Job Title: Senior Accountant
Status: Exempt, Full-time, Full-year
Department: Business Office
Reports to: Director of Finance
This position supports financial planning and budget analysis across all departments, programs, and initiatives. Primary responsibilities will include:
- Analyzing and accounting for the School’s endowment gifts, income allocations, and distributions.
- Monitoring daily cash activity and related reconciliations.
In addition, this position will work on various projects to assist the Director of Finance. Some of these projects may include new system implementation or integration, workflow automation, and assisting in the preparation of Committee presentation materials, monthly financial reporting, and annual audit and tax workpapers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Duties may be modified and other duties may be assigned at the discretion of the Director of Finance.
- Endowment accounting:
- Review daily gift entries and related donor agreements from the advancement department to ensure proper accounting.
- Monthly and quarterly accounting for net asset releases and endowment distributions in accordance with donor agreements.
- Cash oversight:
- Monthly reconciliation of cash accounts and daily review and recording of cash activity.
- Monthly reconciliation and accounting for the School’s debt and related interest swap agreement.
- Preparation of requisitions for bond drawdowns as necessary.
- Accounting analysis:
- Preparation of monthly general ledger entries.
- Reconcile various balance sheet accounts.
- Assist with the month-end close process.
- Reporting and year-end support:
- Assist with presentations for Committee meetings.
- Assist with preparation of audit-related schedules and note disclosures.
- Assist with annual 990 tax return.
- Manage the liability insurance of the school. Responsibilities will include:
- Developing the annual budget for insurance.
- Ensuring proper and adequate coverage for property, cyber, director and officer, student (tuition and health), and other coverages with the School’s insurance broker.
- Serve as a liaison with the insurance broker and providers on claim resolution.
- Other duties as assigned by the Director of Finance.
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelors plus 5 or more years' experience or combination of education and experience.
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing and build relationships at all levels among administrative, academic, and management groups as well as peers.
- Must be well organized, flexible, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Must have an ability to learn quickly, to initiate action, and an eagerness to grow.
- High degree of initiative and accuracy.
- Highly proficient with multiple computer applications, particularly Excel.
- Commitment to diversity and to serving the needs of a diverse community.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear.
- The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. There are no special vision requirements.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Other:
Normal work schedule is a minimum of 40 hours per week, full year, typically 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Occasional work nights and weekends may be required based upon the needs of the department. Please note the schedule is subject to change based upon the needs of the School.
To Apply: Please submit a resume and three professional references through this application.
St. Paul's School is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity. St. Paul's School does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, ethnic origin, disability or sexual orientation, and complies with applicable laws for the protection of civil rights.
