Senior Staff Accountant

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare, reconcile, and process cash deposits.
• Process weekly check runs and electronic payments; distribute and/or mail checks; and record entries in the general ledger.
• Maintain the operating account checkbooks by recording all payments and deposits.
• Process weekly tuition payments from the School’s third-party tuition management partner and upload payments to the general ledger.
• Process payments for tuition deposits and summer school tuition from the School’s third-party enrollment partner.
• Cook up and maintain student account information in the general ledger.
• Create and maintain student account information in the general ledger.
• Perform and maintain monthly reconciliations related to balance sheet accounts, including cash, prepaid expenses, receivables, payables, accruals, and other accounts as appropriate.
• Maintain the fixed asset subledger, including additions, disposals, and transfers, and reconcile it to the general ledger monthly.
• Aid with monthly general ledger closing procedures, including the preparation of journal entries with supporting schedules, reconciliations, and documentation.
• Identify and promptly resolve reconciling items, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Maintain compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies.
• Prepare audit-ready workpapers and respond to requests from internal and external auditors.
• Assist with special projects and ad hoc reporting as assigned by management.
• Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis as required.
• Aid families with tuition questions, payments, financial assistance, and scholarships.
• Assist in the financial assistance review process.
• Issue refunds for tuition, summer school, camps, and activities as needed in accordance with established policies.
• Cook with other departments and stakeholders to ensure the completeness and accuracy of financial information.
• Identify, drive, and optimize the implementation of processes, standardization, and automation.
• Order office supplies as needed.
• Process, track, and pay Amazon orders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field is required.
• Five or more years of financial experience, including experience using general ledger systems.
• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and nonprofit accounting standards.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Independent judgment with the ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse personalities.
• Ability to learn, evaluate, and implement new financial and operational systems and tools.
• Strong belief in, and commitment to, Central Catholic High School’s mission and values.
• Bilingual preferred, not required.

Physical Requirements

• Mobility & Movement: Standing and Walking - Ability to stand and walk for occasional periods.
• Reaching and Lifting: Ability to reach overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally.
• Lifting and Carrying: Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Bending and Kneeling: Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• Repetitive Motion: Use of hands and fingers for keyboarding, writing, grading, and manipulating material.

Sensory Requirements

• Visual Acuity: Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Hearing Acuity: Ability to hear and understand spoken directions at a conversational level, as well as the ability to distinguish and interpret sounds (e.g., a whisper, fire alarm, or distress calls from students) in a noisy environment.
• Speaking/Verbal Communication: Ability to clearly articulate verbal information to students, parents, and colleagues, including the ability to project one's voice in a classroom or auditorium setting.

Compensation: Salary & Benefits

• Salary Range: $85,000 to $95,000.
• Benefits Include: HMO Health Insurance Plan with a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), Dental insurance through Delta Dental, Cafeteria plan with Flexible Spending Account (FSA) & Dependent Care Account (DCA), 403(b) Retirement Plan through Fidelity Investments with employer contribution, Life Insurance coverage for two times salary (Employer pays 100% of the premium), Voluntary supplemental Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability coverage, Central Catholic tuition benefit offered for children of full-time employees.

How to Apply

For immediate consideration, interested candidates are invited to submit the following materials to jobs@centralcatholic.net. A cover letter expressing their interest in this position, a current resume, college transcript(s), and a list of three to five professional references with name, relationship, phone number, and email address of each.