Director of Accounting

FLSA Status

Exempt

Earliest Start Date

Immediately

Salary

Salary commensurate with experience

Hours per Week

40 hours weekly

Hiring Department

Controller

Required Application Materials

A resume and letter of interest is required to apply. Candidates under final consideration will also be required to submit professional references, college degree information, and employment history to an online third-party vendor.

About Us

For more than 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans — and people all over the world — through education, health care, and research. The System consists of nine academic institutions, four health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration. The institutions of the UT System employ more than 160,000 faculty, health care professionals, researchers, support staff, and student workers.

The UT System Administration is primarily based in Austin, Texas. It supports the missions of the System’s thirteen institutions by providing financial, legal, planning, purchasing, government relations, communications, development, and other central services. Serving a growing state, the UT System Administration strives to provide a welcoming, supportive work environment that embraces different perspectives - not only because it enables the organization to be stronger, creative, and thoughtful, but because it is the right thing to do. To that end, UT System Administration embraces state laws on military and former foster children employment preferences.

Purpose of Position

Leads/facilitates financial reporting, analytics, and accounting functions for the U.T. System Administration and institutions.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for the management and implementation of all GASB pronouncements for 13 institutions and System Administration.
• Manages the consolidated annual financial report preparation process for 13 institutions and system administration, including restatements for all GASB specific requirements.
• Works closely with external consultants and auditors to ensure appropriate research has been completed for all current and future GASB pronouncements. Informs, corresponds, and facilitates communication with U. T. institutions, the State Comptroller, external auditors, and key state agency stakeholders.
• Reviews, interprets, and ensures compliance with GASB requirements.
• Provides and coordinates training workshops for 13 institutions, specific to GASB requirements.
• Manage direct reports and work to allocate tasks evenly across the team; identify cross-training and succession planning opportunities; responsible for driving team performance and professional development of individual contributors; conducts performance discussions and annual appraisals for investment accounting team.
• Consistently communicates and collaborates with cross functional teams within System Administration and the 13 institutions.
• Responsible for identifying innovative methods that will streamline financial reporting capabilities.
• Designs, executes, and monitors effectiveness of a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, financial information is reliable, and applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures are followed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
• 10 years or more of experience in the accounting, finance, financial reporting and/or auditing field

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA
• Core Competencies: Manages ambiguity, action oriented, communicates effectively, collaborates, manages complexity.

Working Conditions

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Uses standard office equipment
• Requires occasional evening or weekend hours

Additional Information

The standard retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. However, the incumbent of this position may elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. Participation in either TRS or ORP is mandatory.

A background check will be conducted on applicants under final consideration. The background check may include any or all of the following: criminal history check, prior employment verification, education verification, professional references check, and motor vehicle records check. Background checks are conducted by third-party vendors. Upon request from the third-party vendor, candidates under final consideration must provide the required information for the background checks to be completed.

EO/AA Statement

The University of Texas System Administration is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees in all terms and conditions of employment. U. T. System will provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws.

For information on accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact the Office of Talent and Innovation at [email protected] .