The following position reporting to Jennifer Foutty, Executive Director, Kuali Foundation is being
posted externally. If interested, you must apply online at https://jobs.iu.edu/
Refer to job number #7779.
Director of Accounting, Compliance, and Project Operations - PA3AD
Description and Responsibilities:
Serves as the accountant for the Kuali Foundation; responsible for compliance including tax, regulatory changes, and official reporting; and responsible for project operations for designated Kuali projects.
Qualifications:
REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, information systems, or a related field and four years of accounting, finance, tax, or
directly-related experience.
Demonstrated strong finance, administrative, organizational, and communication skills; ability to quickly develop proficiency with University, Kuali, and external electronic systems; and experience with Quickbooks, GAAP policies and practices, and cash and accrual reporting.
Understanding of tax, regulatory compliance, internal controls, and good accounting practices; excellent grasp of Google Docs; working in "the cloud;. and proficiency with email list tools, newsfeed technologies, listserv, video-conferencing, etc. Willingness to regularly acquire new skills and quickly learn new computer software/applications; outstanding written and oral communication skills; and excellent communication and negotiating skills are essential, as is the ability to effectively and sensitively interact with a culturally diverse constituency.
An "execution mentality" with strong project management skills and willingness and ability to understand, direct and promote the activities of the organization; and ability to evolve and adapt quickly as members and projects change over time.
Preferred: CPA; experience in the Higher Education sector; and experience with Kuali and/or IT projects.
Other: The Kuali Foundation is a non-profit organization responsible for sustaining and evolving administrative software that meets the needs of all Carnegie Class institutions. Its members are colleges, universities, commercial firms and interested organizations that share a common vision of open, modular, and distributed systems for their software requirements. The foundation manages a growing portfolio of enterprise software applications for colleges and universities.
Indiana University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment institution.