University of Colorado Boulder · 14 hours ago
Associate Bursar of Accounting
Boulder, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$105K/yr - $120K/yr
3+ years expThe University of Colorado Boulder is seeking an Associate Bursar of Accounting to oversee the Bursar’s Office Accounting department. This role involves maintaining the fiscal integrity of student financial transactions, providing strategic oversight, and managing key financial resources to support students and university operations.
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Responsibilities
Provide strategic oversight to the accounting department within the Bursar’s Office, ensuring alignment with institutional goals and financial integrity
Serve as a subject matter expert in student financial accounting, providing guidance on internal controls and maintaining the integrity of business processes
Design and maintain the accounting foundation for the Student Financial module within the student system, ensuring accurate configuration and functionality
Maintain fiscal integrity of the Student Financial module through regular review and analysis of student financial transactions, including monthly review of reconciliations and journal entries approval to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial records
Annually review and recommend updates to policies and procedures related to student financial accounting
Provide guidance in reconciling student financial transactions with the university finance system, identifying and resolving discrepancies in accordance with GAAP
Analyze and resolve complex student financial accounting issues, including payment applications and system-related discrepancies
Conduct audits of manually posted transactions by the accounting department to ensure overall reasonableness
Collaborate with internal departments and external partners to support student financial accounting for departments billed through the Bursar’s Office
Work closely with Assistant Bursar-Accounting to support the daily accounting control functions and 3rd party sponsorship processing and billing
Provide operational backup and training to Student Financial accountants to maintain the business continuity
Lead year-end accounting functions, including interpretation and analysis of student financial transactions, approval of accruals, reclassification entries, and reserve adjustments
Provide supporting documentation and analysis for university financial audit requests
Supervises 1 FTE supervisor with a total staff of 6
Complete detailed performance plans for all employees by campus and department deadlines
Schedule and conduct coaching and progress review meetings during the performance management cycle
Conduct performance evaluation meetings by campus and department deadlines
Provide training and professional growth opportunities for employees
Supervise fairly and objectively
Demonstrate support and pride for staff accomplishments
Work closely with the Bursar to develop the department succession plan and provide necessary tools and knowledge to ensure staff can work effectively and efficiently
Efficiently plan and develop long-term goals and objectives by analyzing and interpreting statistics and trends, and formulating and implementing changes in policies and procedures while evaluating and developing approaches to customer service needs
Regularly evaluate work assignments for maximum efficiency and productivity
Represent the Bursar's Office in various settings, including leadership meetings, university initiatives working groups, etc
Interact and negotiate with other offices, agencies, and departments affected by the Bursar's Office operations concerning business, financial, and system processes and policies
Act as a liaison to both internal and external constituents; UIS, Campus Controller, University Controller, Office of Information Technology, Treasury's Office, outside vendors, other campuses, and other departments
Provide leadership and guidance for day-to-day activities and potential crisis situations
Represent the Bursar's Office on high-level policy and decision-making committees as deemed appropriate by the Bursar
Provide input and expertise to the upper management to ensure the Bursar's Office operations are sustainable in helping to accomplish the university's strategic goals
Responsible for the implementation of special projects as required by the Bursar's Office, and/or the University
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Information Systems, or related field
Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired may substitute
+ 3+ years of accounting experience working in higher education institutions
+ 3+ years of supervisory experience
Experience with Accounting Information Systems such as Campus Solutions
Experience working directly with both internal/external auditors
Excellent computer skills including experience with Microsoft Suite, relational databases, query reporting tools
Highly self-motivated and directed
Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team
Excellence in customer service skills
Experience in addressing issues that are relevant to higher education
Excellence in analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellence in communication skills and ability to communicate with all levels in the organization
Demonstrated success in training and leading a professional operations team
Ability to proactively develop short-term and long-term plans for the organization
Ability to establish and maintain effective team relationships
Preferred
5+ years of supervisory experience
5+ years of experience working in the Student Financial Services of the higher education institutions
Understanding of FERPA requirements
Experience with Student Systems such as Campus Solutions or Banner
Experience with PeopleSoft Finance System or equivalent
Experience with year-end processing
Benefits
Medical, dental, and retirement plans
Generous paid time off
Tuition assistance for you and your dependents
ECO Pass for local transit
Company
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder is a bold, innovative community of scholars and learners who accelerate human potential
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$29.19MKey Investors
US Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministationU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNational Science Foundation
2023-10-10Grant· $1.4M
2022-06-28Grant· $0.03M
2021-09-29Grant· $22M
Leadership Team
Kristin Masker
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