Title: Staff Accountant, Fixed Assets
Position Type: Professional Tech Full time
College: Pikes Peak State College
Salary Range: $56,000-$59,000
Must apply here: https://hr.cccs.edu/jobs/staff-accountant-fixed-assets-colorado-springs-colorado-united-states
Who We Are:
Pikes Peak State College is the largest and most diverse college in the Pikes Peak region, serving students with a wide range of goals, experiences, and responsibilities. Our students include recent high school graduates, working adults, military-affiliated students, parents, first-generation students, career changers, transfer students, and lifelong learners.
Our mission is to provide high-quality educational opportunities to all, with a focus on student success and community needs. We fulfill that mission by creating affordable, flexible, and accessible pathways that help students transfer to four-year institutions, enter the workforce, advance their careers, and build better futures close to home.
As the needs of our students, employers, and communities continue to evolve, so do we. PPSC embraces innovation that is human-centered, ethical, and focused on student learning. Through strong workforce partnerships and the thoughtful integration of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, we prepare students not only for today's opportunities, but for what's next.
We're looking for people who are passionate about access, collaboration, innovation, and student success. Whether you work in the classroom or behind the scenes, your contributions help create opportunities that change lives.
At PPSC, our vision is simple: Students Succeed at PPSC.
Job Summary:
This is a NON-CLASSIFIED employment opportunity and is exempt from the State Classified Personnel System. Visit the State of Colorado for Classified employment opportunities.
Purpose Statement: The Staff Accountant position exists to provide support to Financial Services with main responsibilities for Fixed Assets and Capital Construction accounting functions, including reconciliations, journal entries, general ledger analysis/research, reimbursements and inventory. The Staff Accountant will need to apply accounting theory and principles, recommend accounting policy and procedural changes, and ensure observance of professional standards and state rules including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards, Higher Education Accounting Standards, State Fiscal Rules, CCCS and College procedures, and financial aid and other grant rules, regulations, and guidance.
Reports to: Assistant Controller
Supervises: No supervision
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or Associates degree plus two years of professional level experience in Accounting.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience preparing journal entries.
- Experience with financial reporting systems.
- Related experience in a higher education setting or non-profit or public fund accounting experience.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Fixed Assets:
Record all Fixed Asset additions, disposals, and transfers. Prepare journal entries to record all capitalized purchases on the Banner Fixed Asset Module. Follow capitalization criteria established by the College, Colorado Community College System, State of Colorado and GAAP. Run monthly depreciation process and ensure that amounts are accurate. Tag all new assets acquired by the College. Maintain all records, including purchase orders and invoices, for capitalized items. Work with Purchasing Office to ensure correct account coding. Maintain Finance Inventory System. Reconcile Finance Inventory System to Banner Fixed Asset Module to Banner General Ledger as required. Coordinate and perform annual physical inventory of equipment at all campuses. Work with campus personnel to resolve inventory questions or discrepancies. Assists with the additions and disposals of all equipment by coordinating with Assistant Controller, Facilities Department, and Information Technology Department.
Capital Construction:
Recommend and complete requests for new project coding in Banner. Maintain detailed information for all construction projects. Prepare and enter payment requests on all State funded capital construction projects and the corresponding journal entries to the appropriate project coding in Banner. Work with Capital Projects Department to ensure that all expenditures are correctly coded. Reconcile College and State project information, including budget, encumbrances, retainage, and actual expenses. Ensure proper Construction in Process (CIP) recognition. Accurately close projects upon completion and capitalize in Banner.
Year-end Closing Process and Annual Financial Audit:
Prepare all required journal entries, footnotes, exhibits and schedules during year-end closing process. Compile required information during annual financial audit.
Other:
College projects, committees, and other strategic tasks as assigned.
Competencies/KSAs:
- Cultural competence and demonstrated evidence, understanding, and commitment to the concepts of diversity, multiculturalism, and their application in the workplace.
- Adhere to college, system and state policies and procedures.
- Strong customer service skills and relationship building techniques.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Ability to travel to multiple campuses to support department needs.
- Maintain confidentiality while working effectively with all constituents.
- Manage and complete multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting critical deadlines.
- Employ judgment and analytical skills related to Financial Services functions.
- Encourage a collaborative and team-based environment.
- Work effectively with students, faculty, and staff and outside agencies; relate to people of various cultural backgrounds, communication styles, abilities and appearances and help staff do the same.
- Generate required department reports periodically.
- Work independently as well as work in a team setting.
- Attend various department and college wide meetings as scheduled.
- Communicate effectively in verbal and written formats.
- Ability to identify and implement imaginative and entrepreneurial solutions to complex problems.
Selection Process:
For full consideration, all application materials must be received by 4:00 p.m. on August 19th, 2026.
Must be a State of Colorado resident or able to relocate to Colorado prior to first date of employment.
Visa support is not available for this position.
Application Instructions:
Application must be submitted online. Incomplete applications may not receive full consideration. A complete application will include:
Cover letter - Address the minimum and preferred qualifications in the order listed on the job announcement.
Resume - Reflect experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Unofficial Transcripts - Unofficial transcripts for all degrees conferred. Official transcripts are required if hired for the position.
Professional References - Provide names and contact information for three recent professional references who can address your expertise and background for this position.
CCCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer
The Colorado Community College System believes when all human qualities are regarded with dignity and respect and when everyone has access to the individualized support they need, all will have the opportunity to thrive. In all aspects of the employment process, decisions are made based on merit, competence, performance and business need without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
Pay: $56,000.00 - $59,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
