Executive Director of Accounting at Louisiana State University in LSU

Job description

About Us: Louisiana State University of Alexandria is a publicly supported institution that provides undergraduate level college education to the citizens of Central Louisiana. The university is a unit of the LSU System and operates under the auspices of the Louisiana Board of Regents. LSUA is located in Rapides Parish. All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progress will be saved as a draft. You will be able to access and complete the application through “My Draft Applications” located on your Candidate Home page. Job Posting Title: Executive Director of Accounting Position Type: Professional / Unclassified Department: LSUA Chancellor - Division of Finance and Administration (Amanda L Cain (00005157)) Work Location: LSU - Alexandria Pay Grade: Professional Job Description: JOB DESCRIPTION – Executive Director of Accounting DEPARTMENT: Finance POSITION TITLE: Executive Director of Accounting SUPERVISOR: Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services PURPOSE: The Executive Director of Accounting oversees all accounting services at the University. RESPONSIBILITIES : - Oversee the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll allocations, and month-end or year-end close processes. - Ensure adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) rules, and federal or state regulations. - Provide daily oversight and direction to the Accounting, Student Accounting, and Bursar Department staff. - Assist in the planning, development and management of university finances. - Manage university financial reports in conjunction with LSU Baton Rouge. - Provide high level oversight of all university finances including all funding sources: Unrestricted, Restricted, Auxiliary, Sponsored Programs, Agency, and Private funding. - Manage Department of Education fund processing. - Provide communication to the campus community regarding information from within the department. - Maintain content on the Accounting Services website. Update as needed with current information such as tuition and fees, refund dates, payment due dates, and important announcements. - Research, analyze, and compile information to prepare reports. - Provides/assists LSU Baton Rouge Accounting team for all year-end financial information and any other required reports. - Assists with bank reconciliations. - Prepares monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports for Board of Regents and LSU Baton Rouge. - Administrative access to financial software for updates as needed. - Oversees the quarterly accounts receivable submission to OSRAP. - Oversees the submission of the form 1098-T. - Assist Director of Student Accounting and Bursar with any student issues. - Reconciliation of Power Campus to Workday. - Additional duties as assigned by supervisor. QUALIFICATIONS : - Bachelor’s Degree in any field with a minimum of three (3) years in Higher Education Finance leadership role required. - Extensive experience with Microsoft Excel required. - Experience with Intuit QuickBooks preferred. - Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from university student/faculty/staff/administration, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. - Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or other University employees. - Effective verbal and written communications skills and effective presentation skills. - Ability to negotiate and defuse conflict. - Self-motivator, independent, cooperative, flexible, creative. HOURS: Eight (8) hours per day, Monday - Friday 40 hours a week. Additional hours worked as needed. Additional Job Description: Competencies: None Special Instructions: Please attach a Resume/CV, a cover letter, 3 references and unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts will be required upon hire. A successful backg