Accounting Manager

JOB Join our team as an Accounting Manager that handles various tasks and responsibilities, within a team and community that fosters DEI and growth and development! The Accounting Manager monitors and manages the College’s accounting transactions, to ensure accuracy and compliance with WA State and Federal guidelines.
This position has supervisory responsibility for Accounting, Payroll, Student Financials, Cashier, Travel and Expense, and Print Shop/Mailroom staff.
The pay range for this exempt position is $92,000 to $99,000 Annually.
The priority consideration date for this position is on December 11, 2023.
Additionally, this position will stay open until filled.
Renton Technical College, located southeast of Seattle, has provided quality education in a variety of occupations for over 75 years.
Our professional-technical certificate and degree programs offer entry and mid-level training in the areas of allied health, trades and industry, culinary, business, technology, and automotive.
Our outstanding college & career pathways program with classes in adult basic education, English as a second language, and GED preparation is available to those who need additional preparation before entering a training program and for those who simply wish to improve their math and English skills.
Career Education and apprenticeships degrees round out our offerings.
As an Achieving the Dream and an Aspen Institute top 10 finalist in Community College Excellence, RTC is also proud to be a Military Friendly School, serving those who chose to serve.
Renton Technical College is committed to increasing its cultural diversity with an emphasis on equity and inclusion among its faculty and staff.
The students that we serve come from a variety of backgrounds and are over 60% of color.
We strongly encourage members of historically minoritized groups, veterans, and bi- or multi-lingual individuals to apply for this position to help meet the needs of our diverse students and service district.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES Demonstrate multicultural competence (including an awareness and understanding of historically disadvantaged populations) and create an educational and work environment that affirms commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Support the college's mission by creating a learning and work environment of mutual respect and fairness, while encouraging creative and critical thinking.
Contribute to the appreciation of diversity and foster a climate of multicultural understanding.
Manage financial policies and processes consistent with requirements of the Washington State Auditor’s Office (SAO), Office of Financial Management (OFM), GASB, and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), for all areas of supervision.
Monitor operations of the ctcLink FIN pillar.
Audit and review daily journals to identify errors, and direct staff in making necessary corrections.
Reconcile accounts and prepare general accounting entries as needed.
Manage and provide direction, supervision, guidance, evaluations, and training, to Business Office Accounting staff (AP/AR/GL), Student Financials, Travel and Expense, Cashiering, and the Print Shop Mailroom Operator.
Ensure that processes, analysis, reconciliations, reporting for each group is timely and accurate.
Prepare and/or analyze various reports for management decision making.
Review processes and procedures and make recommendations for improvement to assure compliance with GAAP,GASB, OFM, SAAM, and SBCTC.
Review and approve all refund requests from campus departments.
Assign and review the retention of daily, monthly, and annual reports, and transaction source documentation.
Develop and implement procedures for records management and provide direction to staff on process.
Manage activities for completion of the college’s monthly, annual, and biennial closing processes, with regard to areas of supervision.
Coordinate with the Director of Finance and Budgeting to provide information for audit compliance.
Perform review of college financial statements, with regard to accounting.
Coordinate and communicate fiscal procedures.
Install and maintain fiscal and accounting system controls to meet standards and requirements of state, federal and other organizations.
Assist with work overload, as needed, within the Business Office.
Serve as Bookstore liaison.
Review and reconcile monthly statements and submit for payment.
Searches for efficiencies and takes the lead on projects to document and streamline processes.
Collaborates with other business office staff to maintain and update the department SharePoint site ensuring electronic resources are current and relevant.
Communicate professionally and effectively, both orally and in writing, with college employees, departments, and outside agencies.
Maintain regular attendance and punctuality.
Perform other related tasks as assigned.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION The person hired is required to provide authorization for employment in the United States.
In the interest of providing a healthy, safe and secure educational and work environment, and in order to meet the requirements of federal legislation, it is the policy of Renton Technical College to maintain an alcohol and drug-free workplace for our employees and students.
The person hired is required to provide authorization for employment in the United States.
All offers of employment are contingent to background checks, including employment and required degree/credential verification.
Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment, but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform successfully in the position.
Finalists are required to complete the Sexual Misconduct Disclosure form as required under RCW 288.
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Post offer, pre-employment criminal background checks are also required.
? For questions regarding this position contact Nia Wiliams dwilliams@rtc.
edu 425-235-247 ______________________________________________________________________ EEO STATEMENT: Renton Technical College provides equal opportunity in education and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color national origin, age, perceived or actual physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, creed, religion, honorably discharged veterans or military status, or use of a trained guide dog or service animal, as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act and ADA Amendment Act, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Violence Against Women Re-authorization Act and Washington State Law Against Discrimination, Chapter 49.
60 RCW and their implementing regulations.
The following college official has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Title IX / EEO Coordinator, Vice President of Human Resources 3000 NE 4th Street Renton, WA 98056 (425)235-7873, titleix@rtc.
edu.
Jeanne Clery statement: Notice of Availability of Annual Security and Fire Safety Report: In compliance with Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act of 1998, and as a part of the College's commitment to safety and security on campus, Renton Technical College reports the mandate information about current campus policies concerning safety and security issues, the required statistics, and other related information for the past three (3) calendar years.
Renton Technical College's Annual Safety and Fire Report is available online at: https://www.
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For information on how to access the RTC Daily Crime Log follow this link: https://www.
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We acknowledge that RTC sits uninvited on the ancestral land of the Puget Salish people, including the Duwamish, Suquamish, Snoqualmie, Tulalip, and Muckleshoot Nations.
We are grateful to the original inhabitants of this land, upon which we gather and dialogue.
We also acknowledge our increasingly virtual world, in which RTC’s work is done across multiple indigenous lands, in some cases, away from Puget Salish territories.
We thank the original caretakers of our local lands and waters, who are still here.
Beyond acknowledgment, we each have an obligation to learn about and support our local tribes.
Find out how on our resources page, which includes scholarships for Indigenous students.