Williamsville. Erie Community College. Chief Accountant. $57,216.43/year.

　　Posting Closing Date: February 19, 2024

　　JOB DESCRIPTIONDISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:The work involves planning and directing the accounting operations of the Community College; this important professional accounting position has responsibility for maintaining financial accounts and funds in accordance with the established accounting procedures of SUNY and the New York State Department of Education and in compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations; the incumbent reports to and acts as a responsible financial assistant to the Comptroller or other financial leadership position member; participates in formulating policies and programs that affect accounting operations of the College; acts as College liaison in accounting matters with other departments, the college's auditors, and outside agencies. Exercises supervision over certain accounting and clerical personnel; performs related work as required.

　　TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: * Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of subordinate accounting and clerical employees in recording college, operating, and grant transactions; maintains and reconciles journals, ledgers, and other records and prepares the periodic financial statements and reports; * Insures that all accounting procedures are performed in accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts for community colleges; records new financial transactions into the system; * Assists the Comptroller or other financial leadership position member in coordinating external audits of the college by county, state, and independent auditors, including preparation of a college response to audit recommendations; * Supervises the standardization of college-wide accounting procedures and all accounting activities performed by the College. Supervises and participates in the preparation of a variety of periodic and special financial reports, including federal, state, and county mandated reports; * Assists and advises college managers in a broad range of financial matters and counsels them on the fiscal and budgetary implications of specific accounting applications; * Coordinates computer applications used in the central business functions of the college, including the college's operations software system, Workday, and Microsoft's Office Suite applications; * Serves as liaison to the information technology services (ITS) staff; * Reviews the college's general ledger accounts and adjusts as necessary in preparation for the college's annual audit, including preparing a trail balance, schedules, the draft financial statements including notes thereof, and all other analysis, schedules, reports, and other required duties for the audit, all done so timely.

　　MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: * Graduation from a regionally accredited, registered four (4) year college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting; or Business Administration including a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester credit hours in Accounting. Three (3) years of experience in a professional accounting position.

　　Notice of Non-DiscriminationSUNY Erie Community College does not discriminate in admission, employment, or in the administration of any of its policies and programs on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, familial status, military status, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics, veteran status, criminal conviction, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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