"Chief Accountant"

Rhode Island College invites applicants for the full-time position of Chief Accountant in the college’s Office of the Controller. This is a full-time, calendar year, continuing position.

The division of Administration and Finance is responsible for financial and budgetary systems and processes, information services, security and safety, facilities and operations, and capital projects for a 47 building, 180-acre campus.

The Accounting Office collects and maintains the College’s financial data and prepares the year-end financial statements in conformity with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The office performs general accounting, disbursement, non-student billing and collection as well as cash management activities.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field with a major/concentration in Accounting.
• Minimum of five years’ experience working for an organization with a complex, integrated, automated management information system with the ability to prepare and adjust trial balances and financial statements.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in supervising full-time staff.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or Certified Public Accountant.
• Experience in a college or non-profit agency setting.
• Familiarity with fixed assets.
• Experience using PeopleSoft ERP or other enterprise accounting software systems.

Application deadline: Open Until Filled

Proposed starting salary: $90,000-$110,000

For a full job description, which includes additional responsibilities and requirements for the position and application procedures, see https://employment.ric.edu/. Candidates must apply on-line, using Rhode Island College’s PeopleAdmin Applicant Tracking system.

As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity institution that values and is committed to inclusion and expanding the diversity of its faculty and staff, the College invites members of protected classes, including minorities and persons with disabilities, to identify themselves as such at the time of application.