General Statement

The Assistant Comptroller is responsible for managing the day-to-day activity of fiscal operations of the college and supervisor of accounting staff. This includes maintaining, updating, and reconciling the general ledger, supervising accounting transactions and staff, complying with fiscal policies and procedures, assisting in other financial reporting.

Supervision Received

Reports directly to the Comptroller.

Supervision Exercised

Supervises and evaluates Accountants as assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains computerized general ledger, chart of accounts, and accounting records.
• Reviews and approves accounting transactions.
• Monitor the reconciliation of all funds and accounts within the general ledger.
• Ensure that all bank reconciliation including State Treasury accounts are performed and reviewed monthly.
• Review grant proposal budgets to ensure reasonableness, financial viability and compliance with College and sponsoring agency guidelines.
• Oversees the post-award financial and accounting functions for grants and contracts in accordance with federal/state regulation, generally accepted accounting principles and College policies/guidelines.
• Oversees disbursement of all Financial Aid funds to students, review transactions drawdowns and approves journal entries. Responsible for oversight of federal drawdowns and review of the monthly reconciliations.
• Assists in maintaining, research and updating of fiscal policies, internal controls and procedures to ensure compliance.
• Lead report writer through Cognos, PowerBI or other reporting software.
• Assists in preparation of fiscal reports for internal or external constituents.
• Assists in annual audit including assistance in preparation of year-end accounting entries, reconciliations, and schedules.
• Performs fiscal year end closing procedures.
• Oversees records retention and destruction system in accordance with state regulations.
• Assist Comptroller in financial reporting and financial oversight for the Quinsigamond Community College Foundation.
• Supervise and evaluate accounting staff, part-time staff and work-study staff as assigned.
• Actively support the teaching and learning process; practicing honesty and integrity in and out of the classroom; strive to create and support a student-centered environment while fostering academic innovation and excellence.
• Work actively with other areas of the college to ensure a spirit of college wide collaboration, collegiality, civility, and teamwork. Respect the function of dissent in an academic institution while advancing a collegial atmosphere of campus collaboration.
• Embrace the ideals of diversity and inclusiveness and support the equal rights of all people by advancing the understanding and appreciation of differences including age, race, gender, ability, religious convictions, socio-economic status, ethnic heritage, or sexual orientation.
• Provide flexible, responsive and high quality service to all, be they students, community, or staff, and continuously assessing processes and procedures and revising accordingly.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field.
• Minimum of five years related experience in Accounting or related field.
• (3)Three years' supervisory experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications.
• Excellent skills to be well organized, flexible and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to function independently with minimal direct supervision and a focus for content detail and visual presentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Accounting
• Experience in Higher Education financial operations
• Experience with integrated systems.
• Experience with system report writers.
• Proficiency in both oral and written communication skills.

Quinsigamond Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

Quinsigamond Community College will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Diversity, inclusion, and equity are core values at Quinsigamond Community College. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive, respectful, and equitable environment for all students, staff, and faculty. Every member on our college campus enriches our diversity. We support inclusion and are dedicated to ensuring equity in access to opportunities.

Quinsigamond Community College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Members of underrepresented groups, minorities, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and all persons committed to diversity and inclusive excellence are strongly encouraged to apply.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Candidates for employment should be aware that Quinsigamond Community College faculty and staff are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Accordingly, initial employment is dependent upon receipt and verification of full vaccination status records; details of how to fulfill vaccine record verification requirements will be provided during the hire and onboarding process.

QCC requires all students, faculty and staff to be compliant with our vaccination policy. For addition information on COVID19, please visit: https://www.qcc.edu/HealthySafeCampus

Successful applicants will be required to complete a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI/SORI) request.