"Higher Education Fiscal Coordinator"

Higher Education Fiscal Coordinator

University of Colorado Denver

Position Summary:
This position serves as the central point of communication and coordination between the Department of Higher Education (DHE), Governing Boards' staff and their institutions, and the State of Colorado on fiscal issues that impact multiple institutions to ensure consistency.

This position reports to the Executive Committee which is composed of two representatives from the Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) group and three representatives from the Financial Advisory Committee (FAC). The FAC is comprised of all the governing board Controllers.

This position is exempt from the State of Colorado Classification system.

Where You Will Work:
Applicants must be Colorado residents or able to relocate to Colorado within a month of starting employment with University of Colorado System Administration.

Remote - this role is eligible to work remotely within Colorado.

Please note, leadership may adjust in-office work requirements with a minimum of three months' notice before any change can be implemented.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

1. Serve as the central point of contact and coordination on State fiscal issues on behalf of the Higher Education (HE) CFOs and the FAC, including:
   • Chair the Financial Advisory Committee (FAC), which generally meets monthly, or more often as needed.
   • Inform the FAC and CFOs on State-related fiscal policies and their impact on HE and recommend related HE policies.
   • Collect and validate information from HE institutions in order to respond to inquiries from State agencies from within the executive branch of the government.
   • Negotiate and/or mediate issues between HE institutions and State agencies as directed by the FAC or the CFOs.
   • Provide information on HE accounting practices and financial reporting structure to the State as requested.
   • Facilitate coordinated HE responses to the State agencies related to proposed new/changes to State fiscal policies.
   • Participate in Statewide committees on behalf of HE institutions that address issues that impact multiple institutions or address specific issues.
   • Advise about proper Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) classification of HE activities and data, including how to change reporting if enterprise status is lost, and maintain the HE TABOR guidelines.
   • Perform analysis of the annual Statewide Indirect Cost Allocation Plan (SWICAP) focusing on equitable allocation of state costs to HE institutions
   • Reconcile the Annual Budget Data Book submissions.
2. Serve as Subject Matter Expert on HE institutions' use of the State of Colorado's general ledger system, Colorado Operations Resource Engine (CORE), due to HE's limited use of CORE compared to other state agencies. This includes:
   • Primary technical resource for HE institutions' questions or concerns using CORE. This position serves as a general HE Help Desk.
   • Develop and implement policies to ensure consistency and accuracy of HE's financial information in CORE.
   • Coordinate and respond to all requests to increase and/or change the amount or nature of information presented in CORE.
   • Serve as HE's representative in the decision-making process relative to development of or changes to CORE.
   • Serve as the back-up CORE security administrator for every HE institution, and has access to maintain central tables for HE institution appropriation units; coordinate reports, interfaces, and extracts.
   • Use the CORE financial reporting tool, infoAdvantage, to run reports from the CORE database as requested
   • Collaborate with the staff from OSC on the budget set up in CORE to record the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Work with OSC staff to build appropriation units to record budget for new appropriated capital construction and controlled maintenance projects each year.
   • Create "feed" codes for all new capital and controlled maintenance projects
   • Monitor consistent use of the CORE HE Chart of Accounts.
3. Provide training, including:
   • Develop and provide specific training on how HE institutions operate state-funded and split-funded capital construction and controlled maintenance projects in CORE, as well as how to balance and reconcile project financial information between CORE and institutional financial systems.
   • Coordinate the HE Open/Close training each year with Office of the State Controller (OSC) staff.
   • Develop the training agenda and material for the annual FAC HE Accounting Forum meeting.
   • Coordinate the HE track of training at the annual State Employees Leading Colorado (SELC) conference.

What We Offer:

Salary: The anticipated hiring range has been established at $135,000-$145,000.

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Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in the field of Accounting, or a related field...
• Five years or more experience with Higher Education accounting and reporting...

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in the field of accounting...
• An active Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Experience working with accounting and reporting standards established by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
• Experience with the State of Colorado's general ledger system (CORE).
• Experience working with State of Colorado fiscal rules and procedures and TABOR...
• Experience negotiating/mediating issues between governmental agencies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
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