Finance Accounting & Administrative Associate
Job Description
Accounting & Administrative Associate
About Community Roots:
Community Roots Charter School is a rigorous learning community where learning is embedded in a meaningful real-world context, where children are deliberately taught to see the connections between school and the world. CRCS students will meet or exceed the Common Core standards and be prepared to excel in the 21st century by being taught to be independent thinkers and to work productively within a diverse group of learners. At CRCS, students will learn to combine curiosity with appropriate application, which will lead to deep understanding and the confidence to take on challenges to become who they want to be.
Currently, Community Roots has 475 students in grades K-8. Our first 8th-grade class graduated in June 2015. Please visit our website for more information about our school: www.communityroots.org
Community Roots is hiring:
We are currently looking for an Accounting & Administrative Associate who will work to be both innovative and inspiring in the pursuit of meeting the needs of all students in grades K-8. This position will report to the Director of Finance.
Community Roots Charter School seeks individuals who:
- Believe in and are capable of high levels of collaboration and communication
- Believe that communicating and building relationships with children’s families is essential
- See themselves as active learners committed to ongoing professional development
- Believe that all children have the right to an exceptional education
- Understand that children learn in different ways
- Are committed to ensuring academic, emotional and social growth in every child
- Are capable of building a safe, nurturing, supportive and high achieving school culture
- Believe that working and educating children in a diverse environment is essential
- Enjoy their work
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Five years of substantial experience in an accounting or finance support position.
- High proficiency in Google Suite, MAC, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
- The familiarity of non-profit accounting a plus
- Flexibility to work outside of job description parameters, when needed
- Belief in CRCS mission and philosophy
- Strong knowledge in and ability to collaborate
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and problem solve independently
Main responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring that main office culture and communication adheres to CRCS professional expectations
- Supporting all families, students, and teachers as needed and requested
- Process all accounts payable and receivable activity including verifying and entering invoices, preparing check runs, fielding vendor inquiries, and filing
- Ensure that vendor contact database and consultant contracts are accurately maintained.
- Provide support to the Director of Finance during the annual audit and the monthly closing including preparation of schedules and analyses for the annual audit
- Preparation and distribution of meeting materials, communications with committee members, and meetings logistics for semi-annual Audit and Finance board committee meetings.
- Serve as the first contact and day-to-day problem solver for employees with questions and issues on policies and benefits, including follow-up with relevant providers as necessary
- Coordinate Open Enrollment for benefit plans annually, including preparation of pertinent payroll deduction reports
- Assist in tracking of processing and accounting for Grant awards
- Assist with other accounting projects, as assigned
- Assist in review and administration of external contracts, vendor agreements, insurance policies, and other business documents
- Maintain 1099 records and process annual forms
- Maintenance of the reconciliation of petty cash accounts for all sites
- Perform general primary office duties such as answering phones, photocopying, faxing, emailing and scanning
Salary and Benefits:
Community Roots offers a competitive benefits package. Salary commensurate with experience.
How to Apply
Please email cover letter and resume to hr@communityroots.org. Our interview process currently includes the following steps:- Phone Screen
- Hiring Manager Interview
- Performance Task
- Task Debrief / Panel Interview
- Reference/credentials Check
- Additional 1:1 or small group conversations with other CRCS team members
