accountant Worcester, MA
Job description
General Statement
This position facilitates learning for students enrolled in accounting courses. The ideal candidate will possess a combination of strong recent industry experience in financial accounting with additional experience in one or more of the following areas: taxes, managerial accounting, and/or QuickBooks; demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); and experience teaching adult learners.
The full-time workload for this position may take place in Worcester or any another QCC instructional location.
Supervision Received
The full-time faculty member reports directly to the Dean for Business & Technology.
Supervision Exercised
The full-time faculty member exercises supervision over personnel assigned to him/her.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide classroom, laboratory and/or team teaching instruction and facilitate individualized and non-traditional approaches to learning as appropriate.
- Develop and/or revise instructional materials with other faculty members.
- Develop and apply instructional methods that engage students of varying learning styles and abilities.
- Demonstrate professional surgical practice through the ability to teach in the Surgical Technology laboratory/clinical.
- Develop and apply assessment strategies that maximize the learning process and measure student learning outcomes.
- Actively participate in ongoing curriculum & program review.
- Conduct academic advising and assistance of students.
- Participate in college service activities in concert with the provisions of the MCCC Agreement.
- Actively support the teaching and learning process; practicing honesty and integrity in and out of the classroom; strive to create and support a student-centered environment while fostering academic innovation and excellence.
- Work actively with other areas of the college to ensure a spirit of college wide collaboration, collegiality, civility, and teamwork. Respect the function of dissent in an academic institution while advancing a collegial atmosphere of campus collaboration.
- Embrace the ideals of diversity and inclusiveness and support the equal rights of all people by advancing the understanding and appreciation of differences including age, race, gender, ability, religious convictions, socio-economic status, ethnic heritage, or sexual orientation.
- Provide flexible, responsive and high quality service to all, be they students, community, or staff, and continuously assess processes and procedures and revise accordingly.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Accounting or related field.
- Industry experience in financial accounting.
- Two years or more of experience teaching accounting.
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters Degree in Accounting specifically, and/or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) credential.
- Five years of successful college teaching, preferably in a community or technical college setting.
- Documented success in teaching financial accounting, federal taxation, managerial accounting, and/or computerized accounting.
- Five or more years of strong recent industry experience in financial accounting (within last five years).
- Demonstrated track record in innovative, non-traditional modes of instruction and instructional delivery. Non-traditional approaches may include, but not be limited to: on-line, blended, accelerated and/or service learning
- Demonstrated professional experience in at least one of the following areas: taxes, managerial accounting, and/or QuickBooks.
- Professional experience in finance to include, but not be limited to principles and practices of financial management, small business finance, and/or the stock market and investments.
- Documented examples of curriculum / course development and outcomes assessment.
- Well-articulated understanding of the role of community colleges, their students and philosophy.
- Evidence of understanding of and appreciation for diversity and multiculturalism.
- Fluency in a second language
- Integration of computer technology into instruction.
- Predisposition to working in a dynamic environment requiring flexibility, adaptability, and teamwork.
- Strong evidence of passionate commitment to striving for excellence in working with students, faculty, and staff and in responding to opportunities that extend the Mission of the College.
- Documented evidence/examples of effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Additional Information:
Quinsigamond Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
Quinsigamond Community College will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
Diversity, inclusion, and equity are core values at Quinsigamond Community College. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive, respectful, and equitable environment for all students, staff, and faculty. Every member on our college campus enriches our diversity. We support inclusion and are dedicated to ensuring equity in access to opportunities.
Quinsigamond Community College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Members of underrepresented groups, minorities, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and all persons committed to diversity and inclusive excellence are strongly encouraged to apply.
Successful applicants will be required to complete a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI/SORI) request.
