Controller

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13673720 Job Classification: Staff Full-Time/Part-Time Status: Full-Time Contract Duration: Full-Time Regular Employment Compensation Pay Grade 14 ($66,914 - $108,735 salary) Pay Amount: Pay Grade 14 (Annual Salary Rate: $66,914 - $108,735)\ Actual compensation offered will be based on the candidates relevant education and experience and determined within the approved salary range and available budget. Location: Main Campus Reporting Relationship: Vice President of Operations **Job Description:\ **Controller PD 9.2026 Primary Accountabilities: Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, the Controller serves as the Colleges senior accounting officer and provides hands-on expertise for accounting, financial reporting, compliance, cash management, grants accounting, and internal controls. The position is responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger; timely monthly and year-end close; preparation of financial statements and required reports; audit coordination; and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, Governmental Accounting Standards Board requirements, applicable laws, Board policy, and institutional procedures. The Controller serves as the primary financial advisor to executive leadership, providing day-to-day financial analysis, budgeting support and key financial information to inform long-range forecasting and other high-level financial decisions. The Controller supervises the Business Office Accounting Manager, who oversees the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, to ensure accurate, timely, and well-controlled daily business office operations. Primary Responsibilities: Accounting Leadership & Financial Reporting - Maintain the integrity of the Colleges accounting records and chart of accounts, including the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers. - Lead monthly and fiscal year-end closing processes, including preparation, review, and approval of journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and supporting schedules. - Prepare accurate and timely financial statements, budget-to-actual reports, cash reports, and other financial analyses for executive leadership, auditors, regulators, and other authorized users as needed. - Provide accounting data, historical trends, variance explanations, and technical guidance to support executive leadership in annual budgeting, multi-year forecasting, capital planning, debt analysis, and financial decision-making. - Implement and maintain accounting policies, procedures, documentation standards, and closing calendars that promote accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and accountability. Financial Operations & Cash Management - Reconcile or review reconciliations of all College and Foundation bank and investment accounts; investigate and resolve discrepancies promptly. - Monitor daily cash activity and liquidity, execute approved cash transfers, and provide reliable cash-position information to the Vice President of Operations and other members of executive leadership as appropriate. - Review accounting entries, payment activity, receivable activity, and reconciliations for proper authorization, coding, documentation, and compliance with budgetary and legal requirements. - Maintain accurate fixed-asset accounting records, capitalization and depreciation schedules, and related reconciliations in accordance with GASB standards and institutional policy. - Partner with the Business Office Accounting Manager to establish effective transaction workflows, review controls, cross-trainin , and timely completion of accounts payable and accounts receivable processes. Compliance, Audit & Internal Controls - Perform routine accounting analysis of internal controls that safeguard assets, support reliable reporting, provide appropriate segregation of duties, and ensure compliance with federal and state law, Board policy, GAAP, and GASB requirements. - Serve as the primary accounting liaison for annual audits of the College and Foundation; prepare schedules, coordinate supporting documentation, respond to requests, and lead remediation of audit findings. - Prepare or review required federal, state, and local financial and tax reports and retain complete supporting records. - Monitor changes in accounting standards and regulatory requirements and recommend necessary changes to executive leadership on best accounting practices, systems, and documentation. Grants, Foundation & Student-Related Accounting Maintain accurate grant accounting records, review expenditures for allowability, reconcile grant activity, support drawdowns and reporting, and coordinate with grant owner