Are you a detail-oriented Senior Accountant looking to bring your expertise to an all-girls school, ensuring accurate fiscal management and compliance? Beginning, Oct. 15, 2024, join the NCS business office team as an integral member that provides accounting, budgetary, and administrative support. NCS offers a salary range of $100,000- $115,000 based on experience, including a full benefits package and support for professional development. NCS is committed to leadership in multicultural education and a culturally diverse faculty and staff. The school therefore seeks applications from candidates who will contribute to an atmosphere in which all are valued and supported. 

Responsibilities Include:  

Accounting 

• Prepare audit schedules and reconciliations.  

• Prepare and update the monthly recurring entries. 

• Analyze fundraising activities to ensure gifts are recorded in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). 

• Assist in developing financial and operating reports.. 

Accounts Payable and disbursements 

• Administer NCS’s accounts payable system. 

• Act as the school’s main contact with the accounts payable vendor. 

• Review and approve all requests for payment. 

• Train new users on related issues. 

• Manage travel for school via AmTrav. 

All faculty are involved in the life of the school through a variety of means such as leading a club, coaching a sport, or serving on a committee. Additionally, community members attend school functions, including but not limited to chapel and cathedral services, assemblies, and special events. 

Interested candidates should send an electronic application that includes a brief cover letter, résumé and the names and contact information of three to five references. Please submit these materials as one combined attachment, in Word or pdf format, with “Senior Accountant” in the subject line to: NCSemployment@ncs.org. 

Skills and Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in accounting; CPA or advanced degree a plus
• Minimum 3 years of experience accounting at a not-for profit or educational institution
• Experience managing an accounting office
• Excellent oral and written communication skills  

About National Cathedral School

NCS is committed to leadership in multicultural education and a culturally diverse faculty and staff. The school therefore seeks applications from candidates who will contribute to an atmosphere in which all are valued and supported. All faculty are involved in the life of the school through a variety of means such as leading a club, coaching a sport, or serving on a committee. Additionally, community members attend school functions, including but not limited to chapel and cathedral services, assemblies, and special events. National Cathedral School serves 587 students in grades 4 through 12. Faculty and staff are curious intellectually, flexible, and collaborative, and they view education as an engaging vocation. Our students are engaged, fun, and kind, and they love to be challenged and viewed as confident individuals. Faculty and staff maintain a lively conversation about the meaning of an excellent education, an interest in pedagogy, and innovative uses of technology. As an Episcopal school, NCS welcomes people of all backgrounds and faiths while maintaining a close identity with Washington National Cathedral's commitment to being a house of prayer for all people.

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