"Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting"

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Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting

About the College of Southern Nevada

Founded in 1971 and situated in the greater Las Vegas metropolitan area, the College of Southern Nevada is the most ethnically diverse college in Nevada and the first to receive the HSI designation. We've prioritized providing an affordable, collaborative, and welcoming environment that allows all students to shine. CSN is a fully accredited institution offering hundreds of degrees and certificates in 70 academic programs. CSN proudly hosts students from all 50 states and over 60 countries with a student population that mirrors Clark County Nevada, one of the most diverse counties in the US. More than one-third of our students are first-generation, half are Pell Grant eligible, and nearly three-fourths are part-time.

The College of Southern Nevada, a Minority Serving Institution designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) provides associates and select bachelor's degrees. Consistent with CSN's mission, vision, and values we are passionate about fostering an environment where our highly diverse students achieve, succeed, and prosper.

Job Description

Under the general direction of the Director/Associate Controller of Financial Reporting, this position has professional responsibilities in collecting, analyzing, interpreting, validating, reconciling, and reporting the College's financial data.

The incumbent applies policies and procedures, performs internal review of ledger account transactions, identify discrepancies, resolve issues, develop job aids, and reports unsolved issues to the Associate Controller.

This position serves as the subject matter expert for People Soft to Workday reconciliations. The incumbent coordinates the completion of the month-end PeopleSoft (PS) adjustment journals for the Controller's Office and provides training to new team members on month-end PS entries. This employee serves as the primary contact with NSHE Workday team to resolve issues related to the integration between PS and Workday.

This position is responsible for the assigned tasks for month-end close, year-end close, and annual audit schedules.

This position will also undertake other tasks assigned, including assisting on special projects and serving on college committees.

This position requires consistent and reliable attendance, some travel to other campuses / work sites and evening and weekend work, particularly during peak accounting and reporting cycles.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field from an accredited college/university; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 years of full-time working experience in accounting, including reconciling, analyzing, and reporting financial data.

Preferred Qualifications

• One or more years of working knowledge of fund accounting in higher education.
• Demonstrated experience in research and application of the knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the standards of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) statements or IRS codes.
• One year of full-time work experience with Workday Finance, PeopleSoft, or other RFP systems.

The ideal candidate should possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and TEAMS.
• Advanced skill in Microsoft Excel.
• Working Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the standards of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
• General knowledge of relevant NSHE Board of Regents policies and procedures.
• Working knowledge of the Student Financial module of PeopleSoft Campus Solutions application.
• Working knowledge of College's financial system.
• Ability to research, interpret, and apply internal revenue codes and IRS guidelines.
• Ability to work with a diverse and multicultural workforce.
• Ability to develop PeopleSoft queries to collect, analyze, and report data.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines under strict time constraints.
• Ability to reconcile and research data using Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to perform essential job functions effectively in a virtual work environment.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills.

Salary information:

Administrative Faculty C - The starting salary is $73,982.

This position is contingent upon ongoing and available funding.

Exempt Yes

Full-Time Equivalent 100.0%

This position will be Open until Filled. For full consideration, all application related materials should be submitted by December 11, 2025.

Required Attachment(s)

To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents to your application:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter
• Contact information for three professional references (Name, email and phone number)
• Unofficial Academic Transcripts (Applicants who have earned their degrees outside of the United States must have their educational transcripts evaluated by an approved evaluator if their college or university is not listed in the most recent edition of the Higher Education Directory, published by Higher Education Publications, Inc. If you have any questions regarding this, please reach out to the Human Resources, Talent Acquisition & Classification team)

For more details on this position, please visit our website: My Career at CSN.

To apply, visit https://nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CSN-External/job/CSN---North-Las-Vegas-Campus/Senior-Accountant--Financial-Reporting_R0149639