Associate Vice President, Fiscal Affairs/Controller
- Employer
- Lindenwood University
- Location
- St. Charles, Missouri, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Dec 23, 2024
View more categoriesView less categories
- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Business & Management, Accounting & Finance, Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, Financial Affairs, Enrollment Management, Financial Aid
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
Benefits of Being a Lindenwood Employee:
- Upon hire, employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelor’s (employee, spouse, and dependent) and master’s degree programs (employee and spouse only).
- Tuition discounts for doctoral programs (employee only).
- Comprehensive benefits plan: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement options.
- Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving break (Wednesday – Friday), and winter break (Dec. 23 – Jan. 1).
- Free lunch Fridays: LU employees are eligible for a free meal on Fridays at the Evans Commons Dining Hall or Spellman Dining Hall; Chick-fil-A and Qdoba included.
- Professional development opportunities through the Lindenwood Learning Academy .
Job Title: Associate Vice President, Fiscal Affairs/Controller
Division: Fiscal Affairs
Evaluation Group: Staff Administrator
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports To: Vice President, Fiscal Affairs/CFO
Positions Supervised: Manager, Accounts Payable; Staff Accountant; Senior Accountant(s)
Review of applications will begin on January 20 and will continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for the successful candidate is January 31 or later.
Job Summary
In addition to managing all facets of accounts payable, the controller conducts several key accounting tasks, including, among others, financial reporting and compliance verification. This role also oversees financial management of grants, endowments, and gifts, and tracks capital assets. Other duties include cash forecasting and managing investment accounts.
Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators
The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Job Responsibility and Execution
- Directs daily activities of Fiscal Affairs department
- Determines accounting policies and practices to ensure financial statements are in accordance with general accepted accounting principles (GAP)
- Ensures accuracy in recording financial transactions; provides excellent customer service; and practices good financial stewardship of University assets
- Facilitates the collection and reporting of financial data for financial reports, tax returns, regulatory reports, audits, presentations, and other evaluations; undertakes discussion and closure of all related issues
- Performs treasury activities related to cash flow, borrowings, debt, and capital management
- Manages all University investment accounts
- Assists in developing and collecting accurate data to help guide University business decisions
- Determines appropriate financial information technology (IT) systems and capabilities necessary for the University to fulfill its financial operations/requirements
- Communicates accounting and business process changes to faculty and staff and enforces applicable University financial and accounting policies
- Distributes University/department financial results relative to budget and prior years; interprets findings for faculty and staff
- Models, supports, and holds others accountable to the University’s values – integrity, dedication, excellence, creativity, and teamwork
- Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
- Researches technical accounting issues and implements new accounting standards
- Maintains responsibility for the ongoing development and integration of accounting practices and procedures into current accounting Estimated Adjusted Pricing Accounting (Enterprise Resource Planning/ERP) system
- Ensures adequate policies, procedures, and internal controls are in place to provide fiscal integrity for financial and regulatory reporting matters
- Establishes and maintains effective relationships with University constituents and within the external audit, banking, and investment community
- Facilitates training and development of departmental staff
- Provides continuous performance assessment and feedback to direct reports
- Participates in the selection, recruiting, and training of new departmental employees
Required Qualifications – An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered. Additional requirements may be designated by position.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- Experience with not-for-profit accounting, regulations, grant, restricted gift accounting, and compliance requirements
- Minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience
- Master’s degree preferred
- CPA certification preferred
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures
- Ability to execute multiple tasks according to specifications
- Strong professional integrity
- Ability to use good judgment and think critically
- Strong leadership and collaborative skills
- Ability to take initiative and be creative
- Mastery of Workday enterprise accounting and finance software
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- General office setting
- Non-Standard Flex
- Ability to work effectively at a computer for extended time daily
- Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function
Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal, state, and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.
Company
Founded in 1832, Lindenwood is a dynamic four-year institution dedicated to excellence in higher education. Our historic campus is situated in the heart of Saint Charles, Mo., a growing community of more than 65,000 just west of St. Louis.
Lindenwood University is known nationally and internationally for innovation, entrepreneurship, and extraordinary dedication to students. We believe that education is the way to personal freedom and responsibility, which are the keystones of any democracy. We have a heritage that dates back nearly 200 years. In that time, we have learned how to educate in a way that helps each student become an enlightened, principled citizen of a global community.
Lindenwood is an independent institution firmly rooted in Judeo-Christian values. Those values include belief in an ordered, purposeful universe, the dignity of work, the worth and integrity of the individual, the obligations and privileges of citizenship, and the primacy of truth.
Lindenwood is a great place to work, and we would love for you to join us as we strive daily to accomplish our University mission: REAL EXPERIENCE. REAL SUCCESS. Enhancing lives through quality education and professional preparatory experiences.
Lindenwood University is home to over 800 full- and part-time faculty and over 400 staff members that work together to provide more than 100 degree programs to students from every state and over 70 countries through values-centered education that lead to development of the whole person.
Our faculty, staff, and administration are committed to an integrative curriculum that focuses on the talents, interests, and future of our students.
Lindenwood values its employees and provides MANY employee perks including great tuition benefits!
- Website
- http://www.lindenwood.edu/
Get job alerts
Create a job alert and receive personalized job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Create alert