Accounting Specialist/Accountant II

Title: Accounting Specialist/Accountant II

Salary: $47,118.00

Anticipated Start Date: June 1, 2026

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.50

Work Location: Discretionary Hybrid

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Gateway Community & Technical College, Edgewood Campus

Department: Business Office

Total Rewards

Gateway Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Coordinates budgets and financial functions for the college, manages operations of various business office functions, and assists the Associate Vice President of Business Affairs.

Job Duties:

• Provides guidance to budget managers on budget, expenditure, and revenue reports.
• Enter budget journals, cash receipts, and correction journals, and maintain the budget reporting module.
• Prepares, analyzes, and reconciles bank statements with general ledger accounts.
  
• Manages the operation of detailed salary and benefit projections, monitors and reviews ongoing personnel activity by detailed tracking of personnel movement, and performs ongoing analysis of current and past financial history of revenue and operating budgets.
• Perform quantitative analyses, forecasting, and reporting to support institutional planning and budget management.
  
• Maintains and monitors internal controls to ensure compliance with KCTCS payroll, cash, and asset-related policies and procedures, while serving as lead interpreter of policies and procedures for GCTC employees.
  
• Collaborates with department/division budget managers in budget development and management
  
• Assists with miscellaneous functions and special projects associated with finance and budgeting. Maintains proper funding for the postage meter.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
  
• Two years of relevant experience
  
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, able to work independently and adapt seamlessly to fast-paced, dynamic environments.
  
• Skilled in engaging and supporting students from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and meet tight deadlines.
  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Forms, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word)
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a community college setting

Additional Information:

• Comfortable Environment and Sedentary Work: No heavy lifting, primarily indoors and no unusual physical demands
  
• Discretionary Hybrid - This position may be considered for a discretionary hybrid work arrangement following the successful completion of the probationary period. Approval of any hybrid schedule is contingent upon supervisory authorization, alignment with institutional operational needs, and adherence to a maximum of two (2) remote workdays per week.
  
  

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.