Fairbanks North Star Borough School District · 3 months ago
Chief Accountant
Fairbanks, AK
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expFairbanks North Star Borough School District is seeking a Chief Accountant who will serve as the deputy to the Controller and manage a range of complex accounting and financial duties. This role involves overseeing accounting functions, preparing financial reports, and providing expert advice to the administration while ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.
Education Management
Responsibilities
Responsible for two or more of the following functions: accounts payable, grants accounting and compliance, capital assets, liaison with financial management software vendor, general ledger (including budget control), liaison with Computer Services department, cash reconciliations, internal/external financial reporting, office management. Schedule, assign, direct, coordinate, oversee, and review the work of these functions
Interview, select, train and cross-train, direct, supervise, motivate, evaluate, and discipline subordinate staff in accordance with Borough policies and procedures
Prepare and maintain, or review, reconciliations, allocations, balancing operations, accounts maintenance functions, analyses, reports, statements, databases, spreadsheets, work papers, and schedules and perform other accounting tasks and special projects for both internal and external purposes. Work includes identifying and interpreting financial, technical, and other information and ensuring data integrity through self-audit, analyses, and review
Perform, assist with, coordinate, oversee, and/or review fiscal year-end accounting and closing tasks, audit preparation, the annual financial and single audits, and preparation of the annual financial statements and reports
Prepare and present formal training and information sessions
Manage projects, including planning, budgeting, resource allocation, procurement, implementation, training, Boroughwide communications, and project debriefing
Assist in the selection and maintenance of material for the Accounting library. Keep current on developments and authoritative changes affecting the Boroughs accounting and other financial activities. Research, interpret, apply, and implement authoritative directives to which the Borough is subject. Monitor economic trends and new governmental accounting and financial concepts and techniques. Provide expert accounting, financial, and management advice to the Controller and Chief Financial Officer, and to the Administration and Assembly as needed
Troubleshoot and maintain the Boroughs financial systems. Plan, test, and implement new and updated vendor software. Supervise and/or train Borough staff in the use of the Boroughs financial systems
Make recommendations and participate in the formulation and implementation of Division and Department goals, objectives, policies, and procedures and of Boroughwide financial policies and procedures
Respond to financial and accounting related inquiries
Perform other management, professional accounting, and financial functions or duties
Job responsibilities require working additional hours outside the Boroughs normal business day, cyclically and for special projects and public meetings
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree in Accounting, from an accredited institution or program, or a CPA
Five (5) years of professional accounting and/or financial auditing experience in positions of progressive responsibility and authority and at increasingly more complex levels of demonstrated proficiency and scope
General ledger experience and internal and external financial reporting experience is required
Two (2) years supervisory experience is required
Must have a verifiable background in automated accounting systems on mainframe/mid-range computers
Demonstrated proficiency with recent versions of Microsoft Excel and Word is required
Knowledge of GAAP and GAAS relating to accounting and auditing, and to grants and other compliance areas, is required
Knowledge of governmental accounting is required
Preferred
CPA is preferred
Experience in governmental accounting, (governmental) budgeting and control, (governmental) purchasing, encumbrance accounting, grants accounting and compliance and single audits, management of a (governmental) accounting or finance office, payroll, capital assets, accounts payable, and cash reconciliations
One (1) year management experience is preferred
Automated accounting system experience in a governmental or large-sized entity is desirable
Experience in project management is preferred
Experience with recent versions of Adobe Acrobat Pro or DC, Microsoft Windows and the remainder of the Microsoft suite (Outlook and Access) preferred
Ability to have and maintain a valid drivers license and to meet insurance standards and maintain insurability under the Boroughs insurance program
Company
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
The mission of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is to provide an excellent and equitable education in a safe, supportive environment so all students can become productive members of a diverse and changing society.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Lisa Pearce
Chief Financial Officer
Dustin Heeren
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