Salary Range: $87,351.91 - $105,914.19
Pay Grade: 119
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Admin Plan: A&P (annual contract)
Veterans' Preference Eligible: No
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Accounting and Business Services, this role is responsible for providing leadership and immediate oversight of a diverse team of technical and administrative staff to ensure efficient and accurate reporting of complex accounting and financial activities for the College including all campus locations, district office, the direct service organizations, collegiate high schools, construction accounting, and grants. The position requires extensive knowledge in GAAP, GASB standards, accrual-based accounting, financial statement preparation, uniform guidance on grants, payroll, accounts payable, investments, and fixed asset accounting principles and methods.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Compliance
- Ensures financial activity is compliant with applicable federal, state, and local statutes including adherence to the Florida State Accounting Manual, Financial and Program Cost Accounting and Reporting for Florida Schools, and rules of the State Auditor General
- Interprets and implements new GASB standards, and OMB Code of Federal Regulations for Grants and Agreements to ensure compliance with allowability and reporting
- Formulates and implements internal controls in accordance with GAAP and established Board of Trustee¿s Rules and Procedures
- Ensures the College¿s applicable taxable activities are compliant, timely prepared and reported with the Internal Revenue Service and State of Florida for Sales for Unrelated Business Income Tax returns, sales tax, and independent contractor 1099s
- Responsible for maintenance of the College¿s status on national registries such the federal System for Award Management, and the development of the Facilities and Administrative rate with Health & Human Services
- This role requires advanced knowledge not only of the Financial Department but other functional areas to ensure compliance from an organization perspective. This includes knowledge of the Board of Trustee Rules & Procedures that may have a financial or compliance impact
- Responsible for prevention of errors that may result in financial statement audit findings that tarnish the financial reputation of the College which may impact receiving future grantor funding
Nature of Work
- Directs and oversees the implementation and integrity of internal operations and controls for the finance or accounting section which includes planning, coordinating, administering, and evaluating programs, projects, processes, procedures, systems and/or standards.
- Management of departmental budget, and administrative and technical staff of 14 employees for Grants Accounting, Construction Accounting, Banking and Investments, Palladium Theater and Accounting Services areas
- Serves as the primary financial liaison of audit engagements with federal and state grants and local awards, as well as with all State, and charter schools financial statement audits
- Responsible for the development and preparation of external annual financial statements for the College, and collegiate high schools including completion of the State¿s Annual Financial Report (AFR) and Component Unit (CUs) forms, Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A), Footnotes, State Single Audit Schedule of Expenditures and Federal Awards (SEFA), Technology Expenditures & Analysis, and Cost Analysis for the State Department of Financial Services
- Provides financial review and oversight certifying the accuracy of grant and award budgets for allowable and supported expenditures, compliance, subrecipient auditing, and timely financial reporting. Review, approve, and certify all grant drawdowns
- Leads and communicates operational plans and strategies for enhancements and process improvements for Accounting Services, Grants Accounting, Construction Accounting, and operations to align with the College¿s mission by demonstrating an ongoing commitment for continuous improvement to the quality and efficiency of services offered within the department
- Work with business and data systems managers during system implementation assuring training, testing, and documentation are complete and timely
- Directs the completion of year-end activities by collaborating with Purchasing, Asset Accounting, Budgeting, Human Resources, and Payroll overseeing the preparation of schedules and reconciliations, analyzing financial data, and the close out and transition of the financial system from the current year to the next
- Oversee capabilities, access, and training required to manage the ledger activity in the financial system (ERP), interface processes with ancillary systems, testing, and master data maintenance to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness in recording financial activity
- Facilitates the creation of multi-departmental procedures and processes to comply with restricted and unrestricted policies and rules to improve efficiency, communication, and internal control
- Leads staff by training, mentoring, and providing guidance of industry best practices including performing employee evaluations and validation and review of staff work product to established performance measures
Minimum Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or business-related field from an accredited institution supplemented by at least ten (10) years of related experience in accounting or business administration.
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least ten (10) years of college/university/governmental auditing/accounting experience
- Professional Certification(s) and/or related graduate degree
- Government Accounting Standards (GASB)
- Extensive knowledge of OMB Code of Federal Regulations for Grants and Agreements, rules, regulations, and guidelines for colleges
Skills & Knowledge:
- Specialized functional expert with comprehensive accounting knowledge
- Experience managing and supervising staff
- Researching, interpreting, and applying applicable laws, standards, and regulations
- Use of excellent written and verbal communication
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with experience working with spreadsheet
- Analytical and detail oriented
- Comfortable leading and presenting in meetings and working in interdepartmental teams
This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed. A complete description of the activities below is available upon request from Human Resources.
(X = Required to perform essential job functions)
Physical Activities
Physical Activities
Balancing maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
Pushing use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
Climbing ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
Reaching extending hands or arms in any direction.
Crawling moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
Repetitive Motion substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
Crouching bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
Speaking expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
Feeling perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
Standing for sustained periods of time.
Fingering picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
Stooping bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
Grasping applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
Talking 1 expressing ideas by spoken word.
Handling picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
Talking 2 shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
Hearing 1 perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
Visual Acuity 1 prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
Hearing 2 receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
Visual Acuity 2 color, depth perception, field of vision.
Kneeling bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
Visual Acuity 3 determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
Lifting raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
Visual Acuity 4 operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
Mental Acuity
ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
Visual Acuity 5 close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
Pulling use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
Walking on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
Work performed is primarily:
Sedentarywork: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Very heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
May be required to work hours other than the regular schedule including nights and weekends.
This position requires regular and reliable attendance and the employee's physical presence at the workplace.
May be subjected to fumes, odors, dusts, gases, extreme temperatures, work space restrictions, and intense noise.
Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in a job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in a job description.
St. Petersburg College has the right to revise a classification or job description at any time.
St. Petersburg College has the right to revise a classification or job description at any time. The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college shall not tolerate such conduct.
Should you experience such behavior, please contact JoCynda Hudson , the director of EA/EO/Title IX Coordinator at 727-341-3261; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489; or by email at [email protected]. Please indicated the position you wish to apply for in your request.
The College shall not discriminate against a qualified individual with disabilities because of the disability of such an individual in regard to job application procedures, hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employees compensation, job training or other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. Except when undue hardship exists, the College shall endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified individual with a disability. If you have questions regarding this policy please contact the Director of EA/EO by phone at (727)341-3261, by mail at PO Box 13489, St Petersburg Fl 33733-3489, or by email at eeo_director @spcollege.edu.
Qualifications listed in a position description are used as a guideline to hiring. Other comparable qualifications of a candidate may be considered by the President in lieu of those suggested in a position description. (BOT rule 6hx23-2.02).
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in a job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in a job description.
Equal Access/Equal Opportunity
The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college will not tolerate such conduct. Should you experience such behavior, please contact the Title IX Coordinator at 727-341-3261; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489; or by email at [email protected].
St. Petersburg College has the right to revise a classification or job description at
Pay: $87,351.91 - $105,914.19 per year
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person
