CONTROLLER
Job Code
SBFS856A
$85,500 -
$153,900
Open until
filled.
Job
Description:
The
Controller is the campus Accounting Officer and, in that capacity, has line
management and oversight responsibilities for the operations, activities and
programs of the Financial Services organization, including General Accounting,
Contract and Grant Accounting, Disbursements (including payroll, accounts
payable, travel, and entertainment), Student Accounting, Cashiering, Equipment
Management, Training, Financial Reporting, and records management. The
Campus Controller is responsible for the development and implementation of a
campus wide system of internal controls and maintains accountability of the
financial resources of the campus. The Controller has the authority to
direct campus financial managers to implement University and campus financial
policies and procedures.
The
Controller reports directly to the Assistant Vice Chancellor Business and
Financial Services. In addition, the Campus Controller has a dotted line
relationship to the Vice Chancellor for Administration at UC Merced and the
Vice President of Financial Management at the UC Office of the President.
Qualifications/Requirements:
•Must have
leadership, managerial, organizational, and interpersonal skills to work
effectively across the campus with all levels of management, faculty, and
staff, with the
•Demonstrated
experience in providing accounting and fiscal management in a complex
decentralized organization.
•Demonstrated
competence in implementing and managing automated financial systems including
those involving electronic commerce.
•Knowledge
of the regulatory, banking, and financial environments in which institutions of
higher education operate. Extensive experience in
finance, accounting and related areas of law, government policy and regulation;
comprehensive knowledge of control conscious financial operations, management
accounting and applicable regulations, policies and practices.
•Experience
in leading and motivating professionals in a similar environment. Demonstrated
interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain cooperative and
collaborative working relationships within and across organizational units.
•Ability to
lead workgroups and cross-functional teams and to motivate stakeholders, focus on results, and construct action plans with achievable
goals and deadlines.
•Demonstrated
experience in establishing strategic planning and developing and monitoring
budgets.
•Knowledge
of generally accepted accounting principles and internal control principles and
demonstrated skills in applying controls in a similar environment.
Leadership skills in all facets of control systems; knowledge of designing,
implementing, and evaluating control systems required.
•Experience
using creative financing in the public sector.
•Excellent
written and communication skills to prepare clear and concise correspondence
and reports at a level appropriate for the intended audience.
•Knowledge
of
•Requires
Bachelor and Masters Degrees.
•Requires
licensure as a Certified Public Accountant or equivalent certification CPA,
CIA, or CMA required.
Special
Conditions:
This is a
critical position and is subject to fingerprinting and a background check.
To Apply:
A UC Merced
job application, resume and cover letter are requested. Online job
application is preferred. Call 1-866-669-JOBS or apply on line at http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/staff/position.jsf?positionId=856
or www.ucmerced.edu
EOE