Staff Accountant

The Staff Accountant supports financial operations and academic duties in alignment with the school’s mission.

Responsibilities

• Record and deposit all manual deposits utilizing the remote scanner in a timely fashion.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for all cash accounts by the 10th of each month.
• Reconcile transactions within the Accounting and Fundraising departments (Blackbaud Financial Edge and Raiser’s Edge) at least quarterly.
• Prepare a weekly cash forecast for use in planning timely bill payments.
• Record journal entries and complete account reconciliations as needed for tracking the company’s property management activities.
• Update the fixed asset ledger and record monthly depreciation journal entries.
• Prepare lead sheets for the annual external audit of the company’s records and supply required supporting documentation to complete compliance testing.
• Support the Controller with credit card processing and ongoing training of credit card holders on receipt transmittal processes; correct coding as necessary to align with the appropriate budget.
• Interact with students and perform academic duties in support of the mission; may be asked to substitute or teach one class.
• Attend company-wide training and certain Orthodox Christian liturgical feasts; encouraged to attend daily morning prayer when feasible.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, economics, or related business field.
• Basic expertise with Excel.
• Willingness to learn and develop technical software skills.
• Good communication skills and a proactive customer service approach to responding to issues raised by staff, families, and vendors.
• Detail-oriented, discrete with confidential information, and motivated to seek cost-effective approaches.

Reports to: CFO

Benefits

• Health insurance paid by the school (family coverage at employee’s option and cost).
• Life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, paid by the school.
• Access to Dental, Vision, 401K, and Voluntary Group Life insurance plans.
• Tuition remission available.
• Subsidized staff nursery (space permitting).

Pay

Competitive salary.

Schedule

Full-time, non-exempt, twelve months. 40 hours per week.