Controller

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Posted: 29-Mar-24

Location: Geneva, New York

Salary: Open

Categories:

Financial
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 5137760

Controller
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Location: Geneva, NY
Open Date: $OpenDate
Description
Lead the Business Office for the Colleges. Responsible for the financial accounting and tax regulation reporting, analyses, and related communications to campus and divisional leaders. Manage the general ledger and all supplemental information, direct the cash management system, maintain investment records, facilitate the annual external audits of the financial statements, and other related duties. Supervise the Business Office professional staff. Key attributes of success include accurate and timely financial information, ongoing commitment to staff professional development, leadership in continuously improving financial services, engagement in campus planning, as appropriate, and working collaboratively with various constituencies across campus.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Direct and coordinate all Business Office functions. These include but are not limited to, grant accounting and compliance, cash management, accounting and financial reporting, and endowment and fixed asset accounting.
• Facilitate day-to-day operations and interaction with other College departments with oversight, mentoring, and professional development responsibilities for three direct reports within Business Office.
• Ensure all financial transactions are recorded and reconciled on a timely basis and that they are recorded following generally accepted accounting principles.
• Prepare financial reports for internal and external use and act as liaison with external auditors. Examples of external reports are the Colleges' annual financial statements, reports of expenditures of all federal funds, IRS Form 990 and 990T, deferred giving, taxes, and various surveys/compliance reports.
• Establish protocols for collection of cash from locations across campus and ensure appropriate internal controls are in place to safeguard cash, including timely deposits, procedures for bank transfers, control of disbursements and cash flow needs.
• Maintain records of investments, including both pooled funds and individual investments.
• Manage receipt and disbursement of federal/state funds, facilities and administrative cost rates, and private grant funds in accordance with applicable regulations and donor agreements, working, as appropriate with Financial Aid, the Provost's Office, and other campus offices or, in the case of shared grants, with other institutions.
• Develop and maintain institutional and departmental policies, procedures, and reporting mechanisms to comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and to enhance Business Office systems.
• Assure high level of departmental service with both internal and external constituencies.
• Facilitate initiatives/projects that improve the functionality of various systems and services provided by the Business Office (ERP, Endowment Management and other applications) utilized by the Colleges.
• Assist the Vice President for Finance in Trustee Committee preparation and reporting as needed.
• Perform other relevant duties and special projects as requested.

OTHER INFORMATION
This is a full-time, 12-month, benefits-eligible administrative salaried position. The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $145,000 depending on the strength of qualifications. The benefit information for this position can be found at https://www.hws.edu/offices/hr/benefits.aspx . This position description is not all-inclusive, as other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned.
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Hobart and William Smith Colleges are a future-focused liberal arts and sciences institution led by a faculty of accessible teacher/scholars known for the impact of their research and distinguished by the depth of their mentorship. Founded as two institutions - Hobart for men and William Smith for women - today's Colleges enjoy the exponential benefits of shared resources and combined spirit. Both maintain their own traditions, deans and athletic programs but together share a single administration, faculty, campus and curriculum. Located in Geneva, N.Y., a small, diverse city in the Finger Lakes Region of New York, the Colleges have an enrollment of approximately 1,800 students, and offer undergraduate, pre-professional and graduate programs. Students complement broad, interdisciplinary study with hands-on learning experiences made possible by a constellation of centers for experience, action and thought.
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