Controller - Columbus, United States - Columbus College of Art and Design

Description

Controller

CCAD's Business Office is seeking an experienced accounting professional to fill the role of Controller. Ideal candidates have at least 5 years of relevant experience, are ready to lead a team of accounting and finance staff, comfortable managing projects and the needs of various stakeholders while ensuring daily activities run smoothly, are able to collaborate across departments and levels of leadership, and resolute in ensuring strong governance and internal controls. The Controller, reporting to the CFO, leads CCAD's Business Office and will manage a team of professionals committed to the mission of the college, working together in a collaborative fashion, and supporting CCAD's community of faculty, staff, and students.

SUMMARY

The Controller is responsible for the design, maintenance, and integrity of the college's accounting system, daily financial operations, and managing accounting and finance staff. This includes 1) developing and enforcing policies governing financial reporting and use of college assets; 2) ensuring the accounting system efficiently collects, summarizes, and reports information that facilitates making sound management decisions based on reliable financial records; 3) designing, maintaining, and testing of internal controls over financial reporting and use of institutional assets; 4) planning and executing the monthly close process and financial statement preparation; 5) coordinating annual financial and compliance audits; and 6) supporting the preparation and administration of the college's annual budget and forecast revisions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to the following:

• Serve as the primary resource for the college on generally accepted accounting principles, emerging accounting issues for non-profit organizations, and tax matters.
• Daily cash management balancing short-term funding needs and investment of excess cash
• Oversight of daily transactional accounting including review and approval of accounts payable disbursements
• Manage the month-end close process including reconciliation of various bank and investment accounts, subledgers, and preparation of college financial statements
• Review and reconcile student account billing with the general ledger
• Maintain the college's endowment accounting system and recording of restricted contributions, establishment of new funds, distributions, and monthly reporting.
• Design, maintain, and govern the college's chart of accounts including ensuring proper account distribution for institutional expenditures
• Manage the college's bank relationships and coordination of covenant compliance reporting
• Plan, prepare, and coordinate the college's annual external audits including financial statements, Single Audit, retirement plan, and annual tax return
• Monitor and coordinate with the Financial Aid department the reconciliation of various federal and state award programs including Federal Pell Grants, Direct Loans, SEOG, Perkins Loans, Ohio College Opportunity Grant, among others
• Prepare the college's Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate (FISAP)
• Oversee billing and accounts receivable
• Manage and supervise the accounting and finance team
• Serve on the college's 403b plan investment committee as a fiduciary
• Assist with other duties and projects as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This role oversees three direct reports - Associate Accountant, Financial Analyst, and Bursar.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; five or more years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS CPA is preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

COMPENSATION: This position is full-time, exempt. Compensation is commensurate on experience and qualifications. CCAD offers a benefits package including:

• Vacation time
• Competitive Salary
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• (3) free campus cafeteria meals
• 403(b) plan with company contribution
• Paid national holidays
• (10) days paid time off for winter break.
• free campus parking
• Free admission to the Columbus Museum of Art (CMOA).
• Training and professional development opportunities

HOW TO APPLY: Visit to submit your application. When asked to upload application materials, please submit a resume/CV and a cover letter. If you are applying from any website other than CCAD or Indeed, you will receive a follow up email 3 hours after your initial submission directing you to follow the link and complete your application. You must complete this two-step process, or your application will be considered INCOMPLETE.

About CCAD:

Columbus College of Art & Design teaches a diverse undergraduate and graduate student body in the midst of a thriving creative community in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1879, CCAD is one of the oldest private, accredited, and nonprofit art and design colleges in the United States. CCAD offers 11 BFA programs in a variety of visual art and design disciplines, a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, and a Master of Professional Studies in Retail Design that produce graduates equipped to shape culture and commerce at the highest level. At the core of CCAD is The CCAD Way, one of Creative Collaboration, Intentional Inclusivity, and Proven Potential. Our Core Values of Respect, Positivity, Inspiration, and Accountability unite us. CCAD's Presidential Commission on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion works to help CCAD grow with intention into a more inclusive and equitable institution. Learn more at

About Columbus:

As the 14th largest city in the country and the largest and fastest-growing city in Ohio, Columbus is collaborative, open, and dynamic. Between incredible arts and entertainment, exciting collegiate and professional sports, and a spectacular downtown riverfront of sprawling greenspace, Columbus has something for everyone. Here, you'll find all the culture and amenities you'd expect in a major city, with the friendly and approachable attitude of the Midwest. Franklin County, where Columbus is located, is the epicenter of the state's political, economic, and social presence and is home to 1.3 million residents with a median age of 34. Columbus is a top city for equality and was the recipient of a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign in 2020. And central Ohio is serious about higher education: the Columbus region is home to 52 college and university campuses, with 22,000 annual college graduates. Because CCAD is closely tied to the city's numerous art and design spaces and ever-expanding districts, you'll have plenty of places to experience creativity and showcase your own.

EEO Statement:

As an educational and cultural institution, a culture of equity and inclusion is not an add-on at CCAD, rather it is central to how we define creative excellence and the health of our institution. CCAD believes that a culturally diverse campus is integral to academic excellence, and our student, faculty, staff, and trustee bodies should reflect the diverse world in which we live, with attention to race, ethnicity, religious creed, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and ability. At CCAD, we are determined to foster an environment of inclusion and equity. CCAD is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals who will contribute to its diversity.