Senior Staff Accountant

• Summary
• Essential Duties & Responsibilities
• Qualifications & Experience
• Physical Requirements
• Compensation: Salary & Benefits
• How to Apply

 

Summary

The Senior Staff Accountant is a key contributor to the day-to-day financial activities of the Business Office and the monthly close process. This role is responsible for managing and reconciling the School’s balance sheet accounts, including cash, short-term investments, accounts receivable, prepaid assets, fixed assets, accounts payable, and accruals, while ensuring that all P&L impacts are properly recorded. This role is also responsible for coordinating and processing the bi-weekly payroll.

This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer.

 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Cash Management & Accounts Processing

• 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.

Payroll & Reporting

• Coordinate and process the bi-weekly payroll.
• Download and maintain quarterly payroll reports.
• Calculate and report the taxable portion of group term-life policies into payroll prior to the end of the calendar year.

General Ledger & Reconciliation

• 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.
• Assist 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.

Compliance, Audit & Financial Support

• 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.

Student & Family Financial Support

• Assist 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.

Operational Support

• Coordinate 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.

Stamina and Duration

• Sitting: Ability to sit for moderate periods to complete administrative tasks.

Safety and Emergency Management

• Quick Response: Ability to physically respond quickly to emergencies, safety concerns, or unexpected physical demands (e.g., intervening in a student dispute, assisting an injured student, or performing emergency evacuation procedures).

 

Compensation: Salary & Benefits

Central Catholic is committed to offering salaries and benefits that are highly competitive relative to similar Catholic secondary schools.

Compensation will be commensurate with the level of education, experience, and certifications.

The salary range for this position is $85,000 to $95,000.

Benefits include:

• HMO Health Insurance Plan with a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Dental insurance through Delta Dental
• A 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)
• A list of three to five professional references with name, relationship, phone number, and email address of each.