Full Time Staff Accountant

Position Type:
- Administration/Financial Officer
Date Posted:
9/24/2024
Location:
Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver
Date Available:
10/31/2024
Closing Date:
10/31/2024
Position Title: Staff Accountant
Department: Finance
Reports To: Director of Finance
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Seton Catholic College Prep is a Catholic, co-educational, comprehensive, college preparatory high school. Seton Catholic opened its doors in a brand new facility in September 2016. It has grown every year since it first opened in 2009, with a current enrollment of approximately 290 students. Seton Catholic is an Archdiocesan 9-12 grade high school that pursues higher learning, deeper faith, and stronger character.
Mission: Grounded in Christian values and the Catholic tradition, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic High School inspires and empowers students to achieve their greatest potential, becoming faith-filled leaders prepared to serve and to be successful in college and in life.
Vision: Igniting the hearts and minds of curious learners to lead and serve our community and world.
Job Summary

• In accordance with the Seton Catholic's Mission and Vision; the Staff Accountant is responsible for providing basic accounting functions. The Staff Accountant is expected to demonstrate problem-solving skills as related to school financial operations and an understanding of external, regulatory, payor, and other forces impacting the financial operations including Modified Cash Accounting, Accrual accounting, IRS regulations, etc. This position is integral to preserving the integrity of various financial systems through regular account reconciliations and analysis.

Job Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Education: Bachelor degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field, or experience in lieu of bachelor degree (minimum 3 years of related work experience).
• Licensure / Certification: Accounting
• Experience: Minimum one year of working experience. School exposure is preferred but not required.
• Effective Communication Skills
• Ability to perform detailed variance review and financial analysis.
• Demonstrates the ability to understand and interpret complex accounting issues and processes and to escalate issues to appropriate resources.
• Demonstrates the ability to translate technical financial terminology into terms understandable to leadership, associates, and external customers.
• Works and communicates effectively with management and their support staff throughout the entire organization, as well as with parents, vendors, user groups, and professional organizations.
• Basic understanding of general Finance and/or Accounting principles.
• Ability to perform basic financial analysis and investigate variances accordingly.
• Detail oriented.
• Demonstrates the ability to organize and to prioritize work in a diverse, fast paced environment while working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently with a high level of motivation and initiative and complete assignments according to established timelines.
• Highly skilled with the use of personal computer systems that aid in analysis, communication, presentations, financial reporting (spreadsheets, databases, and database access tools, presentation tools), etc.
• Demonstrates high trust and integrity when dealing with confidential matters.

Essential Responsibilities

• Holds self and others accountable and role models excellence for all to see. For example: demonstrates friendliness and courtesy, effective communication creates a professional environment and provides first class service.

• Meets population specific and all other competencies according to department requirements.
• Promotes a Culture of Safety by adhering to policy, procedures and plans that are in place to prevent workplace injury, violence or adverse outcome to associates, staff, or students.
• Relationship-based Care: Creates a caring environment that keeps the student and family at the center of their experience at Seton Catholic.
• Participates in establishing team goals and assists in monitoring the development and implementation of strategies designed to meet objectives.
• Maintains open communication with stakeholders.
• Performs all assigned daily duties.
• Performs all assigned month-end closing and annual audit responsibilities as assigned in accordance with the established department close process schedule.
• Prepares assigned monthly/standard reports and develops streamline processes where appropriate.
• Develops basic reports from assigned Finance systems according to requests.
• Meets all deadlines in a timely and proficient manner and notifies Management when issues are identified and investigates potential causes and solutions under the advice of Management.
• Maintains accurate and current documentation of all assigned processes and any related policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates the ability to research issues related to external, regulatory, payor and other forces impacting school financial operations.
• Develops the ability to translate technical financial terminology into terms understandable to all levels of leadership, associates, and external customers.
• Provides Financial Analytics including:
  
  • Researches and interprets accounting implications for various business relationships and transactions.
  • Follows operational processes to appropriately record financial transactions in accordance with Modified Cash requirements and recommends changes/enhancements as appropriate to convert to Accrual accounting.
  • Performs various analyses, developing correlations between actual and budget as related to various activity measures, cost/revenue and productivity indicators.
  • Provides constructive feedback and actively participates in problem solving activities.
  • Supports the Finance Management team with reporting activities.
  • Provides proactive analysis aimed at improving financial performance
• Performs duties to ensure general ledger integrity including:
  
  • Performs data/account reconciliations to verify accuracy and functionality and develops processes to rectify any deficiencies.
  • Validates accuracy of data from general ledger source systems and notifies appropriate resources to facilitate resolution.
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with leaders from Seton Catholic and related entities and exhibits the ability to maintain confidentiality when required.

Other Job Responsibilities

• Participates in and fosters a performance improvement approach that includes both intradepartmental and interdepartmental activities.

• Responsible for compliance with Organizational Integrity through raising questions and promptly reporting actual or potential wrongdoing.

• All other duties as assigned.

Pay and hours

• $25 - $31 an hour
• Full Time
• Monday-Friday, with hybrid remote availability

The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibility and essential functions of this position, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned.
Salary Range:
Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data, applicant's skills, and prior relevant experience, degrees, and certifications.
A comprehensive package of benefits is offered, including two medical plan options, dental, vision, life, accidental death and disability, long-term disability, pension, 403(b), HSA, FSA, and generous sick leave, vacation, and holidays.
Application Process
Please apply directly on the Archdiocese of Seattle Catholic Schools website: