Associate Director of Finance & Administrative Services

Details:

Posted: July 2, 2024
Level: Community College Professional 18, 12-month, tenure track position.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Closing Date: The committee will begin reviewing applications immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, with materials submitted by Wednesday, July 17, 2024, receiving priority consideration.  

Location:

CT State Middlesex 
100 Training Hill Road, Middletown, CT 06457  
**This position is not remote** 
For more information, please visit the campus website or  www.ct.edu/hr/jobs

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: 

Fall 2024

Position Summary:

The Associate Director is responsible for a wide range of accounting, finance and administrative services at a Community College. These services include several functional areas as assigned:

• General accounting management.
• Capital planning.
• Grant accounting.
• Travel and Professional Development.
• Accounts Receivable and Billing.
• Procurement and Accounts Payable.
• Fixed Assets management.
• Other areas and/or duties as assigned.

Example of Job Duties:

Under the direction of the Director, Associate Dean or other Administrator, the Associate Director of Finance & Administrative Services is responsible for the management of the College's financial and physical resources through effective performance in these essential duties:

• Strategic planning
  • develop long range plans and strategies for the development and use of the College’s physical and financial resources.
• Management of financial resources
  • ensure the accurate, timely and effective recording, accounting, reporting and preservation of the College’s financial resources.
• Management of physical resources
  • ensure the accurate, timely and effective recording, accounting, reporting and preservation of the College’s physical resources.
• Management of Administrative Services
  • managing a comprehensive program of services to facilitate the operation of the College for its students, faculty and staff.

In addition to the accountabilities listed above, the incumbent is required to carry out the essential duties of: Attendance and participation at convocation and commencement ceremonies; Service on assigned committees and task forces; Attendance and participation at committee, staff, informational and professional meetings.  These may involve attendance at evening or weekend events.

This posting includes qualifications, experience and skills but is not limited to the full specifications stated in the job description.

Incumbents must possess proven ability to effectively work with a culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and student. They are expected to have excellent oral and written communication skills along with strong Information technology literacy skills such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.)

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in business, accounting, finance or a related area and a minimum of one (1) year of experience in a Fiscal or Business Office and up to two (2) years of supervisory experience.

Incumbents are required to have demonstrated advanced knowledge and abilities in the following: 

• Experience in computer operations.
• Extensive knowledge of the Banner financial accounting systems.
• Expe