Assistant Director, Accounting Services (PC)

<div style="text-align: justify">Under the direction of the Director, Accounting Services or assigned supervisor, the Assistant Director, Accounting Services plans, organizes and manages an assigned college or major District-wide accounting program or set of accounts; provide supervision and guidance to assigned staff; perform a variety of complex financial transactions and reporting.</div><div style="text-align: justify">1.Supervise defined accounting functions at the District or College such as cash receipts, accounts payable, fixed assets, accounts receivable, general ledger, Enterprise, Bookstore and Foundation accounting and other record-keeping functions.</div><div style="text-align: justify">2.Assist in establishing and implementing District accounting and financial policies pertaining to the functional areas supervised.</div><div style="text-align: justify">3.Establish working procedures and processes for the functional accounting unit supervised.</div><div style="text-align: justify">4.Interpret District accounting and financial policies.</div><div style="text-align: justify">5.Oversee District Bidding process.</div><div style="text-align: justify">6.Maintain in-depth technical and professional knowledge of the assigned accounting function. Recommends modification to accounting and financial processes.</div><div style="text-align: justify">7.Plan, prioritize and perform a variety of accounting and budgeting functions; communicate with a variety of District, County, State and federal offices and agencies regarding fiscal programs.</div><div style="text-align: justify">8.Provide technical support, training and general backup for accounting operations; plan, prioritize, assign and supervise the work of accounting office staff.</div><div style="text-align: justify">9.Perform full supervisory activities including performance appraisal, discipline, and selection recommendations.</div><div style="text-align: justify">10.Plan, prioritize, assign and direct the work of the accounting staff assigned to specially funded projects; coordinate activities within projects; communicate with a variety of district, county, state and federal offices and agencies regarding specially funded programs.</div><div style="text-align: justify">11.Review, interpret and implement federal, State and District accounting and budget regulations; coordinate, prepare, analyze, audit and monitor financial and fiscal-related reports and claims.</div><div style="text-align: justify">12.Prepare financial and statistical reports for audit preparation, administrative decision support, State and federal reporting.</div><div style="text-align: justify">13.Prepare, monitor and analyze budgets for an assigned set of accounts; review and analyze budgets for compliance to District regulations and State and federal reporting Grants, Categorical, Child Development, and Special Contracts.</div><div style="text-align: justify">14.Maintain income records and monitor the collection of monies due; assure accounts receivable are billed accurately and collected in a timely manner.</div><div style="text-align: justify">15.Maintain general and subsidiary ledger accounts; update control accounts; reconcile and balance accounts; create trial balance.</div><div style="text-align: justify">16.Analyze and approve account transactions; assure fiscal documents are prepared and maintained in accordance with established requirements.</div><div style="text-align: justify">17.Provide instruction, assistance and training to administrators, division chairs, instructors and staff in understanding appropriate accounting methods, financial statements, State and federal Grants, Categorical, Child Development and Special Projects. College account code detail, categorical accounts, system-wide accounting processes and District, State and federal reporting.</div><div style="text-align: justify">18.Supervises the disbursement of loans, scholarships and grants of federal, State and local funds; perform compliance review related to conference and travel requests, payment procedures, reimbursements, audit of travel records, maintenance of travel revolving fund and issuance of credit cards.</div><div style="text-align: justify">19.Maintain and coordinate all accounting and other internal and external requirements for accounting and reporting the District’s Fixed Assets.</div><div style="text-align: justify">20.Perform other position-related duties as assigned.</div><div style="text-align: justify">Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with a major in accounting, business administration, or a related field. [Equivalent: Associate degree and four (4) years of related experience.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•</div><div style="text-align: justify">Four (4) years accounting and business administration experience.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•</div><div style="text-align: justify">Two (2) years increasingly responsible experience in business or governmental accounting.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•</div><div style="text-align: justify">Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and disability backgrounds of community college students and employees.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>Knowledge of:</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify">•Commitment to the California Community College Mission.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•Preparing budget spreadsheets and reports with results of analytical information.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•Methods using statistical analysis for financial information gathering, projecting, and reporting.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•The California Community College’s Budget and Accounting Manual, Government Code, California Code of Regulations, Public, Title V Regulations, and Education Code.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•SCT BANNER Finance System for schools and/or community colleges.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•California school and/or community college accounting and fiscal procedures, budgeting concepts, principles, and practices; principles of supervision and training; and the principles of data processing.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>Ability to:</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify">•Provide leadership in the areas of budget development, budget monitoring, and purchasing.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•Learn and interpret laws, rules, and regulations affecting college accounting and fiscal operations; and to prepare clear, concise, and accurate oral and written reports.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•Assist with budget forecasting and development, procurement standards development and maintenance.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•Communicate effectively orally and in writing.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•Conduct research and analysis, identify trends, and forecast needs.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•Supervise, organize, and review the work of assigned staff.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•Plan and organize work to meet changing priorities and deadlines.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•Provide leadership handling sensitive transactions.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•Ensure compliance with all applicable codes and regulations.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•Demonstrate sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic background of community college students and personnel, including those with physical or learning disabilities.</div><div style="text-align: justify">•Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.</div><br><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><u>SALARY RANGE</u></strong></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><strong style="font-weight: 700">$ 124,831.02&nbsp;</strong><strong style="font-weight: 700">- $ 176,382.96&nbsp; annually</strong></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><strong style="font-weight: 700">Maximum Entry Level Salary:&nbsp;</strong><strong style="font-weight: 700">&nbsp;$131,150.59 annually</strong></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><strong style="font-weight: 700">&nbsp;</strong></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><u>SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS</u></strong></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><strong style="font-weight: 700">First Review of Applications:&nbsp;</strong></strong>Complete application packets will be accepted until the position is filled; but those received by<strong style="font-weight: 700"><strong style="font-weight: 700">&nbsp;August&nbsp;4th, 2026,&nbsp;</strong></strong></span><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">are assured consideration. The College reserves the right to extend time limits or reinitiate the recruitment/selection process at any point.</span></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><br></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><strong style="font-weight: 700">Completed application packet <u>MUST&nbsp;</u>include:</strong></strong></span></div><ul style="padding: 0 0 0 40px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0"><li style="padding: 0; margin: 0"><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;Completed Online Application for Employment form</span></div></li><li style="padding: 0; margin: 0"><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;Current resume</span></div></li><li style="padding: 0; margin: 0"><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;Letter of interest (Cover Letter)</span></div></li><li style="padding: 0; margin: 0"><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Copy of legible transcripts</span></div></li><li style="padding: 0; margin: 0"><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;List of five (5) professional references – Listed on application form</span></div></li></ul><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><br></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">It is the applicant's responsibility to redact (or remove) any personal information from all documents prior to uploading. This includes Social Security Numbers, Date of Birth, and any photos of the applicant.</span></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><strong style="font-weight: 700">Foreign Degree:&nbsp;</strong></strong>Applicants with foreign degrees from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your on-line application.</span></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements.<em style="color: inherit; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.kccd.edu/human-resources/_documents/discrimination-free-work-environment/2021%20EEO%20Plan%20-%20FINAL%20-%20approved%206.10.21.pdf#search=EEO%20Plan%2020212024" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: underline"><em>EEO Plan 2021-2024</em></a></span></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><br></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><strong style="font-weight: 700">Note:&nbsp;</strong></strong>The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, in any of its policies, procedures or practices.<strong style="font-weight: 700"><strong style="font-weight: 700">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kccd.edu/human-resources/discrimination-free-work-environment.html" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: underline"><em>Discrimination Free Work Environment</em></a><em style="color: inherit; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</em></strong></strong></span></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: justify"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><em><strong style="font-weight: 700"><strong style="font-weight: 700">The District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.</strong></strong></em></span></div><br>