Director of Finance

The Director of Finance is responsible for managing all the daily financial operations of the school. This includes tuition billing and collections, bank reconciliations, analyzing the income statement and balance sheet, assisting in the budgeting process, working with enrollment contracts, reviewing payroll and overseeing the school’s audit.

This individual is committed to the Goals and Criteria of Holy Child Schools and the Mission of Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Tuition Billing and Collection

• Responsible for billing families and collections of payments
• Communicates effectively with families to ensure tuition payment compliance
• Ensure all tuition is correctly posted on the subledger using Blackbaud Tuition Management and then exported to the general ledger
• Prepares reconciliation of tuition receivable and tuition revenue and fees
• Analyzes tuition comparisons with other independent schools

Cash Management

• Handles all aspects of cash and credit card receipts, including deposits
• Prepares monthly bank reconciliations
• Works directly with our bank
• Makes monthly journal entries
• Prepares reconciliations for donations, endowment, restricted funds and other accounts
• Works with our advancement office on several functions during the year, keeping track of revenues and expenses
• Records interest income and investment earning

Budgeting

• Assists CFO/COO in developing the annual operating budget
• Updates budget model on an annual basis
• Works with our advancement office in sending out enrollment contracts and keeping track of enrollment numbers

Payroll

• Performs monthly payroll reconciliation

External Audit

• Oversee the school audit by producing schedules and being the interface between the auditors and school staff

Manage

• Staff Accountant and Accounts Payable Manager

Other

• Produces schedules and analyses as assigned by the CFO/COO
• Attends and assembles board committee meeting materials and logistics
• Prepares board committee minutes
• Works on DASL information for all financial categories
• Manages non-public school State aid for nursing, security, and technology
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• A minimum of 5-7 years of professional experience in managing the finances of a similar-sized organization
• Knowledge of standard accounting principles and procedures, especially those related to fund accounting and non-profit organizations
• Effective communication, writing, and managerial skills