Job Description

With three campuses along Colorado’s Front Range, Front Range Community College is the state’s largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities.

Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities. FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the “Top Online Colleges” in the country by Newsweek.

One of FRCC’s main goals is to offer educational excellence for everyone. The college’s strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environment—one where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCC’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision-making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body.

The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive.

FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. We’re looking to hire people who share these values—along with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.

Who You Are

As the Senior Accountant you will work under the general supervision of the Assistant Controller with general accounting functions including the preparation of reconciliations, period closes, projections, reports, general ledger research, analysis, and accounting for construction maintenance projects. In this position you will know and apply accounting theory and principles, recommend accounting policy and procedural changes, and ensure observance of professional standards and state rules including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Governmental Accounting Standards, Higher Education Accounting Standards, State Fiscal Rules, CCCS and College procedures, financial aid and grant rules, and other regulations and guidance.  In addition, as the Senior Accountant you will have direct supervision of classified staff. 

This position has the opportunity to work remotely up to four days per week but does require an occasional campus presence and may need to travel to all three campuses periodically.  

Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment. Also, Front Range Community College is an E-Verify employer.

SALARY: $72,420-$76,041/annually

The salary range reflects the minimum and maximum starting salary for the position.   When determining the starting salary for a new employee, FRCC takes into consideration a combination of the selected candidate's education, training and experience as it relates to the requirements of the position, as well as the position's scope and complexity, internal pay equity and external market value.

BENEFITS: Please click here to find more information about APT & Faculty Benefits

SELECTION PROCESS: Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of March 31, 2025.  This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions.  

Preliminary screening will be made based on completed application package submitted by candidate. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with requirements, qualification and responsibilities of the Senior Accountant.

 

Primary Duties

 

Strategic Management:

• Develops and implements strategic plans, objectives, and priority initiatives for the accounting unit.

Leadership & Supervision:

• Supervises, coaches, and develops the Accounting Technicians. Hires, manages, and trains staff; reviews and approves work; monitors and approves hours worked. 
• Supports and develops a positive department culture that embraces quality, process efficiency, innovation, trust, equity, inclusion, and diversity. 
• Formulates solutions to accounting issues encountered by staff.  

General Accounting:

• Maintains internal accounting controls and day-to-day accounting processes to ensure accurate and timely accounting data is produced and recorded in accordance with standards and rules established by professional, Federal, and State governing bodies. These processes include but are not limited to: 

• • Maintenance of capital construction projects schedules, Funds and Orgs, encumbrances, related vendor payments and year-end capitalization and reporting. 
  • Provide analysis of the General Ledger: including postings from subsidiary Accounts Payable, Payroll, Fixed Assets, and Student Financial Aid systems, journal entry review and approval, and journal entry preparation. 
  • Analyzes, monitors, and clears diagnostic and exception reports. 
  • Oversees purchase order requisitions and college wide asset inventory. 
  • Completes month-end and quarterly accounting duties including preparation of various account reconciliations and schedules. 
  • Prepares year-end accruals, adjustments and schedules for the annual audit, State of Colorado compliance and financial reporting. 
  • Maintains, reconciles and records banking activities for all bank accounts.  
  • Acts as primary contact for bank on issues and questions.  
  • Provides back-up for direct staff major duties.  

Collaboration and Department Support:

• Assists Facilities Planning and Management with project tracking.  
• Assists in surplus pick-up process. 
• Assists in records retention process. 
• Assists in other department functions such as payables and receivables. 
• Represents department and college at internal (campus and division) and external meetings and as part of various assigned committees.  
• Analyzes and resolves accounting report issues for college personnel. Provides training as needed. 

 

Required Competencies

 

• Generally Accepted Accounting Skills: Know and apply accounting theory and principles, recommend accounting policy and procedural changes, and ensure observance of professional standards and state rules. 
• Communication Skills, oral and in writing: Communicate with staff and external customers regarding policies and guidelines. Provide training to staff regarding restricted funds policies, rules, and guidelines. 
• Interpersonal Skills: Build relationships. Respond to customer inquiries in a timely and professional manner. Manage difficult conversations with customers and vendors. Ensure equitable accounting processes are in place, as they relate to restricted funds. 
• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: Research and work with customers to resolve accounting issues. Apply proper accounting principles to help ensure FRCC remains compliant with grant rules, Higher Education Accounting Standards, State Fiscal rules, regulations, and guidelines.  
• Self-Management Skills: Handle daily work challenges confidently, is willing to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity and rapid change. Show resilience in the face of constraints, frustrations or adversity and demonstrates flexibility. Act with integrity and develops oneself. 
• Operational Planning: Have an understanding and knowledge of the college's various strategic plans and understand how your work supports each of them.  Understand the department's expectations to find proactive ways to support the goals of the department.    
• Equity Mindedness: Learn to view department operations through an equity lens. Be willing to call attention to processes that lead to inequity.  Understand the College's equity goals and how your role supports FRCC's ability to achieve those goals.
• Mission, Vision & Values: Embraces the mission, vision and values of FRCC. Understands the importance of the work that you do to support institutional goals.   
• Mentoring & Coaching: Provides mentoring and coaching to others and seeks mentoring and feedback to improve own performance. 

 

Qualifications

 

Required Education/Training & Work Experience:

• Graduation from a college/university with a bachelor’s degree in accounting or closely related field and one year of professional accounting experience 

OR  

• Associate degree and 3 years of professional accounting experience 

OR

• Valid licensure and five years of professional accounting experience 

AND

• Experience with computerized accounting systems, spreadsheet, and word processing applications

• Knowledge/ability to operate standard office equipment 
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments of the College, students and government agencies
• Ability to analyze complex systems and make recommendations
• Knowledge of standard business practices and policies including budgeting and planning 

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