Job Description

A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS SEEKS AN EXPERIENCED ACCOUNTANT. THE ACCOUNTANT WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CONTROLLER AND JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT . AS WE ARE A SMALL SCHOOL WITH A SMALL STAFF, THE ACCOUNTANT MUST HAVE A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO WORK WITH A VARIETY OF CONSTITUENTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT GOOD ACCOUNTING PRACTICES, EFFICIENCY, AND COMMUNICATIONS. THIS 12- MONTH POSITION’S PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CFO & COO AND BUSINESS OFFICE TEAM AND PROVIDE A LEVEL OF EXPERTISE IN THE AREAS OF ACCOUNTING RANGING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

ACCOUNTANT

• PAYROLL MANAGEMENT AND PROCESSING.

• CASH RECEIPTS.

• CASH RECEIPTS RECONCILIATION WITH DEVELOPMENT.

• GRANTS AND RESEARCH.

• FIXED ASSETS AND DEPRECIATION.

• BUDGETING

• BANK RECONCILIATIONS.

• INVESTMENT POSTING.

• REPORTS TO THIRD PARTIES- BUILD NYC AND US BANK.

• HEAD OF SCHOOL- DEFERRED COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT-WHEN APPLICABLE • REVIEW TIAA CONTRIBUTIONS.

• AUDIT- ASSIST WITH AUDIT SCHEDULES AND AUDIT DOCUMENT REQUESTS.

• AD HOC ASSIGNMENTS AS THEY ARISE.

• AUDIT EXPERIENCE.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

• BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING. CPA OR MBA PREFERRED.

• 4+ YEARS OF PROGRESSIVE ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE WITH A PORTION OF IT BEING IN A SUPERVISORY ROLE.

• THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF NONPROFIT FUND ACCOUNTING.

• EXCELLENT VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION ABILITIES ACROSS ALL LEVEL OF AN ORGANIZATION. • STRONG LEADERSHIP SKILLS WITH A DEDICATION TO DRIVING AND ACHIEVING RESULTS. • KNOWLEDGE OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES.

• ADVANCED MICROSOFT EXCEL SKILLS. EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER FINANCIAL SYSTEMS.

KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE INDEPENDENT | COEDUCATIONAL | ALL FAITHS