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. T his 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

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

Greenwich Country Day School

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