The Center for Early Education · 1 month ago
Controller
West Hollywood,CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $175K/yr
7+ years expThe Center for Early Education is seeking a Controller who will report to the Director of Finance. This role is responsible for overseeing all accounting and business office policies, ensuring strong internal controls, and providing accurate financial reporting.
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Responsibilities
Manage accounting systems, including general and sub-ledgers, and other related accounting functions
Provide accurate and timely financial and management reports
Coordinate with the Advancement office for the proper accounting of fundraising and the reconciliation between Raiser's Edge and Financial Edge
Assign and oversee reconciliation of all accounts to the General Ledger and all Student Billing-related revenue accounts, maintaining a monthly and quarterly reconciliation schedule
Post billing and cash journal entries into GL, and post payroll deductions into Tuition Management, reconciling all related billing and discount accounts
Oversee and approve Journal Entries and cash transactions, including monthly cash reconciliation
Supervise the AP process and weekly check run functions
Upload positive pay files to the bank
Develop, document, and maintain adequate accounting and financial procedures, including effective and thorough use of accounting software
Serve as in-house accounting software expert, attending training classes, and maintaining the system, including the chart of accounts
Provide support and information to faculty, staff, and parents regarding business and accounting operations
Assist Director of Finance in monitoring the annual operating budget; prepare variance reports as requested
Provide budget to actual monthly updates to administrators, faculty, and staff
Coordinate preparation of schedules and documents for the annual audit; serve as primary contact with auditors
Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, tax filings, professional standards, and internal policies
Keep abreast of the latest FASB pronouncements and changing accounting standards
Maintain the confidentiality of sensitive financial and other data
Communicate respectfully, clearly, and honestly in verbal, electronic, and written form with parents, administrators, and colleagues, and maintain a sensitive, cooperative, and flexible demeanor in interactions
Positively contribute to the schoolwide community
Demonstrate professionalism through reliability, punctuality, and personal appearance and self-care, and maintain personal integrity and a respectful attitude in all relationships, and positively contribute to the school community
Provide for the physical safety of children through anticipation and removal of hazards, visual observation of children active or at rest, and by appropriately responding to injuries
Follow all personnel policies and the guidelines of the Emergency Response Plans, and take responsibility for students' safety in an emergency situation or drill
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of seven years of experience in a related field are required
Demonstrate personal integrity, friendliness, patience, fairness, openness, non-defensiveness, sensitivity, flexibility, and enthusiasm
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret written documents, professional literature, and other material
Ability to write reports and letters
Ability to verbally present information and respond to children, parents, colleagues, and administrators
Ability to communicate effectively with parents, students, and colleagues
High comfort level and proficiency with technology as a tool
Ability to use simple tools and machines, such as copiers and laminators
Ability to use computers to write reports, compose letters and emails, create documents, and communicate with parents
Ability to solve practical problems and apply common sense and good judgment in dealing with everyday and emergency situations
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions
Regularly required to talk and hear; to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb; to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; to reach with hands and arms
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus
Preferred
Experience with Blackbaud and experience in a school setting are preferred
Company
The Center for Early Education
The Center for Early Education, a socio-economically and culturally diverse independent school for children, toddlers through grade six, strives to graduate students who are joyful, resilient, life-long learners.
Founded in 1939West Hollywood, California, USA
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase