Job Description

Under the general supervision of the Vice President (Administrative Services) and the Assistant Vice President (Comptroller), the Manager of Fiscal Operations (WCC) participates and assists in the direction, coordination and implementation of short and long range fiscal policies, programs and procedures in an assigned area of the management of fiscal operations of Westchester Community College, monthly, quarterly and year-end financial close, forecasts and projections, grant analysis, capital project analysis, reserve analysis, year-end accruals and adjustments, working with NYS and independent auditors, and preparation of financial statements. Supervision is exercised over professional and technical staff.

The successful candidate:

• Manages and coordinates assigned areas of fiscal operation of the college such as accounts payable; budget; general accounting; revenue accounting, grant reporting and accounting, payroll accounting, capital projects reporting, etc. by supervising, planning and implementing financial policy and procedure;
• Serves as an integral role in the preparation and compilation of the college's year end closing and annual financial audits, including conferring with auditors on financial and operational matters;
• Ensures that methods used in accounting, budgeting, auditing and analysis are consistent with college, county and SUNY policies and procedures and in compliance with regulatory standards;
• Supervises and/or participates in preparing financial and statistical statements which include revenue and expense reports, operational status reports, cash flow management and cost control procedures;
• Establishes, modifies, and maintain financial management systems to ensure effective reporting;
• Keeps abreast of any changes in standards with defined areas such as accounting, budgeting, finance, payroll, auditing and analysis to convey information, and procedural changes to team;
• Evaluates financial and statistical reports to plan for short- and long-term operational needs;
• Manages and prepares the departmental budget by coordinating the compilation and reporting of data, evaluating data and updating monthly forecasts;
• Maintains effectual communication with teams to effectively monitor expenditures, and in preparing the annual budget;
• Provides essential information regarding financial policies and procedures to departmental managers and personnel to maintain consistency in relation to overall operations of the College, and acts as a departmental representative on matters relating to fiscal operations;
• All other duties, as assigned.