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Interim District Accounting Supervisor

Rancho Santiago Community College District


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Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: CL25-01280

Location: Santa Ana, CA

Division: DO Business Services

Closing: 11/12/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

POSITION DETAILS

About Rancho Santiago Community College District
Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) is one of the most established districts in the state and has been in operation for nearly 50 years. Located in the heart of Orange County, it is one of the largest of California's 72 community college districts, based on the number of credit and non-credit students. RSCCD encompasses 25 percent of Orange County's total area and serves a population of more than 700,000 residents in the communities of Anaheim Hills, Orange, Santa Ana, Villa Park, and portions of Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Tustin, and Yorba Linda. The district includes Santiago Canyon College and Santa Ana College, as well as the Centennial and Orange Continuing Education Centers, the Digital Media Center, the Joint Powers Fire Training Center, the Orange County Sheriff's Regional Training Academy, the College and Workforce Preparation Center, and the District Operations Center. RSCCD's three (3) auxiliary Foundations are actively involved in supporting both community and campus programs.
RSCCD's student population is a direct reflection of the diverse communities in the surrounding neighborhoods. As a whole, the district has the honor of serving approximately 55,537 students: 51% Hispanic/Latinx, 20% White, 9% Asian & Filipino, and 2% are African American. RSCCD is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and serves predominately historically underrepresented students. There is a commitment to foster student centered values among our employees to provide equitable student learning, academic excellence, and workforce development. By delivering high-quality educational programs and student support services, the district ensures that students have the appropriate resources to achieve their goals.

At RSCCD, our mission is to integrate diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice into all aspects of student academics and employee relations. Thus, creating transformational experiences that prepares students and employees to engage in the world with a renewed sense-of-self. Through this commitment, Rancho Santiago Community College District strives to cultivate a learning environment that prioritizes respect, to ensure that RSCCD stakeholders feel valued and supported throughout their academic and professional careers.

About the Position
The ideal candidate will demonstrate cultural competency in serving diverse community college populations, including faculty, classified staff, and students from varied ethnic, racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. This includes those with differing abilities, AB 540 students, DACA recipients, Foreign Residents, VACA participants, and Continuing Education students. They will support RSCCD's mission to promote self-awareness, knowledge, and communication skills, enabling all members of the college community to participate creatively and confidently in an ever-changing world.
Candidates will foster an inclusive and collaborative institutional culture that engages and supports faculty, classified staff, and students in achieving the college's mission and goals. The candidate should demonstrate the ability to lead and manage teams effectively while addressing the unique needs of diverse individuals within the organization. They should exhibit sensitivity, equity-mindedness, and a commitment to anti-racism in their decision-making and interactions. Through strategic leadership and inclusive practices, they will empower students to reach their educational and career aspirations while ensuring faculty and classified staff are supported in fostering a creative, confident, and thriving community college environment.

Position Overview
The District Accounting Supervisor supports the oversight and management of professional and clerical accounting staff within the Accounting Department. This position collaborates with Information Technology Services (ITS) on Fiscal Services matters and collaborates in special accounting-related projects. Additionally, this position assists in providing training and support to accounting personnel and other employees requiring guidance in accounting-related activities, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, contractual obligations, and district policies. The Accounting Supervisor reports directly to the Director of Accounting, Audit, and Advisory Services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The duties listed below are essential for this position and illustrate the types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.

1. Assists in supervising, assigning, training and reviewing the work of the assigned professional and clerical accounting staff by prioritizing projects, delegating assignments, setting deadlines, reviewing work, and assisting in completing staff's performance reviews.
2. Assists with authorizing budget transfers, requests for reimbursement and coding of purchase and personnel requisitions, assuring compliance with Title 5 regulations, community college accounting manual, contractual obligations and district policy.
3. Assists to coordinate year-end-financial closing with college budget centers and district personnel; analyzes accruals and carryover budgets
4. Maintains the chart of accounts of the district and foundations to enable and facilitate accurate preparation of financial reports, making changes, additions, deletions and reclassifying existing accounts.
5. Research and develop procedures to identify, analyze and resolve complex accounting problems; develop recommendations for presentations to administrators and management at the District and Colleges; maintain and updates accounting related desk procedures as necessary.
6. Assists in reviewing the district budget, accounting transactions, bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, accounts payable and accounts receivable, and financial reports for categorical/special programs, assuring accuracy and compliance with Title 5 requirements and the Community College Budget and Accounting Manual.
7. Analyzes a variety of financial information, corresponds and interacts with internal and external auditors on all financial transactions for the district including any financial aspect of audits.
8. Coordinates and reviews the work of accounting staff to ensure the accuracy and compliance of the general ledger and district budget in collaboration with county officials; reviews complex financial reconciliations, including of faculty load banking records and accrued leave balances; assists in overseeing the federal student financial assistance program budgets, monitoring cash balances, and requesting funds as needed.
9. Assists in coordinating financial aid payments and disbursements to students with the financial aid director; assists in coordinating accounts receivable and collection of district awards and loans.
10. Assists in developing, implementing, and maintaining an integrated, automated financial management/ accounting system; conducts training workshops for district staff in the proper utilization of the financial/accounting system for transactions related to all funds, including auxiliary operations and foundations.
11. Assures compliance with a variety of local, state and federal laws, codes and regulations, including Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) regulations; in conjunction with ITS, responsible for the finance or accounting component of the district information system, liaise with fiscal services department management and staff, ITS staff, and vendors to identify, define and document operational objectives and requirements; existing operational procedures and transactions, workflows, and issues; data collection and ownership, and information reporting requirements and responsibilities related to the use of the district information system package;
12. Interview and assist in selecting permanent staff; train, develop, supervise, and evaluate assigned personnel assuring compliance with District, County and State requirements; recommend disciplinary action as necessary; resolve technical problems and/or procedural questions; prepare written performance evaluations regarding subordinates; counsel and advise staff as needed.
13. Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of:

1. Principles, practices, and procedures of accounting, with an emphasis on governmental accounting, including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) regulations.
2. Applicable sections of State Education Code and other applicable laws.
3. Higher education accounting and budgeting methods.
4. Federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, codes, regulations, and policies affecting accounting and financial systems.
5. Enterprise systems and accounting software.
6. Principles of management, supervision, and training, as well as financial reporting requirements particularly pertaining to governmental and higher education fiscal procedures.

Ability to:

1. Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
2. Plan, organize, and oversee accounting operations while meeting critical deadlines.
3. Analyze complex financial data, draw sound conclusions, and provide well-reasoned recommendations.
4. Prepare clear and comprehensive financial reports.
5. Develop and implement procedures that improve efficiency and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.
6. Interpret and apply a wide range of governmental and departmental policies and regulations.
7. Effectively use computers, enterprise accounting systems, and related software.
8. Direct and coordinate the work of others.
9. Demonstrate a sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and personnel, including those with physical or learning disabilities.
10. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with internal college and district personnel, external auditors, vendors, professional colleagues and representatives from various outside agencies.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

Any combination of training and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, business administration, finance; or a closely related field including or supplemented by at least 24 semester units in accounting. A minimum of five years of increasingly responsible accounting experience, including experience in a lead or supervisory capacity.

Desirable qualifications:

A valid license to practice as a Certified Public Accountant in California, experience in financial management at a supervisory level and experience in higher education accounting is desirable.

Additional Qualifications
Candidate must demonstrate clear evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, staff, and the community.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To ensure full consideration, all applicants must submit a complete online Rancho Santiago Community College District application that includes the items listed below by the position's closing date. Recruitment will review all applications for completeness, and only complete application packets will be forwarded to the screening committee for further review.

A Complete Application Packet Must Include the Following:

1. RSCCD Online Application
2. Cover Letter
3. Resume - details all relevant education, training, and other work experience
4. Academic Transcripts (Unofficial copies of undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate transcripts).

Foreign Degrees

Transcripts from countries other than the United States must be evaluated by an agency that is approved by or a member of the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Service (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE), or Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC).

Application Screening
In addition to the requirements and responsibilities listed, the following criteria (as appropriate) may be considered in selecting candidates:

1. Education experience breadth and depth.
2. Work experience breadth and depth.
3. Demonstrated leadership capabilities.
4. Program development.
5. Community involvement.
6. Demonstrated experience in working with a diverse socio-economic community.
7. Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with others.

Based on the information presented in the application materials, a limited number of candidates with qualifications most pertinent to the position will be invited to participate in the selection process, which may include a written test and an oral interview.
Meeting the position's minimum requirements does not guarantee advancement in the selection process. Candidate qualifications will be assessed to determine those who meet and exceed requirements and are deemed the most competitive in the applicant pool.

Interview
Applicants selected for an interview may be required to take additional tests or assessments and will be notified of such prior to the date of the interview. During the oral session, those selected for interviews will, in addition to the above, also be evaluated on the following factors:

• Oral communication skills
• Presentation
• Problem-solving skills

A predetermined set of questions will be asked of all applicants interviewed. Applicants are requested to provide thorough yet concise information on their related experience to ensure the correct evaluation of their qualifications. Evaluation criteria will be applied consistently to all applicants.

Disability Accommodations

Individuals who require reasonable accommodations in the Application or Interviewing Process in accordance with ADA should notify the Recruitment Office in the Human Resources Division at least two days prior to the closing date, by calling (714) 480-7455.

Conditions of Employment
The selected candidate is required to complete the following before employment as part of the onboarding process:

1. Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
2. Provide a certificate of Tuberculosis Exam.
3. Fingerprints (by a Live Scan Agency at the candidate's expense, and clearance must be received before the first day of employment)
4. Submit official transcripts.

To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/rsccd/jobs/5126548/interim-district-accounting-supervisor




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