Assistant Controller, Capital Infrastructure & Financial System Operations

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For assistance, please contact the recruitment team at 970-378-3720.

Minimum Hiring Annual Salary:

$84,836.00

Maximum Hiring Annual Salary:

$91,623.00

To attain the maximum annual salary, employee must meet all minimum qualifications plus:

• •5 (five) years of additional applicable work experience and/or degrees higher than minimum qualification degree. Degrees higher than the minimum qualification degree can be used in combination with additional work experience.
• •A combination of related education, on-the-job work experience, certifications and/or licenses that results in a candidate successfully meeting the minimum qualifications of the position, may be considered .

The stated salary amounts are not guaranteed in the event employment ends with Aims during any fiscal year.

Included with Aims Full-time Employment is a generous package of Benefits, most are listed below:

• •Benefits are effective immediately
• •100% employer provided medical & dental coverage employees (employee only option)
• •85% employer provided medical & dental coverage for employee's spouse and/or family
• •Voluntary vision insurance
• •Staff Annual Leave (minimum accrual of 15 days) & Sick (minimum accrual of 12 days)
• •17 paid holidays and 3 personal days each year
• •Summer schedule: 4-day work week - Fridays Off
• •Employer paid long-term disability and life insurance premiums
• •Tuition waiver & reimbursement for employees
• •Tuition waiver for dependents
• •PERA employer (see www.copera.org for comprehensive benefits)
• •Additional supplemental benefits & retirement programs available
• •Access to the PERC (Aims gym) for employee & one guest
• •Free parking on all campuses

Job Description:

Aims Community College actively supports an environment that embraces the College's Mission, Vision, Values and a culture of innovation and care. The College embraces and seeks to hire individuals who want to be a part of this environment and have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position.

The Assistant Controller – Capital Infrastructure and Financial System Operations will serve as the strategic financial steward for Aims Community College, directly managing its multi-hundred-million-dollar capital asset portfolio and designing robust risk-mitigation frameworks to safeguard a rapidly growing institutional footprint. Reporting to the Controller, this high-impact leadership role drives technical compliance with evolving GASB and FASB standards while directly supervising the Grants / Foundation Accountant and a Functional (ERP) Analyst. By bridging the gap between technical accounting, financial systemic workflows, and external audit readiness, this Assistant Controller acts as a vital process architect capable of optimizing the institution’s digital infrastructure and stepping in seamlessly as the official backup to the Controller for system operations, the Foundation’s external audit, and financial reporting matters. Accounting Responsibilities: 25%

• •Manage and track the financial aspects of capital projects, ensuring projects are completed in compliance with financial and reporting standards.
• •Oversee the accurate tracking, recording, and reporting of the college’s fixed assets, including land, buildings, infrastructure, equipment, and vehicles.
• •Maintain depreciation schedules for fixed assets, ensuring proper application of depreciation methods and timely, accurate recording of depreciation expense.
• •Manage the lifecycle of all capital assets, including designing, implementing, and monitoring robust internal control frameworks across the institution to mitigate fixed asset risk and ensure technical compliance with GASB standards.
• •Lead the periodic audits of the College's fixed assets, leases, and SBITAs, verifying physical existence and implementing safeguarding procedures as needed.
• •Interpret and apply Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements for the College, and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) standards for the Aims Foundation division to ensure financial statements and reporting align with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• •Monitor and advise on new accounting updates, such as lease accounting (GASB 87) and subscription-based IT arrangements (SBITA, GASB 96).
• •Comb through dense legal/vendor contracts, extract critical data, and build complex amortization/present value calculation tables.
• •Ensure adherence to federal and state laws, including the Single Audit Act, Cost Principles, and Uniform Administrative Requirements.
• •Work closely with the Controller and Budget Office to create accounting-related business objects in Workday, including cost centers, projects, programs, grants, and other financial dimensions required for accurate tracking and reporting.
• •Work closely with the Controller to identify internal control weaknesses, develop and enforce strong internal control systems, and ensure the accuracy of the College’s financial asset records and reporting.
• •Evaluate current accounting policies, processes, and procedures and identify areas for improvement. Develop and/or update policies and procedures to include appropriate financial internal controls compliance and to ensure business continuity during transitions. Serve as a reference to the College’s constituents for financial policies and procedures.

Financial Analysis and System Optimization: 25%

• •Serve as the functional subject matter expert for the Fixed Assets and Grant modules within the Workday Finance ERP system.
• •Deliver accurate and timely capital budget-to-actual variance reports and asset utilization analysis to executive leadership for strategic decision-making.
• •Assist and support accounting decisions within fixed assets, grants, and the Aims Foundation.
• •Implement rigorous segregation of duties, workflows, and establish clear financial standard operating procedures (SOPs) across departments.
• •Evaluate, design, and continuously improve the College’s internal financial control environment to accommodate the institution’s continuing growth in Net Position.
• •Manage the financial accounting, tracking, depreciation, and disposal of a multi-hundred-million-dollar capital asset portfolio across all Aims campuses.
• •Lead the technical implementation, reporting, and ongoing management of complex accounting standards, including GASB 87 (Leases) and GASB 96 (SBITAs).
• •Coordinate the execution of routine physical inventory verifications of equipment, technology infrastructure, and land improvements to prevent asset misappropriation.
• •Monitor Construction in Progress (CIP) accounts, accurately capitalize projects upon structural completion, and componentize building assets in accordance with institutional guidelines.
• •Optimize the Workday system for asset management and accurate, automated depreciation tracking.

Year-End & Audit Assistance: 25%

• •Work collaboratively with Financial Services staff to evaluate and test bi-annual Workday upgrades for Financial Services, providing recommendations for bi-annual Workday upgrades for Financial Services, and provide recommendations on which updates to adopt within the Workday Finance system.
• •Work collaboratively with all areas of Financial Services to routinely review and update respective Workday Finance system functionality, account posting rules, and busines