Director of Accounting Services - UC Merced

Accounting leaders — UC Merced is hiring! Another Source is proud to be partnering with University of California, Merced to find their next Director of Accounting Services. This is a great opportunity for a technically strong accounting leader who enjoys digging into the details, improving processes, and developing a talented team. You’ll oversee a broad accounting portfolio spanning general accounting, financial reporting, fiscal close, gifts and endowments, capital projects, fixed assets, AR, grants, payroll feeds, and more.

• Join a strong, collaborative accounting team
• Lead complex accounting and financial operations within the UC system
• Help strengthen processes, reporting, balance sheet analysis, and controls

Hybrid in Merced, CA with relocation support available

Another Source's client,
University of California, Merced
, is recruiting a Director of Accounting Services to join their team in Merced, California. This is a hybrid opportunity with relocation support available.

Internally titled:
Director of Financial & Accounting Services

Here's a little about UC Merced:

The University of California, Merced is the newest campus in the University of California system and the first American research university of the 21st century. Located in California’s San Joaquin Valley near Yosemite National Park, UC Merced was established with a mission to expand access to the UC system while building a research university focused on addressing some of the region’s, state’s, and world’s most pressing challenges.

The Director of Financial and Accounting Services will join Business and Financial Services within the Division of Finance and Administration. The department supports the financial operations and systems that enable UC Merced’s continued growth, providing an opportunity for this leader to have an impact well beyond the accounting function.

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About this role:

Reporting to the Assistant Controller, the Director establishes objectives and work plans for managing data related to the University's actual financial results. Through month-end and annual closing processes, this leader is responsible for data processing and validation in the general ledger and related Oracle ERP subledgers.

The Director manages, prepares, administers, and directs department resources while developing, modifying, and executing policies that affect immediate operations and may have an organization-wide impact. The role directs the development of financial models, strategies, and recommendations that inform executive-level decision-making and support campus-wide integrated strategic planning.

This position supervises three General Accountant 4 employees and provides leadership across financial operations, reporting and compliance, department administration, fiscal close, and campus accounting support.

How you will spend your time

Financial Operations Management - 40%

• Provide leadership, direction, and expertise to staff to achieve goals in accordance with established policies and support decentralized financial activities.

• Manage the results of the University's financial operations, including general accounting, gifts and endowments accounting, capital projects, fixed assets, accounts receivable, grants, contracts, payroll feeds, and recharge accounting.

• Oversee financial activity tracked within applicable Oracle modules, including the General Ledger and supporting subledgers.

Financial Reporting and Compliance - 25%

• Meet government reporting requirements for relevant financial activities and manage financial reporting and the Common Chart of Accounts.

• Manage…