Sr. Associate Director, Internal Controls & Financial Analysis
Princeton University
- Princeton, NJ
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Coordinate the development, documentation and maintenance of business processes that enable both external and internal financial reporting. Maintain business process narratives for internal control assessment purposes.
- Coordinate the annual assessment of internal controls by the external auditors including the management response and follow up to the auditor’s management letter.
- Coordinate the annual SOC 1 review and assessment of internal controls of various external service providers to the University and the implementation of applicable user entity controls.
- Develop internal control policies, best practices, and training materials for F&T organizations.
- Conduct periodic reviews of access to various financial systems to ensure appropriate segregation of duties.
- Coordinate the division-wide development and update of business continuity plans, regulatory compliance matrices, restricted data lists, record retention procedures and other control activities.
- Conduct training sessions in F&T as well as campus partners, as needed, on balance sheet reconciliations.
- Ensure the reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts by their appropriate owners on a periodic basis. Develop a system of tracking, monitoring, and communicating the status of account reconciliations.
- Collaborate with F&T technical team on the implementation and design of an account reconciliation solution for balance sheet accounts.
- Ensure the reconciliation and balancing of accounts with numerous subsidiary, affiliate and student organizations of the University. Ensure the appropriate disposition of old and/or deficit balances
- Responsible for managing a staff of 1-2 accountants. This includes all aspects of staff management such as establishing goals and objectives, providing annual performance appraisals and salary increase recommendations and hiring for open positions when applicable.
- Assist with year-end external financial reporting and analysis.
- Perform special projects in the areas of financial reporting, analysis, and controls, as needed.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 7 to 8 years of public accounting and/or industry work experience.
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP accounting and internal controls.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with close attention to detail.
- Ability to collaborate with other departments, and balance multiple priorities from multiple stakeholders.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including advanced Excel functions.
- Accounting experience with complex not-for-profit organizations and government sponsored programs.
- Master’s degree in business.
- CPA