Director of Finance

The Director of Finance will supervise a team of accountants within the NC State Continuing and Lifelong Education business office and will report to the Assistant Vice Provost of Business Operations. This position will be a part of an organization at a time of reinvention and a great opportunity. This position will perform complex, specialized accounting and supervise three accountants.This position will lead in the financial management of the McKimmon Conference & Training Center (MCTC), Print Services, McKimmon Repair & Replacement (R&R), The Upper Coastal Plain Learning Council (UCPLC), The Collaborative (The Gateway), Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), Office of Professional Development (OPD), Customized Training & Development (CTD), and Technology Training Solutions (TTS), and other assigned units. Along with the team of mid-level accountants, the lead accountant will be responsible for MyCAA and Tungsten invoicing, as well as billing for Ungerboek and the University’s noncredit reporting system, REPORTER. This position is engaged in budgeting, cost accounting, or other fiscal functions and will apply accounting principles and practices to a wide range of accounting, budgeting, and/or other fiscal functions.Duties include but are not limited to:Manage and analyze unit budgets. Advises unit heads and project authorizers on appropriate courses of action with regard to the management of their funds. Includes preparing financial reports on a regular basis.Office of Professional Development Closeout: Reconcile OPD program financial information from the Project Coordinator’s closeout reports. Process revenue sharing (contra revenue) or billing to clients per reconciled closeouts.Analyze and provide recommendations for OPD/TTS Administrative Fee, Revenue Sharing Agreements, and Sales Forecasts; Print Services, MCTC sales forecast, and various summer programming receipted operations.Must independently interpret and apply a thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), internal controls, accounting functions, accounts receivables, collection policies, and regulations.Serve as the subject matter expert in contract submission; Works directly with Procurement for contract approvals and serves as a liaison between vendor and purchasing for any contract-related issues.Applies extensive accounting acumen and background to review and/or process all procurement requisitions $5K and over, small purchase vouchers, reimbursements, and various other accounting tasks.Responsible for timely, accurate preparation and examination of a variety of financial reports (financial status reports, cost-sharing reports, etc.) and invoicing.Meet with the AVP Business Operations to review progress and input the monthly Financial Statements.Apply in-depth knowledge of accounting theories and principles and systems design.Monitor and collect data to assess accuracy and integrity; analyze data; ensure compliance with applicable standards, rules, regulations, and systems of internal control; interpret and evaluate results, prepare documentation; create financial reports and/or presentations.Independently resolve complex problems for which no clear precedent exists within the current system or implement new accounting structures. Compile, monitor, examine, and audit various financial statements/reports for accuracy and integrity, and conformance to accepted accounting and program guidelines.Review, approve, and/or process vouchers, marketplace orders, requisitions, journal entries, and travel reimbursements; refresh internal budgets and serve as a business partner with department heads and program directors.Clearly and collaboratively communicates information with diverse audiences in a professional manner; Requires communication with appropriate university department(s) and/or knowledge of available resources.

Salary : $5,000