Accounting Group Supervisor

cash management, financial reporting, and general ledger operations to support the strategic and fiscal goals of the institution.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Oversee daily cash management activities, including monitoring cash flow, liquidity levels, and banking activity and prepare cash flow forecast.
• Manage short-term and long-term investment portfolios in accordance with institutional policies and state regulations and ensure compliance with the Public Funds Investment Act (PFIA) and coordinate required training and reporting.
• Supervise monthly close activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Develop and maintain closing calendars, workflows, and communication protocols across departments.
• Lead the year-end financial close process and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) preparation, ensuring deadlines are met and financial statements comply with external and institutional standards.
• Prepare and review year-end schedules, footnotes, and supporting documentation for financial statements.
• Oversee development and implementation of improved year-end reporting processes and internal controls. Coordinate with internal departments, auditors, and external stakeholders during annual audits.
• Supervise, train, and mentor staff within the Cash Management and Accounting teams and assign tasks, review work, and provide ongoing performance feedback and coaching.
• Promote a collaborative, service-oriented work environment that supports departmental and institutional goals. Assist in hiring, onboarding, and professional development planning for team members.
• Ensure compliance with College, state/federal, and other pertinent regulations and policies. Maintain awareness of changes in industry and state/federal regulations.
• Carry out duties and responsibilities with limited supervision. Makes decisions and establishes work priorities on essential procedure-oriented operations.
• Travel throughout the college district, as needed.
• Supervise Cash Management financial analyst, accountant and accounting specialist positions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required; Master degree is preferred.
• At least four (4) years of accounting experience required.
• Experience with Workday ERP system and financial reporting is preferred.
• Experience in a higher education institution and supervisory experience preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of accounting principles and practices, including complex calculations across multiple funding sources, and the ability to prepare and present financial analysis of funds clearly and concisely.
• Proficient in the preparation of worksheets using Excel.
• Familiarity with accounting functions and compliance with laws pertaining to assigned functions.
• Proficient with ten key by touch.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to constant change and periods of fast-paced, high-intensity work situations.
• Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed; willing to travel throughout the college district using own means of reliable transportation.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Security Sensitive position: All applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
• In addition, subject to a federal background check.
• Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver's license and proof of liability insurance.

Physical Requirements

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending the leg and spine.
• Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make the discrimination sound.
• Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. It occurs considerably and requires substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, including the ability to convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Sitting or standing, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist. It occurs considerably and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Close visual acuity to perform tasks such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal, and extensive reading.
• Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Organization

Founded in 1993, South Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and offers more than 120 degree & certificate options, including associate degrees in a variety of liberal art, social science, business, math, science, technology, advanced manufacturing and allied health fields of study. Additionally, South Texas College is the only community college in the State of Texas to offer four baccalaureate degrees. South Texas College has a faculty and staff of more than 2,700 to serve the college's five campuses, two higher education centers, and one virtual campus.

Since 2000, the Dual Credit Programs has served over 100,000 high school students at 70 high school sites, saving families over 200 million dollars in tuition.

South Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the Baccalaureate and Associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of South Texas College.