Company

French American International SchoolSee more

addressAddressSan Francisco, CA
type Form of workFull-Time
CategoryAccounting/Finance

Job description

Job Description

 

Our School

French American + International is a PK-12 independent school in San Francisco.  Founded in 1962, the school is a multicultural, multilingual educational institution with over 1,100 students across an urban campus in the heart of the city. 

 

Mission and Values

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the French American International School offers programs of study in French and English to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to communicate across cultures is of paramount importance. Our international community brings together people from many backgrounds. Together we strive to create a shared culture that develops compassionate, confident, and principled people who will make the world better. We base our community on these values: Respect, Integrity, Inclusion, Collaboration, and Curiosity.

 

Opportunity

Working at French American + International opens up a myriad of opportunities – both personal and professional. Critical to our Strategic Plan in creating a proud, engaged community; we appreciate our faculty and staff by fostering a community of ongoing learning, respect, and collegiality and by providing competitive compensation and benefits. It is also of paramount importance to us that we continue to foster an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion as we build a school community of individuals who are an actual representation of the world in which we live.

 

Position Overview

The Senior AP Clerk delivers accurate financial information to support the School’s business functions.  This position provides primary support to the Controller in preparation of financial reports, audit preparation and other projects as needed.  Additionally, this position requires the ability to exercise discretion and independent judgement, including establishing priorities and implementing policies and procedures. To be successful, a candidate must be a self reliant quick learner with impeccable integrity.  Experience working in a school would be a plus.  French language skills are a plus.   

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions, with a focus on Accounts Payable.  This position would ensure compliance with school’s purchasing procedures 
  • Maintains the general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, and reconciling entries 
  • Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements
  • In conjunction with the Controller and Accounts Receivable, secures financial information by completing database backups
  • Support the Controller in documenting and monitoring internal controls in support of the auditing team


Other Duties

  • Acts as backup for payroll by initiating computer processing; printing checks, verifying the finished payroll
  • Assist in creating and completing audit schedules for the Controller
  • Analyze complex financial reports and records
  • Review journal entries and submit to Controller for review
  • Train and mentor junior staff
  • Perform variance analyses and prepare account reconciliations
  • Prepare financial reports
  • Other duties as assigned

 

Education Requirements

  • More than 5 years of general accounting experience with at least 3 in a nonprofit environment
  • Must have experience with complex account systems such as Blackbaud Nxt, Sage Intacct., or similar 
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field
  • Master’s degree in accountancy is preferred

 

Essential Skills

  • Highly detail-oriented and organized and ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines. 
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively with different levels of employees using a team-oriented approach
  • Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Familiarity with accounting software and programs

 

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • 403B - 5% match after 2 years of service
  • Commuter Benefits
  • LTD
  • 2 weeks Vacation to start 
  • Additional paid time off during school winter break  
  • 2 Personal days
  • 10 Sick days
  • 10 Paid Holidays 

 

Salary Range for this position is $80,000 - $90,000

Must be eligible to work in the US.

 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY

French American International School is committed to providing an open, fair, inclusive, non-discriminatory environment for all individuals across differences of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, age, physical ability, or medical condition. We seek to increase the presence, representation and inclusion of U.S. historically under-represented people of color, international, bilingual and bi-cultural students, faculty and staff; and, to provide an environment that will attract and retain individuals identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex (LGBTQQI).

 

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