• Works with finance colleagues at HKS and across the University to ensure high levels of customer service by providing professional, timely, and accurate financial services.


• Responsible for effective management of team of six HKS accounting Exempt and Non-Exempt staff including hiring and orientation, training and development, workflow and performance management, and the promotion of an inclusive and innovative work environment.


• Establishes and implementes short- and long-range organizational goals, strategic plans, policies and operating procedures.


• Develops implement and monitor accounting control processes and procedures that ensure compliance with University and HKS policies and procedures.


• Ensures accurate and timely financial reporting and adherence to GAAP, including quarterly and annual close reporting.


• Advises HKS leadership on all aspects of financial matters including regulatory and compliance issues.


• Collaborates with University-wide finance leadership to develop accounting processes, policies, procedures and systems.


• Manages administration of HKS payroll and accounts payable, accounts receivable, expense report and other reimbursement processing. Establishes protocols to ensure Departments and Centers process financial transactions in a timely and accurate manner.


• Maintains School's chart of accounts.


• Actively represents HKS at the University level in development of new financial systems and reporting capabilities and designs and manages their local implementation

• Furnishes internal reports, revises and updates reports to be more useful and efficient as necessary. Serves as a resource within HKS in the extraction of data and in the development of useful management reports


• Ensures financial compliance with University policy and procedures, audit and accounting disclosure requirements, and applicable legal rules and regulations.

• Responsible for effective staff management for a group or team of employees, including hiring and orientation, training and development, workflow and performance management, and the promotion of an inclusive and innovative work environment


• Establish and implement short- and long-range organizational goals, objectives, strategic plans, policies, and operating procedures


• Develop accounting and budgetary control processes


• Responsible for control activities including accounting, budgeting and reporting


• Advise leadership on all aspects of financial matters including regulatory and compliance issues


• Envision and plan systems to address organizational challenges


• Collaborate with University-wide finance leadership to develop accounting processes, policies and procedures


• Ensure financial compliance with University policies and procedures, audit and accounting disclosure requirements, and applicable legal rules and regulations

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent work experience required


• Minimum of 10 years' relevant work experience


• Supervisory experience

• CPA Preferred

• Work is performed in an office setting

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