Senior Accountant

Position Overview

Merion Mercy Academy, an independent Catholic college preparatory school for girls in grades 9-12 outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, seeks a detail-oriented, analytical, and proactive Senior Accountant to join our finance team. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing core financial operations, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and delivering accurate financial reporting. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical accounting skills, a strong understanding of fund accounting or nonprofit financial management, and the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable performance metrics.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this is a full time position beginning in August, 2026.

Posted: 06-Jul-26

Location: Merion Station, Pennsylvania

Type: Full Time

Salary: Based upon experience.

Categories: Accounting

Business Management

Required

Education:

4 Year Degree

• Lead and manage the month-end and year-end close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Draft comprehensive financial statements, including Statements of Financial Position, Statements of Activities, and Statements of Cash Flows, ensuring compliance with GAAP.
• Prepare and review complex journal entries, bank reconciliations, and general ledger account analyses.

• Develop, track, and maintain key financial and operational performance metrics to support strategic decision-making.
• Analyze variances between budgeted and actual figures, providing insightful commentary to senior management.
• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes and implement internal controls to safeguard organizational assets.

• Execute the endowment spend calculation in accordance with organizational policies and regulatory guidelines.
• Track, reconcile, and manage restricted and unrestricted fund balances, ensuring proper allocation of investment earnings and distributions.

• Gather, organize, and analyze financial information required for the annual IRS Form 990 and other regulatory filings.
• Coordinate with external auditors and tax preparers to provide necessary documentation and support for annual audits and tax compliance.

Other duties may be assigned that are not specifically outlined in this job description.

Founded in 1884 by the Sisters of Mercy and located on a beautiful 12-acre campus on Philadelphia’s Main Line, Merion Mercy currently enrolls over 400 students from diverse geographic areas and socioeconomic groups. Merion Mercy’s academic program consistently challenges each student to prepare for college and a lifetime of service, thus developing competent and compassionate women for the future. Merion Mercy’s faculty and staff are committed to providing a holistic education that not only stresses academic and personal excellence but also encourages all students to “Live Mercy and Seek Justice,” an educational philosophy that builds a true sense of sisterhood that extends beyond the classroom.

Merion Mercy Academy embraces diversity and inclusion through its mission, Mercy identity and student body. Merion Mercy Academy is committed to providing an educational and working environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. Members of the community, applicants for employment or admissions, guests and visitors have the right to be free from harassment or discrimination based on race, color, religion, ancestry, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, national origin, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Merion Mercy Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its hiring practices.

Merion Mercy Academy (MMA), founded in 1884, is an independent Catholic college preparatory school for girls grades 9-12. It is a sponsored ministry of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas and is a member of Mercy Education. Our foundress, Catherine McAuley, was a visionary who empowered those around her to do their part in making the world a better place.

For 140 years, we’ve honored Catherine’s legacy through a faith-focused curriculum that stresses Mercy spirituality, global awareness, and social responsibility. We are a dedicated community of educators, administrators and staff who are committed to our school’s mission.

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