Staff Accountant

Greenwich Country Day School is an independent, co-educational day school with a current enrollment of over 1400 students in grades N-12, and a faculty and staff of over 350. The original Old Church Road campus is home to grades N-8. The High School, established in 2019, is located less than two miles away on the Stanwich Road campus. Founded in 1926, Greenwich Country Day School is a family school where creative teaching is encouraged and used to foster a love of learning, motivate children toward academic excellence, and develop the whole child. The school provides the opportunity for purposeful and personal learning in a joyful environment, with emphasis on the development of character, values, creativity, and sportsmanship, along with strong academic skills. GCDS is committed to graduating ethical, confident leaders who possess a strong sense of purpose.

GCDS is fortunate to have built a large endowment, which helps to fund competitive salaries and benefits, a robust professional development program, and reimbursement for graduate school tuition. GCDS offers a substantial need-based financial aid program to support students from a range of socio-economic backgrounds.

Greenwich Country Day School seeks a Staff Accountant to start immediately. This position will report to the CFO/COO and support general ledger and account management, monthly budget reporting, and accounting and budget reporting functions related to capital expenditures. The ideal candidate will be a team player with prior experience in a similar role. This is a full-time, 12-month/year position.

Responsibilities Include:

• Ledger and account management, including mastery of existing organizational account coding and working with the controller to create and organize new accounts
• Provide capital project accounting by conducting project budget analysis and appropriately executing accounts payable functions related to capital expenditures, including bookkeeping and actual vs. budget analysis for ongoing construction projects
• Closeout of capital expenditures to asset accounts
• Prepare quarterly and annual calculations while maintaining schedules of depreciation
• Work with CFO/COO to update the annual budget
• Provide monthly budget reports to division and department heads
• Provide accounting and financial support for selected special school events, including auctions, book sales, and other fundraising initiatives
• Create journal entries for intra-account allocations related to events and the work of certain departments.
• Reconcile bank accounts and create associated entries on a monthly basis.
• Deposit miscellaneous cash receipts and record them in the general ledger
• Oversee monthly reconciliation of purchase card accounts and act as an effective point of contact for the card-issuing financial institution
• Provide accounting support through backup and redundancy of accounts payable and receivable functions
• Assist with office organization and filing
• Other duties as may be assigned by the CFO/COO

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or study in a related field or program
• Demonstrated knowledge of capital budgeting, account reconciliation, general ledger accounting, depreciation, budget analysis, and accounts payable.
• Cultural competency skills to successfully collaborate across differences, and the desire to be an engaged member of an inclusive educational community

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in an accounting role
• Advanced degree in accounting and/or professional certification in accounting
• Prior professional business experience in an educational setting

Salary Range: 70-90K

Interested candidates are invited to use the link provided to submit a cover letter and resume to Raquel Salcedo, Director of Recruiting & Talent