Controller

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• Job Classification:** Staff
• Full-Time/Part-Time Status:** Full-Time
• Contract Duration:** Full-Time Regular Employment
• Compensation** Pay Grade 14 (\$66,914 - \$108,735 salary)
• Pay Amount:** Pay Grade 14 (Annual Salary Rate: \$66,914 - \$108,735)\
  
  

Actual compensation offered will be based on the candidates relevant

education and experience and determined within the approved salary range

and available budget.

• Location:** Main Campus
• Reporting Relationship:** Vice President of Operations
• Job Description:\
• [Controller PD
  
  

9.2026](https://manhattantech.edu/sites/default/files/2026-09/controller-job-description-_-sept-2026.pdf)

Primary Accountabilities

Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, the Controller serves as

the Colleges senior accounting officer and provides hands-on expertise

for accounting, financial reporting, compliance, cash management, grants

accounting, and internal controls. The position is responsible for the

accuracy and integrity of the general ledger; timely monthly and

year-end close; preparation of financial statements and required

reports; audit coordination; and compliance with generally accepted

accounting principles, Governmental Accounting Standards Board

requirements, applicable laws, Board policy, and institutional

procedures. The Controller serves as the primary financial advisor to

executive leadership, providing day-to-day financial analysis, budgeting

support and key financial information to inform long-range forecasting

and other high-level financial decisions. The Controller supervises the

Business Office Accounting Manager, who oversees the accounts payable

and accounts receivable functions, to ensure accurate, timely, and

well-controlled daily business office operations.

Primary Responsibilities

**Accounting Leadership & Financial Reporting**

• Maintain the integrity of the Colleges accounting records and chart
  
  

of accounts, including the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers.

• Lead monthly and fiscal year-end closing processes, including
  
  

preparation, review, and approval of journal entries, accruals,

reconciliations, and supporting schedules.

• Prepare accurate and timely financial statements, budget-to-actual
  
  

reports, cash reports, and other financial analyses for executive

leadership, auditors, regulators, and other authorized users as

needed.

• Provide accounting data, historical trends, variance explanations,
  
  

and technical guidance to support executive leadership in annual

budgeting, multi-year forecasting, capital planning, debt analysis,

and financial decision-making.

• Implement and maintain accounting policies, procedures,
  
  

documentation standards, and closing calendars that promote

accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and accountability.

**Financial Operations & Cash Management**

• Reconcile or review reconciliations of all College and Foundation
  
  

bank and investment accounts; investigate and resolve discrepancies

promptly.

• Monitor daily cash activity and liquidity, execute approved cash
  
  

transfers, and provide reliable cash-position information to the

Vice President of Operations and other members of executive

leadership as appropriate.

• Review accounting entries, payment activity, receivable activity,
  
  

and reconciliations for proper authorization, coding, documentation,

and compliance with budgetary and legal requirements.

• Maintain accurate fixed-asset accounting records, capitalization and
  
  

depreciation schedules, and related reconciliations in accordance

with GASB standards and institutional policy.

• Partner with the Business Office Accounting Manager to establish
  
  

effective transaction workflows, review controls, cross-trainin ,

and timely completion of accounts payable and accounts receivable

processes.

**Compliance, Audit & Internal Controls**

• Perform routine accounting analysis of internal controls that
  
  

safeguard assets, support reliable reporting, provide appropriate

segregation of duties, and ensure compliance with federal and state

law, Board policy, GAAP, and GASB requirements.

• Serve as the primary accounting liaison for annual audits of the
  
  

College and Foundation; prepare schedules, coordinate supporting

documentation, respond to requests, and lead remediation of audit

findings.

• Prepare or review required federal, state, and local financial and
  
  

tax reports and retain complete supporting records.

• Monitor changes in accounting standards and regulatory requirements
  
  

and recommend necessary changes to executive leadership on best

accounting practices, systems, and documentation.

**Grants, Foundation & Student-Related Accounting**

Maintain accurate grant accounting records, review expenditures for

allowability, reconcile grant activity, support drawdowns and reporting,

and coordinate with grant owner