Assistant Controller

Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the Assistant Controller position. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President of Finance & Controller, the Assistant Controller supports daily accounting activities for the College. The Assistant Controller is responsible for providing assistance with all facets of accounting functions including, but not limited to, monthly reconciliations, journal entries, financial analysis and reports, and year-end audit.

The individual supervises and provides leadership to the Accounting staff and supports operational and reporting matters related to finance, banking, capital accounting, and fixed assets.

This role will serve as a liaison for training both inside and outside the department and will assist the Director of Leadership and Talent Development in establishing standards for on-going staff professional development. This position performs complex accounting functions requiring advanced knowledge and application of internal policies and external regulations. The Assistant Controller serves as an essential member of the Division of Finance and will interface and collaborate with the Vice President, Controller and other key members of the College Community and external organizations.

The Assistant Controller uses proactive investigative skills and analytical abilities in a complex work environment.

* This position has been approved for a flexible work option arrangement. Flexible work options can be ended at any time by the College, Cabinet, and/or supervisors based on employee performance and/or as institutional needs change.

** This position requires a credit history check prior to the candidate's first day.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or closely related field required. 5-7 years of related general ledger and accounting experience required
• CPA or Master’s degree (preferred).
• Supervisory and management experience 1-3 years required
• Experience with financial statement compilation and/or analysis required.
• Ability to prepare, analyze, and present standard and customized financial, cash flow, and activity reports and report on the financial status of the college, departments and programs.
• Ability to act independently, understands how decisions fit within the overall college agenda, and navigate the environment.
• Excellent administrative, oral and written and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent Information Systems (IT) skills. Demonstrated ability in learning new technologies.
• Proficiency in business applications, such as Microsoft Office; advanced Excel skills (including pivot tables, macros, and charts), and accounting systems.
• Ability to obtain a thorough working knowledge of College accounting policies and procedures, including with higher education accounting practices and GASB accounting guidance and standards.

• Has thorough knowledge of finance policies, practices and systems.
• Has ability to independently gather, organize, and perform financial analysis assignments.
• Must be able to work under the pressure of constantly changing priorities, unanticipated urgent demands, and multiple tasks.

Montgomery County Community College offers a comprehensive curriculum of more than 100 degree and certificate programs, a Virtual Campus, a Culinary Arts Institute, a Municipal Police Academy, and specialized workforce development programs, all of which leverage the College’s nationally ranked use of innovative technology. An Achieving the Dream (AtD) Leader College, the institution is positioned at the vanguard of national efforts to increase completion, improve learning outcomes, and remove barriers to access for more than 24,000 students…