Chapman University Looking for Accounting Supervisor at Orange, CA Full Time

Oversee and process daily financial activity for the general accounting team and hire, mentor, and train new and current staff members.

Responsibilities

Financial Accounting Services

• Oversee and process daily financial transactions (e.g., journal entries, cost transfers, etc.).
• Streamline and automate financial processes and create efficiencies across the Financial Services department.
• Review and prepare balance sheet and other financial reconciliations.
• Manage and assist with month-end, year-end closing process and fiscal year-end audit.
• Research, resolve and explain financial discrepancies and variances in the general ledger.
• Prepare financial reports for senior management and board and assist with year over year financial statement variance analysis.
• Manage and assist with financial system enhancements and testing.
• Establish, update and enhance accounting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting practices.
• Coordinate with university departments to input journal entries, journal entry adjustments and accruals into financial system.
• Manage and assist with plant funding and budget journal entries for ongoing construction and capital project management. Provide reporting and updates to campus constituents.
• Support all other Financial Services departments and other duties as assigned.

Staff Management and Mentorship

• Mentor, train and engage direct reports.
• Meeting with direct reports and campus partners on an ongoing basis to ensure goals are being met and to address any issues, projects and areas of improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or other related area. Minimum 3 years of direct supervisory experience in the accounting and/or finance fields.
• Ability to streamline process and procedures and work with financial systems and IT staff to create system enhancements.
• Must be able to maintain high level of confidentiality.
• Ability to keep staff engaged and performing at an optimal level.
• Ability to work in a high volume, fast-paced office environment.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both written and oral, with a diverse group of individuals at all organizational levels, both inside and outside the University.
• Advanced skills in using Microsoft Word and Excel, with working knowledge of advanced Excel functions (e.g., VLOOKUP’s, PivotTables, SUMIF’s, etc.)
• Ability to meet all month and fiscal year-end deadlines.
• Ability to use standard office equipment, including an automated phone system, copier, fax, and calculator.
• Ability to prioritize duties and multitask when faced with interruptions, distractions, and fluctuating workload. Perform duties with strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy. Solid knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, laws and regulations.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize work with little guidance.
• Ability to perform duties in a timely manner.
• Ability to work effectively independently and as a team.
• Ability to establish and maintain office files.
• Excellent analytical skills to manage and interpret large amounts of data in a clear and concise manner.

Company Description

Chapman University is a nationally ranked institution offering traditional undergraduate and graduate programs in the heart of Orange County, one of Southern California’s most diverse and vibrant regions. The university achieved R2 status in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, a distinction held by just 10 percent of all U.S. universities.

Chapman University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, age, marital status or sexual orientation in the administration of its education policies or any other policies or programs administered by the university.

Chapman University is a nationally ranked institution offering traditional undergraduate and graduate programs in the heart of Orange County, one of Southern California’s most diverse and vibrant regions. The university achieved R2 status in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, a distinction held by just 10 percent of all U.S. universities. Chapman University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, age, marital status or sexual orientation in the administration of its education policies or any other policies or programs administered by the university.