DESCRIPTION

The Finance Department is hiring a Controller to lead the Controller’s Division for CBJ! The CBJ Controller’s Division is a complex division of Finance providing a variety of services to CBJ Departments, vendors, and employees. The Controller works with the Accounting Manager, Accounts Payable Supervisor and Payroll Manager to ensure accurate processing and reporting of financial transactions, as well as timely and accurate payments to CBJ vendors and employees. The Controller manages and oversees the end-of-year transactions and creation of the audited financial statements (ACFR and Single Audit).

 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR CBJ seeks a demonstrated leader with extensive experience in accounting and financial management, preferably in local, state, or federal government. The CBJ Controller’s Division is a technology-driven organization, and desirable candidates will have extensive experience with technological innovation and automation of financial and administrative functions. Furthermore, CBJ’s Controller’s Division is a fast-paced environment, and a successful Controller must thrive in resolving complex customer service and accounting challenges. The consequences of errors is exceedingly high, and successful candidates will have demonstrated a track record of diligence and accuracy. Experience in developing accounting policies, implementing GASB statements are highly desirable — but not required. All candidates with demonstrated leadership and extensive accounting and financial management experience will be considered. Private sector candidates without government experience will be considered. Education and certification as a professional accountant are highly desirable, but not required. Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate their leadership capacity, problem solving skills, and their ability to inspire their team to deliver superior customer service, as well as collaborate effectively with their Finance Division Manager peers.

 

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM

In this position, you will be fortunate to work with hard-working and passionate individuals who desire to perform their functions well. The team is diverse and requires nimble leadership to ensure consistent and high performance. The work is varied and interesting. In this position, you will work with individuals across the City, School District, as well as outside entities such as auditors, system administrators and vendors.

 

WORKING HOURS AND LOCATION

This position works Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Your office would be downtown Juneau in the Muni Way building next to City Hall.

 

DESCRIPTION OF WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Under limited direction of the Finance Director, the incumbent manages the eleven-member Controller Division through three direct reports. Responsibilities include accurate recording and reconciliation of financial transactions, journal entries, budget-to-actual analysis, payroll, vendor payments, P-Card transactions and reconciliations, travel reimbursements, fund accounting and grant management. CBJ has one component unit (Juneau School District) and the regional hospital that maintain their own financial records that rollup into the larger City and Borough financial statements. Issues and financial transactions cross functional areas within Finance. Regular communication and collaboration particularly with the Budget Manager, Purchasing Officer, and Treasure are essential.

 

 

The successful candidate will provide strategic direction and leadership to the Controller Division and ensure Controller operations are efficient, follow best practices and meet the needs of both the departments and the residents/ customers/ vendors of the City and Borough of Juneau. They will ensure information from Controller activities are provided to the Finance Director and other Division Managers in a timely manner. Additionally, the Controller works through Division Leadership to administer, review, and update, the policies, and procedures for the professional administration of a variety of accounting, accounts payable, payroll, financial and reporting functions. Collaborate with the Finance Director, Budget Manager and Treasurer to ensure proper information sharing, process integrations, and caring for the completeness of financial management as well as compliance with GAAP, GASB, Federal and State of Alaska regulations and the CBJ Charter and Code.

 

The current ERP System (Infor Lawson) is reaching the end of life and is expected to be upgraded in the next 1-3 years. The Controller will play a vital role in implementing, testing, and training the solution. The Controller’s expertise and span of control will require their participation in other CBJ system upgrades and implementations.

 

Education

Graduation from an accredited college with a major in accounting, business administration or public administration with course emphasis in accounting or closely related field.

 

Experience

Five (5) years of full proficiency professional accounting experience;

 

or

 

Three (3) years of full proficiency professional accounting experience, AND registration as a Certified Public Accountant.

 

Substitution: Additional graduate level education in accounting may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis for up to one year of experience.

 

Looking for: the above education/experience in years; but will accept financial experience (financial analyst, budget analyst) with a strong understanding of accounting. Need a strong leader and manager that can provide energy, experience, wisdom, and creativity to the Controller’s Division. We need to move our organization forward in processes and methods (and systems) from small town and informal ways to some maturity and formality (we don’t have to get crazy!!). Need to empower the team, create expertise, succession experiences and training as well as document processes and create policies. I need to restore trust in leadership, and confidence that a leader can listen, respond, teach, and grow the team.