Controller

About the role

Reporting to the Director of Finance, responsible for all accounting and business office policies and procedures, ensuring strong internal controls and effective transaction processing routines to protect the assets of the school that result in meaningful, timely and accurate financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting systems, including general and sub-ledgers, and other related accounting functions.
• Provide accurate and timely financial and management reports.
• Cook up with the Advancement office for the proper accounting of fundraising and the reconciliation between Raiser's Edge and Financial Edge.
• Assign and oversee reconciliation of all accounts to the General Ledger and all Student Billing-related revenue accounts, maintaining a monthly and quarterly reconciliation schedule.
• Post billing and cash journal entries into GL, and post payroll deductions into Tuition Management, reconciling all related billing and discount accounts.
• Oversee and approve Journal Entries and cash transactions, including monthly cash reconciliation.
• Serve as in-house accounting software expert, attending training classes, and maintaining the system, including the chart of accounts.
• Develop, document, and maintain adequate accounting and financial procedures, including effective and thorough use of accounting software.
• Communicate respectfully, clearly, and honestly in verbal, electronic, and written form with parents, administrators, and colleagues, and maintain a sensitive, cooperative, and flexible demeanor in interactions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, tax filings, professional standards, and internal policies.
• Maintain the confidentiality of sensitive financial and other data.
• Follow all personnel policies and the guidelines of the Emergency Response Plans, and take responsibility for students' safety in an emergency situation or drill.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of seven years of experience in a related field are required.
• Experience with Blackbaud and experience in a school setting are preferred.
• Demonstrate personal integrity, friendliness, patience, fairness, openness, non-defensiveness, sensitivity, flexibility, and enthusiasm.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret written documents, professional literature, and other material.
• Ability to write reports and letters.
• Ability to verbally present information and respond to children, parents, colleagues, and administrators.
• Ability to communicate effectively with parents, students, and colleagues.
• High comfort level and proficiency with technology as a tool.
• Ability to use simple tools and machines, such as copiers and laminators.
• Ability to use computers to write reports, compose letters and emails, create documents, and communicate with parents.
• Ability to solve practical problems and apply common sense and good judgment in dealing with everyday and emergency situations.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions.
• Regularly required to talk and hear; to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb; to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; to reach with hands and arms.