Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

Details:

Posted: October 24, 2025.
Level: Management / Confidential (Executive 2) 
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week (flexible schedule).
Closing Date: Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm (EST) on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

Location:

CT State Community College
185 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051
**This position is not remote**
For more information about CT State Community College and the campus please visit Home - CT State 

CT State Community College Mission:

Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

CT State Community College Vision:

Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut’s citizens and communities.

CT State Community College Equity Statement:

Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

Anticipated Start Date: 

January 2026

Position Summary:

The Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) and Controller is responsible for the development, management and oversight of financial accounting and reporting, internal controls, policies and procedures, cash management, financial systems support, and treasury functions for CT State Community College. The CAO and Controller plays a key role on the financial leadership team in assisting the CFO with long-range strategic financial planning. This includes developing, implementing, and evaluating finance, accounting, audit and risk management objectives for the organization, and measuring the achievement of these objectives against established financial goals. The CAO and Controller is a key liaison between the college, its campuses, the CSCU System Office, internal and external auditors, and regulatory agencies with respect to financial matters.

Example of Job Duties:

Under the direction of the CT State Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer and Controller is responsible for effective performance in these essential duties:

• Oversees all operations of accounting, financial reporting, grant accounting and reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, check writing and treasury functions, compliance, internal controls and other related functions.
• Ensures compliance with system-wide policies and develops, implements and oversees standardized accounting policies and procedures. Provides guidance and operational support to staff regarding accounting policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Prepares and provides year-end financial reports and analyses to the CSCU System Office for the audited CT State annual financial statement preparation. Works with outside auditors during the year-end audit process to ensure compliance with GAAP and GASB standards.
• Develops and implements financial reporting and control systems and procedures to ensure effective and appropriate tracking, management, and reporting on revenues, expenses, treasury and cash flow matters, assets, liabilities, and property. Ensures fiscal and accounting staff throughout the college are applying strong internal controls; takes remedial action when necessary.
• Keeps current regarding legislative developments, GASB and GAAP rules, federal regulations pertaining to higher education finance, CSCU policies and procedures, and other applicable accounting changes. Provides guidance to staff on changes that impact CT State’s fiscal and business operations.
• Assists in the preparation of high-level executive reports and analyses as required for collective bargaining negotiations, BOR initiatives, and other ad hoc requests. Oversees reporting to outside agencies such as the OHE, DAS, OSC and others. Ensures that accurate and consistent data and accounting standards are applied to all reports.
• Oversees and maintains the chart of accounts in consultation with the CSCU System Office.
• Promptly responds to all external and internal