Valley Christian Schools (AZ) · 2 months ago
Financial Controller
Chandler, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$65K/yr - $75K/yr
5+ years expValley Christian Schools is seeking a skilled and accomplished Financial Controller to lead all accounting operations with excellence, integrity, and precision. The Controller will oversee financial strategy, strengthen internal controls, and ensure compliance with GAAP while managing the entire accounting cycle and supervising business office employees.
Primary/Secondary Education
Responsibilities
Oversees general ledger and accounting functions and systems, ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements, while maintaining accurate financial accounts
Prepares, analyzes, and submits monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to CEO, COO, Board of Directors, and others, as needed. This includes the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, department reports, etc
Manages the month-end closing process and ensures all balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly in a timely manner
Regularly monitors actual spending vs. budgetary allotments, reporting on and analyzing both positive and negative variances to HOS and COO
Devises and implements internal controls to reduce the risk of errors, omissions and fraud
Manages organizational debt and participates in loan renegotiations
Oversees student tuition accounts, including verifying account data for billing accuracy, etc
Performs monthly bank reconciliations to the general ledger of all cash accounts. Researches any discrepancies and prepares necessary journal entries to correct the accounts
Reconciles the School’s fixed asset records (quarterly, annually, or as-needed), and prepares any year end entries
Works with the HOS to produce the annual budget; works with all departments to inform the annual budgets and forecasts
Conducts year-end closing process, including the annual external audit and 990 preparations, ensuring full compliance with all reporting requirements
Manages the School’s banking relationships, and initiates needed strategies for improvement
Performs internal audits as directed by the HOS or COO
Produces ad hoc reports required by management for decision-making
Leads the day-to-day activities of the business office to ensure an orderly workflow and effective use of time, money and staff resources
With the assistance of HR, oversees the payroll process at VCS
Consistently reports on and maintains adherence to the School’s financial KPIs, developing a strategy for any initiatives not being met
Ensures the School’s Capital Expenditures plan is regularly updated, including semi-annual contributions from other VCS leaders, and the plan is implemented and funded effectively
Leads Long-Term Financial Sustainability efforts as part of the School’s strategic plan
Attends staff, departmental, management, and other meetings, as required
Serve on Valley Christian Schools' Deans and Directors Leadership Team
Adhere to Valley Christian policies, procedures/processes and codes
Performs other related duties, as assigned
Conducts interviews and participates in the hiring of business office staff
Train, supervise, counsels, schedules, and evaluates performance of assigned staff
Oversees the overall work of assigned staff
Qualification
Required
Demonstrates a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that is a consistent testimony to others
Agree to uphold Valley Christian's Mission & Beliefs which can be found at http://valleychristianaz.org/about/philosophy
Faithfully attend and financially support a local church whose beliefs are in agreement with our school's Mission & Beliefs
Must have and maintain a valid level one IVP fingerprint card
Must have excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally
Ability to multi-task with organization
Ability to exercise initiative and sound judgement and to react with discretion under varying conditions
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
5+ years of experience in Finance/Accounting/Operations, with P&L experience
Expertise in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software, with emphasis on Excel/spreadsheets
Preferred
Prior experience in the oversight and management of an accounting office
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Master's degree in finance, accounting, business administration (MBA), or a related field
Experience in accounting and payroll software
Company
Valley Christian Schools (AZ)
Valley Christian Schools features Arizona’s only nationally ranked private, Christian high school, providing students a distinctly Christian education with excellent academics, championship athletics, award-winning fine arts and a supporting community that encourages spiritual growth and the success of our students in and out of the classroom.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase