Washington, D.C.
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Posted: 01-Nov-25
Location: Gilroy Campus
Internal Number: 5126267
The ideal candidate for the Senior Accountant position at Gavilan College is a detail-oriented and analytical financial professional with demonstrated expertise in accounting principles, practices, and procedures within a public sector or educational institution setting. They possess a strong understanding of governmental accounting standards, budget preparation and monitoring, financial reporting, and auditing processes.
This individual has a proven ability to lead and support implementation projects for new financial systems or modules, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth transitions, data integrity, and user training. They are forward-thinking and committed to continuous improvement, regularly assessing and enhancing existing accounting processes to increase efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
The ideal candidate is proficient in using enterprise financial systems and advanced Excel functions to analyze complex data sets and produce accurate, timely reports. They bring a track record of working collaboratively across departments, exercising sound judgment, and maintaining a high level of integrity and confidentiality.
Organized and proactive, the ideal candidate is able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and institutional policies. Their ability to lead projects, improve systems, and foster a culture of accountability aligns with the mission and values of Gavilan College.
- Provides lead supervision to other accounting staff; provides assistance and training; supervises the business services staff in the absence of the Supervisor, Budget and Accounts;
- Assists in the implementation of new accounting standards and requirements; installs new accounting systems and procedures and instructs others on their use;
- Assists departments with their budgets, reporting requirements and use of accounting software; assists in preparation of tentative and adopted budgets;
- Maintains the automated collection system, analyses monthly reports, prepares and presents semi-annual reports;
- Conducts internal audits and assists with field audits on an assigned basis; audits each payroll; corrects posting errors and distributes payroll to the General Ledger; processes payroll in the absence of the payroll officer;
- Reviews accounting documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations and makes correcting entries;
- Examines supporting documentation to establish proper authorization and conformance with agreements, contracts, and state and federal regulations;
- Prepares and maintains control and subsidiary accounting records involving a variety of transactions and accounts;
- Prepares trial balances and financial reports;
- Prepares journal entries and periodic reconciliations of general ledger, journal, subsidiary accounts, credit card and bank statements;
- Compiles and prepares financial statements, general and subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules;
- Maintains expenditure and budgetary control accounts;
- Maintains check management system, reconciles cash held by the college to pooled cash held by the county controller; prepares cash transfers and loans between funds;
- Maintains and updates asset records; calculates and records capitalization of expenditures and deletion of fixed assets; calculates depreciation expense; prepares payments and maintains records on lease-purchase equipment;
- Prepares grant accounting and prepares required financial reports;
- Maintains complete accounting recordkeeping on state, county and other funding sources;
- Performs cost and rate studies and analyzes cost factors.