Dublin School, an intentionally small 9-12 co-ed college preparatory boarding school in beautiful, rural southwestern NH, seeks a Senior Accountant to join our community. Dublin serves approximately 165 students each year - 110 are full-time boarding students, and 55 are local day students.
Summary: The Senior Accountant works closely with the Director of Finance and Operations (DFO). They support the Business Office, which includes Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, and a designated Human Resources Director and Human Resources Coordinator. This is a year-round, full-time position that reports directly to the DFO. We seek a collaborative individual and creative thinker who will maintain the financial integrity of the school and think strategically about future opportunities to strengthen the position of Dublin School as a leading small boarding school in the country. Excellent candidates will be self-motivated, possess strong relationship-building skills, have a generally enthusiastic disposition, and enjoy working in an environment that supports an adult community working to enhance and change the lives of our students.
As a member of a fast-paced business office, the Senior Accountant supports the school's mission while coordinating all financial operations, including accounting and reporting; monitors and maintains internal control systems and safeguards the school's assets; and provides, internally and externally; reports of fiscal operations. Maintains accurate accounting records and performs accounting procedures following standard accounting rules and regulations for the school's financial activity. The Senior Accountant will assist in a timely month-end close process and prepare financials for the DFO monthly, quarterly, and annually.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Assist with preparation for the annual financial audit, ensuring timeliness and completeness. Assist outside accounting firm with annual preparation and filing of Form 990. Monitor periodic departmental budget reports and forecasts, annual budget preparation. Ability to prepare and understand annual and interim financial statements, including balance sheet, income statement. Ensure accurate and timely financial information and reporting, cash and variance analysis, all balance sheet reconciliations, and revenue and expense account analysis. Assist with finance functions, including general ledger journal entries, payroll, accounts payable, budgeting, accounts receivable, and student billing. Prepare, post, and reconcile investment activity and related accounting entries, as well as prepare all associated spreadsheets and analyses. Reconcile all cash, stock, and in-kind gifts from the Raiser's Edge module of the Blackbaud accounting system, working in conjunction with the Advancement Office. Ensure accurate and appropriate coding and approval of all revenue, expenditure, and journal transactions to their proper accounts, including unrestricted, temporarily restricted, and permanently restricted funds. Maintain accurate and appropriate general ledger chart of accounts. Provide support in the hiring, training, and review of accounting department staff. Communicate accounting policies to employees and ensure compliance with such policies. Actively stay current on new regulations in GAAP and relevant non-profit accounting issues. Qualification Requirements: Five years or more of accounting, finance, operations, or general business management, preferably in a non-profit organization. Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business management, or a related area of study. Must have a strong knowledge of accounting software systems and MS Software. Experience with Blackbaud software products is preferred but optional. Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills. Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage multiple projects efficiently. Must have strong attention to detail. Must have strong mathematical skills and reasoning ability. Must have the ability to understand complex subjects, distill them, and then communicate them to varied audiences. Experience in payroll management and employee benefits, including 403B and Self-Funded Insurance plans. Payroll procedures, knowledge of business and not-for-profit accounting policies and procedures. Ability to think and plan strategically and creatively. Ability to supervise, manage, and delegate multiple functions and activities. Ability to remain calm, flexible, and work effectively under pressure. Ability to work under deadline pressure to meet established deadlines. Manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion and judgment. Dublin School celebrates the diversity of our school and its broader communities, including diversity in race, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity. We welcome and encourage candidates representing the diversity of the world in our community. Dublin School will not discriminate against employees or applicants on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to, veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or national origin. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits, and training.
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 will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job unless those accommodations would impose an undue hardship upon the school.
The employee may occasionally work near moving mechanical parts. The employee may have to ascend and descend stairs and inclines. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud. The employee may be required to lift up to 25 pounds at a time. The employee may work with a computer for hours at a time.
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