Ensure the timely and accurate submission, documented acceptance, and retention of evidence for all required financial, audit, and regulatory filings, including the Single Audit and applicable U.S. Department of Education submissions; ensure rejected or incomplete filings are corrected, resubmitted, verified as accepted, and escalated as appropriate. Provide direct and indirect leadership for general accounting, grants and contracts accounting, accounts payable, payroll, travel, financial systems administration, and related financial operations, with clear accountability for functional performance and service delivery.