Department: School of Graduate and Professional Studies
Reports To: Business Department Chair
Status/Time Commitment: Full-time with faculty rank, term appointment, 9-10-11 month appointment
Start Date: 07/24/2025
The Department of Business, within the School of Graduate and Professional Studies, offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in both online and on-campus formats, delivered through accelerated and traditional semester schedules.
This clinical faculty position is responsible for teaching accounting and related courses across traditional undergraduate, degree completion, and graduate programs. Courses may include Principles of Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and advanced electives such as Tax Accounting, Auditing, and Cost Accounting.
The position reports to the Department Chair and collaborates closely with program coordinators across all instructional levels to ensure academic consistency and student success.
Essential Functions
- Teach Accounting and other related courses at the graduate and undergraduate level.
- Communicate regularly with program faculty and adjuncts regarding program needs and direction
- Remain current with new trends and developments in her/his field of expertise
- Oversee course and accounting emphasis program development and delivery.
- Mentor students in the business major and coordinate with academic advisors to support and engage students.
- Respond to student, faculty and staff requests, needs, complaints, and/or grievances as needed in a timely manner
- Organize/supervise co-curricular activities in accounting
- Initiate relationships/partnerships with external organizations, agencies, and educational institutions to support student learning, engagement and recruitment.
- Demonstrate a commitment to serving and inspiring students in an academic context that integrates your Christian faith and learning.
- Embrace the mission, vision, and values of Fresno Pacific University, affirm the FPU Faith Expectations, and support the ideals and practices articulated in “The Fresno Pacific Idea”
- Other job duties as assigned
Qualifications
Required:
- Earned master’s degree in accounting or finance
- Ability to mentor students in business programs.
- Demonstrated success in accounting leadership and administration
- Have a strong passion for teaching and coaching undergraduate students
- Ability to work collegially with students, staff, faculty, and administrators
- Ability to teach and work with people with diverse cultural, religious, political, and education perspectives
- Strong relational, oral, and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve problems and barriers to organizational success
- Commitment to the Christian faith and the University’s mission of Christ-centered teaching and learning and involvement in a local church
Preferred:
- Successful Professional Accounting experience
- CPA certification
- Successful teaching or administration in a Christian higher education setting
- Evidence of successful goal setting and achievement under minimal supervision
- Familiarity with Fresno Pacific University and/or the areas where the regional campuses are located
- College level teaching experience demonstrated by course evaluations
Environmental Conditions:
- Work is primarily performed in a climate-controlled office and classroom environment.
- Exposure to standard office and educational equipment (computers, projectors, whiteboards, etc.).
- Occasional travel may be required for conferences, meetings, or off-site instruction.
- Interaction with students, faculty, and staff in both in-person and virtual settings.
- May occasionally work evenings or weekends for events, lectures, or university functions.
- Frequently work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions.
- Drive personal or University vehicles to appointments.
- Public contact position requiring professional apparel, personal hygiene, and grooming.
Physical Demands:
- Ability to remain in a stationary position (sitting or standing) for extended periods.
- Frequent use of computers and other instructional technology requiring repetitive hand and wrist movements.
- Occasionally moves boxes or materials weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms.
- May need to move between classrooms, offices, and other campus locations.
- Reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities will be provided in accordance with law.
University Information
Required Documents:
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal Statements: brief statement (1 page or less) on each of the following topics:
- Philosophy of Education
- Relationship & Commitment to Jesus Christ and the Church
- Relating Christian faith to discipline and teaching
- Diversity Rationale
- Official Transcripts (showing highest degree earned)
- 2 Letters of Recommendation
- Pastoral Letter — This person should have extensive knowledge of your Christian life and relationship with Jesus Christ. This knowledge should be expressed in the letter.
$68,640-$83,650 is the annual salary for this role and reflects what Fresno Pacific University reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition to compensation, FPU offers a competitive benefits package.
Faculty Salary Scale can be viewed at Human Resources | Fresno Pacific University
UNIVERSITY DESCRIPTION
Fresno Pacific University is the only accredited Christian university founded in the Central Valley. FPU connects every student’s untapped potential with unlimited opportunity for professional, personal and ethical growth. FPU offers undergraduate, graduate and seminary programs that stress solid academic preparation and a strong ethical foundation to more than 3,500 traditional and adult students on the main campus in southeast Fresno and regional campuses in North Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield and Merced as well as online. The university also reaches about 8,000 students through professional development studies. FPU has the highest four-year graduation rate of any Central Valley college or university, and is a Hispanic Serving Institution, with a Hispanic student population of 47 percent. FPU is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and ranked in the top tier among western universities—master’s category by U.S. News & World Report. Both U.S. News and Washington Monthly include FPU on their “Best Value” and “Best Bang for the Buck” lists, U.S. News places it at number 13 in its category for student social mobility and Money has ranked it at number 11 among 50 Best Colleges for Transfer Students. FPU is affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren Church, and all employees express a personal Christian commitment and support the Christian mission of the university. A description of the unique quality of FPU as an academic community can be found in the Fresno Pacific Idea at fresno.edu/about/fpu_idea.
Reserving its rights as a religious institution, Fresno Pacific University is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, age or disability, or other classes protected by applicable law. Committed to excellence and actively supportive of cultural diversity, FPU invites individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you should contact FPU’s Human Resources Department at hr@fresno.edu. As a religious institution, the University will administer the equal opportunity employment policy consistent with the Fresno Pacific University statement of faith, the FPU Idea and the University’s governance by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.