General Ledger, which includes review and analysis of all ledgers to ensure accuracy in financial reporting; reviews and approves all journal entries

Overall responsibility for financial operations, which may include oversight of departments such as Bursar, Procurement and Payment Services, Grants Accounting, Payroll and related administrative units

Comprehensive oversight of the development, implementation, and monitoring of internal control systems

Overall responsibility for compliance with regulations, laws, and policies regarding financial transactions

Primary oversight for the reporting of private and public ventures

Comprehensive accountability for the preparation and presentation of financial reports

Conducts staff meetings to ensure proper communication among directors and staff members

Participates on University committees, works with Board of Regents (BOR) on system committees and meets with Deans and other Executive Management as required

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor s degree from an accredited institution of higher education, preferably in Accounting

Other Required Qualifications
Current, valid, and active Certified Public Account (CPA) credentials

Required Experience
Ten (10) years of related experience, including senior-level management

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications
An advanced degree from an…


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