Senior Accountant

Description

The Episcopal School of Dallas prepares young men and women for lives of intellectual discovery, integrity, and purpose. Built upon our Founding Tenets of religio, daily worship; eruditio, scholarship; and disciplina, training within a community of learners, ESD continues to direct its mission to ignite a life of purpose in each student through the development of an educated conscience.

Founded in 1974 by The Reverend Stephen B. Swann with eight seventh-grade students, today ESD educates and inspires 1,150 students in grades beginner (age 3) through grade 12. ESD is located in Dallas, a modern metropolis of North Texas, and a commercial and cultural hub in the region.

At the heart of ESD are talented and compassionate faculty and staff who are the backbone of our institution and paramount to the school's success. They adeptly balance rigorous, college preparatory coursework with understanding and nurturing of the whole child. Classes are small, with an overall student-teacher ratio of 7:1. ESD employees are lifelong learners, and the school invests nearly $500,000 in professional development annually. More than 250 serve the ESD community and all are appreciated and respected for their individual and collective contributions.

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Essential Functions:

Provide management in finance and accounting in order to ensure finances are managed according to policies and procedures and GAAP.

• Oversee and review general accounting functions
  • Assist in maintaining chart of accounts which includes new general ledger account creation and the review and approval of others' submissions.
  • Coordinate month-end close process.
• Review and monitor bank reconciliations, procedures, and cash position.
• Assist in the timely execution of the annual audit of the school.
• Reconcile assigned general ledger accounts.
• PA/Booster Accounting; providing periodic financial reporting, transaction coding review, initiating internal cash transfers at Regions, and seasonal revenue reconciliation.
• Assist in the review of journals for cash receipts, accounts receivable, and general accounting.
• Maintain Endowment investment information
  • Record all investment activity, including transfers, gains, losses and fees.
  • Responsible for account number creation for new development fund mapping.
  • Responsible for the production of periodic endowment related reports from Fundriver.
  • Complete annual investment rollforward as part of the annual audit.
• Review and approve Fixed asset import activity
  • Review and approval of Fixed Asset/CAPEX related transactions (i.e. transition from CIP to asset on the general ledger).
  • Compile Fixed Asset rollforward schedules and reconciliations.
  • Prepare detailed fixed asset reports, reconciled to general ledger
  • Day to day management of the Property Control Module that includes: entry of new assets and assigning useful life; processing monthly depreciation; corrections to the module during the reconciliation to the general ledger; and removal of disposed assets.
  • Coordination of periodic touch base with Director of Facilities.
• Development Related Responsibilities
  • Review and approval of Development related transactions/journal entries.
  • General ledger account creation for new endowment/development related funds and mapping in the Development (Accounting) Module for associated pledges/revenue.
  • Initiate internal cash transfers in Bank for development related transactions.
  • Research Development module related issues including posting errors, mapping, etc.

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Abuse Risk Management Standards:

• Adheres to policies related to boundaries with students.
• Attends required abuse risk management training.
• Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors.
• Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Adheres to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities.

Working Environment:

• Job involves attention to detail and accuracy, working long periods of time at a computer.
• Offices are located in an open area in order to assist faculty, staff and parents with questions.
• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling.
• Generally, 40% sitting, 40% walking and 20% standing.
• Minimal temperature variations.
• Generally, hazard free environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and/or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Minimum of five years of relevant experience in nonprofit environment, with similar complexity, demonstrated financial administrative leadership.
• At least 5 years of accomplishment at supervisory level in a relevant organization with experience in a variety of functions which could include fixed asset management, bank reconciliations, accounts receivable, investment/endowment accounting, and general accounting functions.
• In-depth knowledge of finance and accounting systems.
• In-depth knowledge of business accounting policies, procedures, practices, and software programs.
• Background and ability to work and communicate with multiple constituencies such as faculty, staff, and parents.