Finance & Operations Coordinator

Full Job Description

GJB-216333 3/26: THIS POSITION IS NON-CLASSIFIED

ACC Careers: Where You Can Move Mountains

Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains sits one of the oldest community colleges in Colorado, Arapahoe Community College.

With a rich history of educational excellence, ACC embraces a culture that values diversity, individualized support, and unwavering commitment to student success, without exception.

Requirements

Job Summary

The Finance & Operations Coordinator provides leadership and oversight for the ACC Foundation’s financial, accounting, and operational functions.

This role manages all financial reporting, gift and donor record processes, and compliance activities while serving as a key advisor on gift acceptance policies, campaign counting, and data integrity.

The coordinator also supports donor stewardship, administrative operations, and collaboration across the Foundation, Fiscal Services, and internal/external partners.

This position plays an essential role in fundraising activities, donor relations, and ensuring seamless financial and operational alignment within the Foundation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Foundation accounting and financial operations, including gift and pledge entry, quarterly reporting, reconciliations, accounts payable/receivable, and audit/IRS filing support.
• Maintain accurate donor records and produce donor stewardship materials, including acknowledgments, impact reports, and advancement reporting.
• Serve as liaison with College Fiscal Services, ensuring alignment of accounting records, donor data, and institutional financial systems.
• Provide administrative and operational support, including travel/fiscal processing, donor communications, scheduling, and producing marketing/outreach materials.
• Support fundraising and donor research activities, assisting with events, campaigns, and preliminary prospect research to expand the Foundation’s donor base.

Qualifications

• base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Experience performing accounting functions and using software such as QuickBooks or Financial Edge.

Preferred:

• Experience with administrative support tasks.
• Experience with Blackbaud’s Raiser’s and Financial Edge systems

Additional Information

Application Instructions

All applications must be submitted through our website

https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/arapahoecc

All applicants must submit:

1. Resume
2. Detailed letter of interest (cover letter) addressing the job announcement. Please include any experiences you may have embedding equity and inclusion in your work, see below.

At ACC, we seek to hire candidates who are committed to fostering respectful, welcoming, and supportive environments for all individuals.

In your cover letter, please describe how you have worked to create such environments in your current or previous roles, and share what this commitment means to you in your professional practice.

Reach out to us at HRrecruitment@arapahoe.edu if you have any questions.

ACC seeks applicants who understand and have first-hand experience working with diverse populations, which may include but are not limited to, historically marginalized populations such as people of color, LGBTQ+ community members, veterans, first generation graduates, and people with disabilities.

Notice to all Applicants

• Final candidate will be subject to successful completion of a background check, and, if applicable, a motor vehicle record review.
• Former employees of the Colorado Community College System, or one of its 13 colleges, who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information in their application material.
• Final candidate may be required to submit unofficial transcripts to verify education.
• Direct deposit of payroll is a condition of employment.
• Arapahoe Community College participates in E-Verify.
• All ACC employees, except student employees, contribute to Colorado PERA at a fixed percentage of their earnings and do not contribute to Social Security.
• Finalist must be willing to make Colorado their primary workplace.

CCCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The Colorado Community College System believes when all human qualities are regarded with dignity and respect and when everyone has access to the individualized support they need, all will have the opportunity to thrive.

In all aspects of the employment process, decisions are made based on merit, competence, performance and business need without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

Our Accommodations and Non-Discrimination policies, plus other helpful information, can be found publicly at arapahoe.edu

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

Arapahoe Community College provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities on a case-by-case basis.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process or during the course of employment contact Angela Johnson, Executive Director of Human Resources, at (303) 797-5715 or angela.johnson@arapahoe.edu.