"Senior Accountant"

Senior Accountant

Company:
Arapahoe Community College

Job Location:
Littleton, 80160

Category:
Business and Financial Services

Type:
Full-Time

Salary: $69,850.00 - $79,375.00 Annually

Location: Littleton, CO

Job Type: Administrator/Professional-Technical (Full-Time)

Job Number: 00306

Division: Finance & Administrative Services

Department: Accounting

FLSA: Exempt

ACC Careers: Where You Can Move Mountains

Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains sits one of the oldest community colleges in Colorado, Arapahoe Community College. With a rich history of educational excellence, ACC embraces a culture that values diversity, individualized support, and unwavering commitment to student success, without exception.

Job Summary

Arapahoe Community College seeks a detail-oriented Senior Accountant to manage general ledger operations, cash accounts, and capital asset accounting. This role ensures compliance with GAAP, state fiscal rules, and internal controls while supporting fiscal services and supervising staff accountants. This position offers the chance to collaborate with dedicated professionals, uphold rigorous compliance standards, and ensure the integrity of our financial systems. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in a mission-driven environment, we want you on our team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee day-to-day accounting functions, reconciliations, and journal entries
• Monitor and reconcile cash accounts and bank statements
• Manage plant funds and fixed asset inventory controls
• Supervise and review work of staff accountants
• Prepare year-end financial statements and audit schedules

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or closely related field OR an equivalent combination of education and experience will count towards the education requirement but will not count towards the experience requirement below.
• Three (3) or more years of general ledger accounting experience.
• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong communication, analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills.

Preferred:

• Demonstrated knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Demonstrated experience with Banner.
• Experience in fixed assets, including capitalization, depreciation, capital construction, and disposals.

Application Instructions

All applicants must submit:

• Resume
• Detailed letter of interest (cover letter) addressing the job announcement. Please include any experience you may have embedding equity, inclusion, and belonging into your work, see below.

At ACC, we seek to hire candidates who are committed to fostering respectful, welcoming, and supportive environments for all individuals. In your cover letter, please describe how you have worked to create such environments in your current or previous roles, and share what this commitment means to you in your professional practice.

Reach out to us at HRrecruitment@arapahoe.edu if you have any questions.

ACC seeks applicants who understand and have first-hand experience working with diverse populations, which may include but are not limited to, historically marginalized populations such as people of color, LGBTQ+ community members, veterans, first generation graduates, and people with disabilities.