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Job Title: Accounting Manager
Department: Finance
Reports to: VP for Finance
Classification: Exempt
Schedule: Year-round

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, a Jesuit, college-preparatory, co-educational school for grades 9-12 seeks an Accounting Manager. Reporting to the VP for Finance (CFO), the Accounting Manager will be responsible for overseeing all accounting activities for the school. The Accounting Manager is a hands-on role and performs general accounting functions, provides proactive analysis and reporting to internal and external customers and maintains strong internal controls. She/he/they will need to analyze existing processes and systems and work closely with the CFO, accounting staff, and others to streamline current systems, leverage new information technology, and establish standard operating procedures that ensure compliance and provide maximum benefit to all stakeholders.

Under the leadership of Antonio Ortiz, President of Cristo Rey, the school places approximately 580 students in its Work Study Program in the Chicago area annually. The School has $14M in investments and a budget of $8M.

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Compliance and Internal Controls

• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal control systems designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Implement and oversee consistent accounting policies, practices, procedures, and internal control systems across all departments.
• Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and other regulatory requirements.
• Conduct internal audits of processes, records, and information and coordinate actions recommended as a result of the internal audits.
• Coordinate annual audit activity.

Accounting Management

• Ensure accurate and timely presentation of monthly and annual financial reports, including analysis of performance against budget and current projections. In collaboration with CFO, keep Leadership Team abreast of Cristo Rey’s financial status.
• Assist the CFO and Cristo Rey’s management team in the annual budgeting and planning process.
• Assume restricted asset and grant accounting; in coordination with the Advancement Office ensure that expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budgets throughout the grant/fund period; ensure accurate tracking and timely release of restricted assets.
• Maintain and reconcile all bank accounts and Cristo Rey’s endowment investment accounts.
• Ensure cash receipts and payroll costs are properly recorded in the general ledger.
• Maintain the chart of accounts in a way that enables management at all levels to capture information in a meaningful way.
• Make sure all assets are present, properly used for business purposes, and accurately accounted for.
  • Create, maintain, and monitor a system of controls, procedures, and forms for accurate recording of fixed assets (schedule of fixed assets).
  • Record fixed asset acquisitions and dispositions and calculate depreciation for all fixed assets.
  • Review and update the detailed schedule of fixed assets and accumulated depreciation.
  • Prepare audit schedules relating to fixed assets and assist the auditors in their inquiries.
  • Track company expenditures for fixed assets in comparison to the capital budget and management authorizations.
• Prepare all periodic surveys and reports for the school’s associations (e.g. Archdiocese of Chicago, Cristo Rey Network, JSEA, CASBA).

Systems

• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
• Maintain accounting systems, develop and maintain tools (e.g., spreadsheets, databases) to ensure the proper, complete, and accurate record-keeping.

Other

• Actively engage and participate in professional development activities and associations relevant to education, non-profit, the Cristo Rey network and the finance profession.
• Remain abreast of all accounting updates and pronouncement by FASB

Qualifications

• B.S. or B.A. in Accountancy plus minimum 5 years of experience or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of not-for-profit financial management preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, associated laws and regulations.
• Strong experience with complex chart of accounts, advanced accounting systems, MS Office Products, plus Excel proficiency.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; customer service oriented; detail oriented; team player; ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• High value of ethics, dependability, and reliability.
• Adept at building rapport and trust with people from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, including underrepresented urban youth and first-generation college students.
• Commitment to the mission, values, and goals of Cristo Rey, and willingness to participate in adult faith formation.

Compensation: Full-time, year-round position with competitive salary and benefits.
Anticipated Start Date: Fall/Winter 2020

To Apply: Fill out THIS FORM and attach a cover letter and resume.