Financial Reporting Director jobs in Chico, CA

OVERVIEW
The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District (Shasta College) sits at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, surrounded by mountains to the north, east, and west. The area provides a wide array of outdoor amenities and activities with miles of hiking and biking trails, national parks, two lakes, and the Sacramento River. The main campus is located in the city of Redding, population 90,000. The area is characterized by excellent schools with high graduation rates, low traffic, and low housing prices (Zillow average $393,000 vs. California state average of $770,000).

Shasta College is committed to providing its diverse student population with equitable education outcomes, contributing to the social, cultural, intellectual, and economic development of our communities. The college has been recognized as a leader in developing and implementing innovative education programs to increase student success, including accelerated pathways for high school students to achieve a bachelor's degree and for returning students to complete their Associate and Bachelor's degrees. Shasta College enrolls more than 11,000 students annually and provides educational services to students with a wide range of skills and abilities.

Our ideal candidate is motivated to join a campus community prioritizing the success of our racially and socio-economically diverse staff and student population. Providing equitable outcomes so all members of our community may enjoy safe, healthy, and vibrant educational and employment environments is critical to our success.

Administrator positions in the California Community College system offer a unique opportunity to contribute to the empowerment of our students seeking to improve their lives and communities. Our administrators manage a wide range of programs and lead faculty and staff in engaging our diverse employee and student populations, facilitating equitable outcomes for all through the management of our various employment and academic programs. As an administrator at Shasta College, you will join a vibrant community of professionals working collaboratively to provide a positive, healthy educational environment where our students experience diverse academic and cultural perspectives. A career at Shasta College offers a highly rewarding and enriching employment experience.

DESCRIPTION OF BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To perform a variety of functions in support of the District's data analyst and reporting services; to assist in and facilitate the district's required audit, state and federal reporting processes including complex data analysis; and to conduct assessments, present findings and make recommendations to improve the processes related to the 320, IPEDS, MIS and all other state/federal reporting. Along with the data analysis and discovery, this position would also be responsible for working directly with departments to assist in process and data review from start to finish. Employees in this classification receive limited supervision within a broad framework of policies and procedures and provide specialized functions in the analysis, tracking, processing, and reporting transactions requiring a thorough knowledge of district research and reporting policies, procedures, and requirements. Employees in this classification will provide key stakeholders of data for planning and evidence-based decision-making. They also support the District's equity goals by designing and conducting research related to the effectiveness of support services and instructional programs for students of diverse backgrounds. This position will be responsible for supporting any California Community College reporting initiatives such as, but not limited to, the Vision Aligned Reporting Initiative. This job class is designated as administrative, overtime exempt, and requires effective organizational, problem solving and decision-making skills.

CLASSIFICATION: Range 20 on the Administrative Confidential Salary Schedule, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. Work assignment hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00p.m., Monday through Friday.

SUPERVISOR: Associate Vice President of Information Services and Technology or designee

BENEFITS: Holiday, vacation and sick time will be provided. Our competitive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance provided at a share of cost on a pretax basis and an employee assistance program (EAP). This is a classified administrator position with a default CalPERS retirement.

Employees have the option to contribute to:

• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 403(b) and 457 Retirement Plans
• Section 125 Plan including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Dependent Day Care Accounts

In addition, employees have the option to purchase:

• Disability Income Insurance
• Cancer Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Accident Only Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance

For more information regarding Employment and Benefit Policies, please view the Administrative Agreement - Appendix A.

Typical Duties, Knowledge and Ability
Essential Functions:

• Stays up to date on all federal, state and internal reporting requirements and initiatives.
• May act as the Districts POC for specific reporting programs and initiatives.
• Monitors, maintains and manages assigned data analysis and reporting projects.
• Develops, coordinates and trains area lead on best practices for data collection, processing, validating, tracking, storing and reporting for all areas assigned.
• Designs, writes, and creates data queries and dashboards.
• Monitors performance of data through custom reports and constant monitoring.
• Provides technical and analytical support to all areas associated with reporting.
• Assists with submitting reports to auditors, state and federal systems and others as needed.
• Conducts in-depth assessment of processes and procedures related to data collection and processing.
• Presents analytical findings and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Assists with change management in areas assigned related to data and reporting.
• Analyzes existing programs/systems and makes recommendations for modifications; assumes the lead on testing and validating changes related to reporting.
• Researches and analyzes federal, state, and local requirements, policies and procedures to assist design and implement computer solutions for the District needs.
• Engages with software and application representatives to submit system enhancements, requirements and issues found related to data collection, processing, storing and reporting on behalf of the District.
• Writes and revises technical manuals using proper operating procedures for use of software for areas assigned.
• Conducts training sessions to end users.
• Reviews, redesigns, and makes recommendations to modify existing systems to improve reporting effectiveness and efficiency.
• Learns, implements and trains others on new technologies as required.
• Serves as a primary contact for all areas of the District for reporting support.
• Designs, creates and delivers reports through writing queries for ad-hoc, operational or general data reporting needs.
• Supports the District with State MIS, 320, IPEDS, and all other reporting needs as assigned.
• Works directly and collaboratively with the Director of Information Services and Reporting, Programmer Analyst, and the Office of Research and Planning to assess and meet the data needs for State, Federal and other reporting.
• Attends various meetings, conferences and seminars related to data processing operations and reporting.
• Supervises other staff as needed.
• Performs other related duties similar to the above in scope and function as required.

Knowledge of:

• Data collection, processing, validating, storing and reporting techniques appropriate to community college and other educational institutions.
• Record keeping, tracking, project management and change management.
• SQL and other related enterprise database management systems (DBMS) architectures.
• Complex SQL query writing.
• FERPA, HIPPA, PCI, GLBA, NIST, CIS and all other regulations relevant to data and protection use in higher education.
• Basic principles of supervision including evaluation and professional growth.

Ability to:

• Learn the California Community College reporting requirements and process.
• Lead and support change management.
• Train end users on technical processes and document procedures.
• Analyze and recommend improvements to processes related to data collection and reporting.
• Learn the Districts operating systems and write reports using different computer languages.
• Effectively plan, coordinate, and organize meetings with goals to improve processes that lead to State, Federal and other required District reporting.
• Communicate tactfully and effectively in both oral and written forms.
• Work effectively and collegially with students and staff from diverse backgrounds.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted.

Experience/Education
Education Required:

• Associate's degree with coursework in computer information systems, database technologies, research, statistics, mathematics, business administration, engineering or related field.

Education Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree with major coursework in computer information systems, database technologies, research, statistics, mathematics, business administration, engineering or related field.

Experience Required:

• Demonstrated sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of staff and students, as well as staff members and students with physical and/or learning disabilities.

Experience Preferred: Progressively responsible experience in supporting project management including data analysis and reporting.

Additional Information

To be considered a candidate for an Administrative position, the applicant must submit ALL of the following materials:

• Online Application with the following materials attached:
• Cover letter addressing criteria listed in the position announcement
• Current resume and/or placement file
• College transcripts (unofficial will be accepted at the time of application)

Attention Applicants:

• After application has been submitted, all application materials will be screened.
• Internal candidates must also submit all required materials to be considered.
• Candidate evaluations will not be considered.
• Reference letters from any member of the Hiring Committee or Board Members will not be considered.
• Interviews will be by invitation only.
• Interviews may be by Zoom.
• The District does not reimburse for new hire moving expenses.

New Administrative Appointments will be placed at the step 1 on the Administrative Salary Schedule and will graduate to the next step on July 1st of the following year if they have rendered 6 months of satisfactory service, with subsequent steps annually thereafter to a maximum fifth step.

Salary placement would only be negotiable if the candidate held the same position with another community college and step 2 or 3 would be the maximum considered depending on the number of years of service.
The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District ("Shasta College") does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religious preference, age, disability (physical and mental), pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity, sexual orientation, genetics, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law in admission and access to, or treatment in employment, educational programs or activities at any of its campuses. Shasta College also prohibits harassment on any of these bases, including sexual harassment, as well as sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.




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