Assistant Controller
The University of Nebraska Lincoln seeks a highly skilled and detail-oriented Assistant Controller to oversee financial reporting and drive process efficiencies. This critical role ensures accurate financial statements, enhances reporting capabilities, and identifies automation opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the Controller in managing financial processes, ensuring accuracy, and implementing best practices.
- Support student accounts, bursar, audits, and internal controls to uphold sound financial stewardship.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve financial data integrity and reporting accuracy.
- Drive process improvements and automation to enhance efficiency across administrative systems.
- Strong understanding of data and ability to translate to operations.
The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities, or employment.
Minimum Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in accounting or closely related field. Five years of business experience in accounting. Management experience including staff supervision. Thorough knowledge of principles and practices of accounting. Demonstrated ability to utilize data sets in operations, workpapers and financial reporting. Strong verbal/written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Excellent leadership, management, organizational, planning and decision-making skills. Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities are desired.
Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in accounting, ability to write queries through Access and/or SQL. Prior business experience in an institution of higher education. ACPA is preferred.
Pre-Placement Driving Record Review Required: No
Physical Required: No
Commercial Driver's License (CDL) required. Subject to DOT approved pre-employment & random testing for alcohol and controlled substances. - No
Criminal History Background Check Required: Yes
Posted Salary: $90,000/yr. minimum
How to Apply: "Click on "Apply for this Job". You will then either create an application or edit your current application that on file. You will be required to attach your resume, cover letter and list of references as three (3) separate documents in MS Word or PDF format."
For questions or accommodations related to this position contact Lacey Rohe at [email protected] or 402-472-7161.
Job Category (old): Managerial/Professional
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Location (City, State): Lincoln, NE
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding?: No
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Required Documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- List of References
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