Budget & Accounting Senior

Location: Spokane Falls Main Campus

Department: District Budget/Finance Office

Salary Range: $77,249 – $87,325

Starting salary for this position is: $77,249 (Annually)

The salary range represents the earning potential for this position, through training, evaluations and years spent working in this position with CCS.

## About Us 

We are a community college district comprised of two accredited colleges, Spokane Community College (SCC) and Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC). In addition to serving a large urban and suburban population in greater Spokane, the district provides educational services to rural communities throughout a 12,302 square-mile region in Eastern Washington. This region includes all of Spokane, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry, and Pend Oreille Counties, as well as portions of Lincoln County.

Both colleges of CCS are accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and governed by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. PST on 10/08/2024. The application process will not be available after this time. To ensure consideration make sure your application is completed and submitted as soon as possible. Applications will only be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. on the closing date.

## About the Budget & Accounting Senior

Under the general direction of the Chief Financial Officer and the District Director of Budget and Planning, the Budget and Accounting Senior position is a member of the Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS) Budget and Planning team. The role serves as a senior accountant and budget manager responsible for accounting, budgeting, control and planning of an assigned college or central administration departmental financial operations.

This position assists administrators and managers with financial accounting related to resources, including expenses, budgets, revenue, and staff positions. The Budget and Accounting Senior ensures compliance on all fiscal matters with state, federal, district and college policies, procedures, laws, regulations and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).

This position assists in preparing organizational and district budgets, creating revenue and expenditure projections, posting accounting transactions, developing business and accounting processes, preparing regular and ad hoc reports, conducting research and analysis to correct problems or provide information, and providing budget and expenditure advice and assistance to appropriate managers and staff.

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Assist administrators and appropriate staff in managing the accounting and budgeting aspects of department fiscal operations and budget planning processes. Ensure consistency with district planning and budget allocation processes and ensure proper utilization of resources and funds.

Collaborate as a member of the CCS Budget and Planning team, to supp