Senior Manager, Fiscal Services

About the role

The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, seeks a Senior Manager, Fiscal Services to oversee daily financial operations and reporting for the Chancellor’s Office. The position is located in downtown Long Beach, California.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the Fiscal Services and Accounts Payable (AP) Departments
• Support the teams by ensuring work is completed in a timely and accurate manner, with exceptional customer service
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and practices that adhere to and align with CSU policies and accounting standards
• Ensure internal controls to safeguard assets or address all other areas of the control environment, compliance, and data integrity for fiscal services
• Review satisfaction surveys to implement areas for improvement
• Oversee the overall month and year end accounting and accounts payable close processes
• Oversee internal audits for CSU and related entities under area(s) of responsibility
• Work with representatives from public/private entities and handle potentially sensitive situations
• Keep assistant controller informed of department progress and important decisions
• Provide guidance, support, and training to customers
• Deliver training to CO financial and end user community on accounting and accounts payable policies, procedures, systems including changes or updates
• Foster a collaborative working environment with all customers and colleagues
• Develop metrics and productivity indicators for fiscal services and accounts payable activities to continuously improve cycle time and accuracy
• Support Assistant Controller as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, finance, economics, or related field
• 5 years of increasingly responsible accounting experience in a highly centralized public university environment or other closely related fund accounting environment
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in lead or supervisory role
• 3 years’ experience with PeopleSoft financial software
• Extensive knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), internal control methods, and working knowledge of governmental accounting methods
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to supervise varied levels of professional staff including the ability to motivate and enable team to provide exceptional customer service
• Superb verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated experience in developing and completing projects and priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree preferred
• California State University experience