Higher Education
Serving public and private higher education institutions throughout the region
Tailored services to meet your higher education institution’s needs
Colleges and universities face unprecedented challenges in today’s higher education environment, including an increasing number of applicants, decreasing funding, and rapid changes in technology. One of the most critical ways colleges and universities can be successful, now and in the future, is to integrate their long-term goals into their daily tasks and routine reporting.
Do you have the tools and training you need to be a data-driven leader? Our team has years of extensive experience serving higher education institutions, both public and private, throughout the region. Our expertise allows us to help you fill your needs from developing and implementing internal controls and new accounting standards to assessing technology and ensuring your student’s data is safe and compliant with GLBA and other cybersecurity standards. When it comes to student financial aid, charitable planning, or business planning and feasibility, Dean Dorton’s team has the expertise to help you with it all.
Higher Education Services
Every higher education institution is different and unique, which is why we tailor our services to your needs and expectations. You deserve professional services customized to your institution’s processes, goals, and outcomes. We are here to serve you, enabling you to be more efficient and effective in your daily operations, allowing you to focus on providing the best education possible to future generations.
- Financial statement audits, reviews, and compilations
- Uniform Grant Guidance audits, program-specific testing, and other financial compliance reporting
- New accounting standards implementation
- Financial budget and projections
- Internal controls and accounting manual reviews
- Assistance with bond issues and debt refinancing
- Benefit plan audits
- Federal and state tax and information returns
- Excise tax and other tax issues for private foundation
- Tax issues for employee benefit plans, payroll taxes, W-2s, and 1099s
- Gift planning and reporting
- Sales and use tax planning
- Exempt status protection
- Valuation of gifts
- Endowment annuities
- Non-exempt employee issues
- Unrelated business income tax planning
- Internal audit co-sourcing
- Business plans
- Due diligence procedures
- Federal reporting requirements
- Financing alternatives
- Grant applications
- Operations review
- Forensic accounting and control design
- Whistleblower hotline
- Scholarship and discounting analysis
- Technology services
- Cybersecurity services
- Outsourced/co-sourced internal IT audit
- PCI compliance and other regulatory compliance testing
- Infrastructure and IT project consulting
- Software evaluation, selection, and implementation
Cloud Accounting for Your Educational Organization
Are you managing your educational organization with real-time data? It’s now more important than ever to reduce spending numerous hours coordinating information across complex entity structures down to minutes through streamlined processes. Receive an instant view of metrics and drillable report views across entities, granting you more financial control for your organization.
Our team can help you evaluate and implement best-in-class software tools to help you be a data-driven industry leader. Learn more about Dean Dorton’s cloud-based accounting tools.
Higher education risk management
Colleges and universities are facing unprecedented challenges in the new era of technology, online learning, increased costs per student, and cuts in funding. Risk management should be at the top of mind for every institution.
Dean Dorton helps colleges and universities implement processes to maximize the balance between growth, returns, risks, uncertainties, and opportunities. Our team combines extensive experience in internal controls, risk management, regulatory compliance, and computer technology to provide organizations with a full range of internal control and risk advisory services. Learn more about Dean Dorton’s risk management services for higher education organizations.
Why Dean Dorton?
- We have more than 200 years of combined experience assisting colleges and universities across the region.
- We know the industry—we are committed to serving the needs of colleges and universities and are active members in various industry associations, such as NACUBO, SACUBO, SACS, and Kentucky Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
- We have been asked to showcase our knowledge and expertise not only for our clients but throughout the region and nation through various speaking platforms including presenting at the following conferences:
- National Association of Education Procurement (NAEP)
- Kentucky Association of Education Procurement (KAEP)
- Kentucky Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (KASFAA)
- Kentucky Public University Business Officers
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