Division VP Controller

The Vice President, Division Controller plays a critical leadership role in the financial management of the division, working in close partnership with the Division President and the Senior Vice President of Finance. This position is responsible for overseeing the division’s accounting operations, including General Accounting, Campus Accounting, Fixed Asset Accounting, and Accounts Payable. Additionally, the role includes oversight of student collections and the accounting processes related to Financial Aid.

Pay Range: $158,000.00 - $180,000.00

What We Offer: 

• Tuition Waiver: Enjoy a tuition waiver after 6 months of employment for you AND your immediate family offered at UTI and Concorde campuses
• Paid Time Off: Competitive paid time off programs for employees (Vacation, Sick, Flexible)
• Retirement Matching: 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions after 90 days
• Paid Parental Leave: 4 weeks of paid leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents to bond with a new baby
• Competitive Insurance: Health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your dependents
• Pet Insurance: Competitive coverage for your furry family members through ASPCA
• Health Plan Enrollment: Eligibility starts first of the month following completing one full month of employmen

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Division accounting team which is comprised of division specific general accounting, campus accounting, fixed asset accounting, and accounts payable processing
• Oversee and conduct the month-end close process for the division, ensuring that all transactions, assets and liabilities are properly recorded for the division each month
• Design and implement accounting systems and processes to effectively and efficiently process financial transactions
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement by championing new technologies to facilitate a more streamlined month-end close process
• Interface with IT on all systems and software feeding the general ledger, accounts payable and payroll
• Develop, analyze, and interpret accounting information in order to measure the division’s operating results in terms of profitability, capital spend, performance against budget, along with other matters affecting the fiscal soundness and operating effectiveness
• Oversee the accounting for Financial Aid and student collection efforts
• Collaborate with the division President and SVP of Finance in establishing major economic objectives and policies and prepares reports that outline the division’s financial position in the areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and future operations
• Monitor and advise on major contracts, campus and new initiative performance, new investments, and other strategic activities to ensure accounting policies are properly accounted for and contemplated as appropriate
• Support financial audits by independent accounting firms
• Provide the division management team with the appropriate financial and operating information
• Establish/maintain a high performance team of professional, motivated and engaged staff utilizing effective training, performance management and career-development activities while leading them to achieve established business results and performance metrics
• Recognizes and rewards employee contributions and achievements
• Other duties as assigned

Education / Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance, or related field (required)
• CPA License (required)
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in senior level accounting positions (required); Increasing levels of responsibility (preferred)
• Four (4) years recent Vice President of Accounting or Controller experience (preferred)
• Knowledge of SEC rules and/or Acquisition Accounting (preferred)
• Experience leading and managing a large team (required)
• Specific experience in companies dealing with annual revenues exceeding $500 million (preferred)

Skills

• Advanced technical proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) for financial modeling, reporting, and presentations
• Experience with enterprise financial systems and tools, including PeopleSoft, FloQast, OneStream, and UKG, with the ability to optimize processes and drive efficiencies
• Set department-level strategic direction and influences organizational priorities
• Anticipate complex problems and proactively addresses them
• Build strong relationships through insight, empathy, and presence
• Communicate vision and priorities with clarity and inspiration
• Demonstrate exceptional listening, influencing, and negotiation skills
• Lead enterprise-wide initiatives and large-scale presentations
• Create accountability frameworks to ensure sustained performance
• Champion the use of technology, data, and systems for innovation
• Make impactful decisions with minimal oversight
• Anticipate future trends and translate insights into strategic breakthroughs
• Develop people to achieve both personal and organizational goals
• Foster a motivating environment that drives high performance
• Adapt style and approach to meet evolving demands in real time

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Able and willing to:
  • Communicate, think, learn, and reason
  • Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to process transactions, store documents, enter data, or perform assigned tasks
  • Safely ambulate and/or maneuver when on-site at Company locations
  • Demonstrate and utilize active listening, inductive reasoning, information ordering and category flexibility
• Ability to use good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are essential and multiple projects are worked simultaneously
• Ability to gain, understand and apply information and data as it relates essential functions of the position
• Ability to foster long-term relationships with stakeholders
• Ability to lead financial transformation initiatives, streamline processes, and implement technology solutions for greater efficiency and accuracy
• Ability to make sound financial and operational decisions in high-stakes or rapidly changing environment.

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