Overview:
The Archdiocese of New York has structured 59 of its elementary schools into a Global Regional School System (GRSS), with nine geographic school districts. Each one has a local, centralized business office that supports 2-13 schools. The entire GRSS is supported by Global Regional School System Operations, which is responsible for the collection, processing, recording, transfer, outflow and reporting of all funds within the regional school system. GRSS Operations will be the conduit for all financial reporting. GRSS Operations will collect, process, and record data in order to provide a clear financial picture of each region/school.
Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, the Controller’s primary responsibility is assisting in the day- to-day management of GRSS Operations, acting as the primary contact with the external auditors, the oversight of monthly reconciliations and the closing of financial records (monthly, quarterly and annually).
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of all reporting by managing all accounting functions including maintenance of the general ledger and project accounting
- Work with third party service providers (including SMART Tuition Management, TADS, Bank of America and Paychex) to ensure accurate general ledger mapping of journal entries provided to record tuition income and payroll expense
- Perform maintenance of the chart of accounts
- Assist Accounting Coordinators and Regional Finance Managers with the coding of expenses and income
- Full general ledger, month-end close and financial reporting responsibilities for the school, region and school boards.
- Review/maintain complete account reconciliations with supporting schedules and
- Work with other departments within GRSS and the Archdiocese of New York to develop a monthly, quarterly and year-end process that will ensure the preparation of timely and accurate account analysis, including related party transactions, and bank
- Approve 1011 staff and Regional Finance Managers journal
- Prepare the GRSS year-end financial statements and notes to the financial
- Ensure proper cut off and timing of revenue/expense
- Maintain communication with SMART (tuition management system) and Paychex (payroll processing company) and ensure the integrity of general ledger
- Act as liaison between GRSS and external accountants for the year-end Ensure that proper and accurate financial information and records are provided to the auditors on a timely basis to meet the audit reporting deadline
- Supervise accounting staff to ensure the implementation of the monthly, quarterly and year end processes
- Help develop and improve internal control procedures within the GRSS Financial Operations
- Other related duties as required by management
Qualifications:
- BS in Accounting, and a minimum of five years of experience
- CPA preferred
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to multi-task, be detail-oriented and highly organized
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented, web-based environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel and Outlook
- Experience with Financial Edge, Microsoft Sharepoint, Smart Tuition and Paychex a plus
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to: Matthew.Brellis@archny.org