Assistant Controller

To apply for this position please go to the link below:

http://coastalbend.edu/Employment_Opportunities/

If you are interested in helping Coastal Bend students succeed at CBC, please submit an application to join our team. Coastal Bend College (CBC) is a dynamic, success driven Community College that is focused on student success across 10 counties in South Texas with the main campus in Beeville, TX and 3 other centers in Alice, Kingsville and Pleasanton. We are searching for an engaging, passionate, Assistant Controller to help lead our College during this ever-changing Community College environment.

Target start date: 11/10/2025
Employment Type: Exempt
Starting Pay Range: 68,905.00 - 72,350.00
Primary Site Location: Beeville
Open Until Filled

Essential Functions:

Develops, interprets, and implements complex financial and accounting concepts or techniques for financial planning and control by performing assigned duties.

Required Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists the Controller in managing the college’s external audit process to include gathering of requested documents, coordinating on-site field work by the audit firm, preparing audit schedules, and coordinating the resolutions to questions, issues, and observations made by auditors during the entire audit process.
• Responsible for reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, including reconciliations of all college bank accounts, local property tax, and budget transfers.
• Ensures reconciliation of investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll-related liability balance sheet accounts, fixed assets, and grants.
• Maintains capital projects-job cost subsidiary ledger, construction in progress, and determines final building cost for recording in the Fixed Assets system.
• Ensures all cash receipt uploads are entered in the general ledger timely.
• Assists the Controller in preparing year-end journal entries to record adjustments for deferred revenue, allowances for uncollectible accounts, general long-term debt (GLTD), prepaids, and all other appropriate and required adjustments as needed.
• Provides financial analysis and recommendations to the Vice President of Finance and Business Operations to support decision-making.
• Oversee grant and restricted fund accounting to ensure proper tracking and reporting of expenditures.
• Cross-trains accounting staff, as assigned.
• Ensures the general ledger is in compliance with college policies, state and federal guidelines, and generally accepted accounting principles.

Other Duties:

• Assists with the development and review of internal controls.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Travel Requirements:

Occasional travel for training and conferences.

Environment :

While performing the duties of this job, the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Occasional college-wide travel to multiple campuses as assigned. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet/moderate.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Accounting and three to five years job-related experience in financial government.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education Degree Equals Master's Details Equals Master’s degree in Accounting or related Business Administration.

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.