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Benefits of Being a Lindenwood Employee:
- Upon hire, employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelor’s (employee, spouse, and dependent) and master’s degree programs (employee and spouse only).
Job Title: Controller
Division: Fiscal Affairs
Evaluation Group: Staff Administrator
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports To: Senior Vice President, Fiscal Affairs and Administrative Services/ Chief Financial Officer
Positions Supervised: Assistant Controller; Manager, Accounts Payable
Job Summary
The Controller leads the University’s accounting operations, including financial reporting, the monthly and year-end close, treasury and cash management, and compliance verification, and oversees all facets of accounts payable. This role also oversees financial management of grants, endowments, and gifts; tracks capital assets; creates and maintains a cash forecast; and manages the University’s investment accounts.
Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators
The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Job Responsibility and Execution
- Directs daily activities of Accounting and Accounts Payable departments
- Determines accounting policies and practices to ensure financial statements are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
- Ensures accuracy in recording financial transactions; provides excellent customer service; and practices good financial stewardship of University assets
- Facilitates the collection and reporting of financial data for financial reports, tax returns, regulatory reports, audits, presentations, and other evaluations; undertakes discussion and closure of all related issues
- Leads the LES system-wide year-end financial audit and the annual IRS Form 990
- Performs treasury activities related to cash flow, borrowings, debt, and capital management
- Manages all University investment accounts
- Leads the annual NCAA agreed-upon procedures engagement for intercollegiate athletics
- Prepares and monitors the Department of Education financial responsibility composite score
- Manages banking and merchant services relationships, including day-to-day bank administration and coordination of PCI compliance
- Coordinates the annual endowment spending calculation and reporting on donor-restricted funds
- Partners with University Advancement to integrate financial systems with Raiser’s Edge, reconcile gift and pledge activity, and ensure consistent gift reporting between Advancement and the general ledger
- Completes all annual surveys, such as IPEDS and HLC
- Creates and maintains a cash forecast
- Assists in the creation of PowerPoint slides for the Board of Trustees and management that contain financial information on a monthly and quarterly basis
- Assists in developing and collecting accurate data to help guide University business decisions
- Determines appropriate financial information technology (IT) systems and capabilities necessary for the University to fulfill its financial operations/requirements
- Communicates accounting and business process changes to faculty and staff and enforces applicable University financial and accounting policies
- Distributes University/department financial results relative to budget and prior years; interprets findings for faculty and staff
- Researches technical accounting issues and implements new accounting standards
- Maintains responsibility for the ongoing development and integration of accounting practices and procedures into the University’s Workday enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
- Serves as the functional lead of Workday Financials for Accounting; leads continuous improvement, configuration changes, new module implementations, and issue resolution in partnership with IT and the Financial Systems Manager
- Establishes a regular review cycle for fiscal policies and procedures; modernizes, documents, and communicates updates to ensure alignment with current standards and University practice
- Ensures adequate policies, procedures, and internal controls are in place to provide fiscal integrity for financial and regulatory reporting matters
- Establishes long- and short-term strategic goals based on assessment data and ensures standards for the department and its field are met or exceeded
- Adapts and modifies leadership based on new information and/or data; works to set and unite people on the new direction
- Utilizes effective strategies to build collaboration for maximum execution
- Aligns division/department purpose and actions with relevant University initiatives and higher education trends
- Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
- Models, supports, and holds others accountable to the University’s values
- Recruits, interviews, recommends, welcomes, observes, and monitors performance of department staff
- Sets clear performance expectations and holds employees accountable
- Ensures close procedures are documented and accounting staff are cross-trained to reduce key-person risk
- Conducts annual employee evaluations based on evidence, observation, and feedback
Required Qualifications – An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered. Additional requirements may be designated by position.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- Experience with not-for-profit accounting, regulations, grant, restricted gift accounting, and compliance requirements
- Minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience
- Master’s degree preferredCPA certification preferred
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures
- Ability to execute multiple tasks according to specifications
- Strong professional integrity
- Ability to use good judgment and think critically
- Strong leadership and collaborative skills
- Ability to take initiative and be creative
- Mastery of Workday enterprise accounting and finance software
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- General office setting
- Non-Standard Flex
- Ability to work effectively at a computer for extended time daily
- Ability to sit/stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to lift/carry items commonly found in an office setting including, but not limited to, documents, laptops, keyboards, etc.
- Ability to use repetitive wrist, hand, and finger movements to type regularly
- Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function
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Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal, state, and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.