Controller

Valley College has doubled in size in the first year under new ownership and we are preparing for more growth.   We operate 3 campuses plus an online division.  Our corporate headquarters is located in a suburb about 1.5 hours from Washington, DC, 15 minutes south of Hagerstown, MD and 30 minutes north of Winchester, VA, in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. We seek a seasoned financial manager/controller with an entrepreneurial spirit to establish the financial foundation for our growth.  This means it’s a small college with big plans and you will have many responsibilities commensurate with a growth organization – some standard operations, like overseeing payables, cash flow management and bank reconciliations - and some more complex and sophisticated, like establishing financial processes, financial forecasting and financial reporting.  As important, you must have the commitment and drive it takes to thrive in a growth environment.  The position reports to the President/Owner of the college.   To qualify for this position, you MUST have 5 - 10 years financial “business" management experience, including preparation of monthly financial statements, GAAP and accrual accounting procedures and financial forecasting.     RequirementsResponsibilities:

• Responsible for all financial operations of the college
• Design/implement financial processes
  • Campus and corporate level
  • Optimize utilization of the campus administrative system (CampusVue)
• Prepare monthly and annual financial statements
• Conduct financial variance analysis (performance to plan)
• Develop short range and long range budgets/forecasts for the college
• Manage annual financial audits as well as prepare periodic regulatory agency reports
• Coordinate financial transactions with Financial Aid for all campuses (A/R management)
• Oversee accounts payable

 Skills/Experience:

• Financial “business management" experience
• GAAP/accrual accounting experience
• Monthly financial statement preparation
• Financial reporting, analysis and management experience
• Expertise in Excel reporting
• Peachtree accounting system knowledge desired
• Education industry experience highly desired
• CampusVue campus administrative system experience  highly desired

 Personal Attributes:

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization and with staff at remote locations essential
• Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation

 

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Country: USA, State: West Virginia, City: Martinsburg, Company: Valley College.