Assistant or Associate Controller - Fixed Assets, UT System Administration

The purpose of this position is to serve as the capital asset, debt, and cost accounting expert for the university, and to implement university-wide policies and business practices for these areas. This position also manages three professional employees, along with reviewing and approving leave requests, reviewing performance and disciplining, if appropriate, and making recommendations on hiring new employees. 

Additionally, this position coordinates and prepares the university's Facilities and Administrative [F&A] rate proposals. The F&A Rate is the mechanism used to reimburse the University for the infrastructure support costs associated with sponsored research and other sponsored projects. This position oversees implementation of Accounting Standards promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Finally, this person is the University's Asset Management functional expert for DASH and is charged with developing and testing improvements to the financial system.