Washington Episcopal School is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to add to our team of Business Office professionals. We are looking for someone who welcomes a challenge and is detailed oriented.

Washington Episcopal School is an independent, co-educational school for students from Pre-Kindergarten 3 through Grade 8. Washington Episcopal School inspires academic and personal excellence within a joyful learning environment to develop students who are kind, confident, and prepared citizens of the world.

WES provides a competitive wage and an inviting, professional, and collegial working environment. WES is committed to a diverse and inclusive community and seeks applications for this position from candidates who will contribute to an environment in which all are valued and supported.

Major responsibilities of the position could include, but are not limited to:

• Perform and review daily transactions related to cash reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank account activity, recording of revenue and expenses

• Assist with monthly closing by preparing and recording journal entries and monthly reconciliation of general ledger accounts

• Assist with preparation of required documents and information for annual audit

• Prepare, analyze, and distribute budget vs actual reports to division directors 

• Receive, record, and deposit cash receipts; distribute and reconcile petty cash

• Manage school credit cards including updating credit card users and approvers’ information, assisting users with monthly expense report, reviewing and correcting coding errors to ensure the classification of expenses is correct and the report is complete

• ·Reconcile donations with development team and resolve discrepancies on a monthly basis

• Work closely with the admission team to ensure all the enrollment contracts are properly issued, signed, and billed.

• Oversee family accounts in tuition management system and help families on their account matters

• Monitor receivables and report issues to CFO on a timely basis

• Reconcile and file quarterly sales tax report, annual personal property tax, and other compliance requirements

• Responsible for all accounts payable matters, including the setup of new vendors, inputting invoices, assuring proper g/l codes and approvals are obtained from division directors, posting and reconciling ACH payments, and filing 1099’s at year-end

• Managing payroll process to ensure accurate and timely pay to employees, accurate retirement contribution, and timely year-end payroll filing.

• Prepare payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll related GL accounts with payroll reports

• Implements new accounting and payroll policies and procedures to meet changing requirements

• Account for all revenue accounts inclusive of tuition, gifts and other miscellaneous revenue streams

• Other duties as assigned

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

• Three to five years of experience. Preference given for experience in an independent school

• Dependable with high level of accuracy in preparing and entering financial information

• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving skills, time management skills, and attention to detail

• Resourceful at researching and resolving inquires

• Must be able to work intuitively and independently as well as part of a team

•  QuickBooks experience

• High proficiency in Excel

• Blackbaud Tuition Management experience beneficial