Accounts Receivable & Tuition Management Accountant
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Position Description:
The Churchill School and Center, a K-12 school for students with language-based learning disabilities is seeking an Accounts Receivable & Tuition Management accountant. This role is essential to the ongoing financial operations of the school and is an integral member of the Business Office. The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated professional who possesses heightened attention to detail, a facility with numbers and experience with meeting deadlines. They will provide timely and accurate tuition processing and prioritization of ad hoc requests. The Accounts Receivable & Tuition Management accountant must be able to multi-task, work well independently and as a team member, and, most importantly, maintain the integrity of highly confidential information.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Demonstrate commitment to Churchill’s mission and core values
Embrace and model Churchill’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
Tuition Receivables:
Submit monthly online rosters to the NYC Department of Education to generate monthly tuition payments for funded students.
Work with the Enrollment Office to manage private tuition student accounts in Blackbaud’s Tuition Management system.
Manage internal private tuition worksheet used by the CFO and the Enrollment team to track accounts with delinquent payments.
Prepare all tuition revenue and receivable payments journal entries in Financial Edge NXT/Tuition Management.
Inform CFO of all DoE or Attorney tuition payments received for private students.
Tuition Management:
Email Financial Assistance families with reminders of payment installments.
Collaborate with CFO and students’ attorneys on status of students’ reimbursement cases
Update private payment schedule for CFO
Record attorney responses related to student updates
Regularly follow up on expected student tuition approved payments
General Bookkeeping:
Reconcile all monthly bank accounts
Process all internal bank transfers and wire transfers/ACH payments
Process any checks received
Collaborate with the Office of Philanthropy to record donations
Prepare and input monthly journal entries related to bank fees, interest income, cash transfers and miscellaneous
Process all cash receipts in Financial Edge NXT/ Treasury module
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting or finance
3-5 years of tuition receivables experience, preferably at a K-12 independent school
Attention to detail and facility with numbers
High degree of confidentiality, integrity and sensitivity to information
Strong organizational and calendar management skills
Ability to work efficiently and independently, as well as collaboratively, as a key member of the Business Office team
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Knowledge of the NYC Department of Education reimbursement process and related systems is highly desirable
Excellent follow up skills on outstanding issues and balances
Ability to “connect the dots” and solve open issues
Sense of humor!
Solid working knowledge of Blackbaud NXT Financial Edge, Microsoft Office Suite and the Google Suite of products
Compensation:
$70,000 -$80,000 annually commensurate with experience
Employee Benefits Package: 10 days annual personal/sick time, 15 vacation days, summer Fridays off and school holidays off. Remote working days (maximum 30 days per year) subject to approval. Annual merit-based bonus pay, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, disability income benefits, flexible spending account, health savings account, commuter benefits, paid family leave, daily complimentary lunch, professional development opportunities, 403(b) retirement plan with a 7% employer contribution after 2-years employment.
The Churchill School and Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, gender identity, ****** orientation, age, physical challenge, national or ethnic origin, ancestry or any other characteristic. Churchill is committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourages applications from candidates of color, as well as candidates from under-represented groups.
Churchill’s Vision:
A world where students with language-based learning disabilities embrace their learning differences and see limitless possibilities.
Churchill’s Mission:
To provide an innovative and transformational K-12 learning community that empowers students with language -based learning disabilities.