Part-Time Accountant

Who We Are

Center for Supportive Schools is an anti-racist, fast-paced, collegial, and team-oriented organization wholly committed to helping schools become places where students want to be. Our work directly addresses student disengagement, a root cause of diminished academic performance, students dropping out of school, and other high-risk student behaviors. We partner with schools in three areas: developing all students into leaders; empowering teachers to collaborate with each other and with students; and engaging entire school communities to improve how learning happens.

CSS is driven by the vision that one day, all students will thrive in schools that graduate them prepared for the rigors of college and lives filled with meaningful work, active citizenship, and personal fulfillment.

We are committed to antiracism. Our vision for students will not be realized absent the dismantling of systemic racism that permeates schools and society. Schools are not safe, supportive, engaging, and inspiring unless they address all areas of marginalization and eradicate all the many interconnected forms of oppression. CSS's focus on antiracism results from the outsized role that racism has played in shaping the United States and its institutions, from the fact that racism intersects with all other forms of oppression and given that that which we learn and develop - tools, frameworks, resources - in dismantling racism can be leveraged to abolish all other forms of oppression.

Founded in 1979, we are a national organization currently impacting 65,000 students annually and committed to supporting every K-12 school in the country. Most of our partners are economically disadvantaged communities where the consequences of student disengagement and racism can be most devastating.

For more information, please visit www.supportiveschools.org. For more information about CSS's commitment to antiracism, please visit www.supportiveschools.org/antiracism-resources.

The Role

The part-time Accountant is a member of the national finance team, and may convert to full-time in the future. The candidate will be someone who appreciates the importance of providing daily financial support and who will be professionally fulfilled by these fiscal responsibilities - someone who wants to contribute and grow in this financial role. We are seeking a committed and focused individual who can provide accounting and financial support to the organization. The part-time Accountant will effectively work with financial detail on a daily basis, working within tight timeframes to meet financial reporting deadlines, who can collaborate and communicate daily with the finance team and all staff, as well as vendors, and who will enjoy and embrace the work of a busy, productive office.

Detailed Position Responsibilities:

• Accounts Payable (A/P) processing and bill payment, coordinate payment for all expenses, ensure appropriate paperwork is obtained, work with vendors on direct billing situations, and investigate all issues related to A/P. Assist with1099 process at year end.
• General Ledger (G/L) journal entries, including standard income and allocations, accruals, interfaces and adjusting entries. Compile residential training allocations and enter to appropriate funding sources.
• Assist with the process of importing credit card statements monthly from our expense management software (Webexpense) into our accounting software (currently Microsoft Dynamics GP - Great Plains). Primary contact for Webexpense software for AMEX and reimbursable expenses.
• Assist with payroll responsibilities, including tracking hourly team members time, monthly payroll entry to GL and updating projection and payroll summary, verifying the accuracy of quarterly 941 , year end W-2 and 1099s.
• Assist with the process of reconciling NY community school details into the internal budget vs. actual tracker, ensuring the tracker agrees to the G/L and the LIVE. Review all charges against each school ensuring NY compliance, and produce G/L templates monthly for each school billing.
• Support the monthly accounting close process by entering Cash Receipts (C/R), Accounts Receivable (A/R), and other bank transactions into the accounting software. Update cash flow with cash received and projected.

Candidate Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related area required, knowledge of non-profit principles a definite plus

Professional Experiences and Personal Qualities/Skills: You have likely had the following experiences and have demonstrated the following attributes:

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) accounting software a plus
• Strong skills with Google sheets and Excel, including formulas and integration with other google sheets
• Committed, focused, meticulous, hard-working individual with excellent attention to detail
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter with ability to work independently
• Fluent in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Publisher a plus) and Google docs

Location: This is a hybrid position, based at CSS's New Jersey office, located in Princeton, New Jersey.

COVID-19 Vaccination & Testing

CSS requires all school-facing staff members to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. As of the time of this position announcement posting, fully vaccinated means receiving two vaccination doses of either the Pfizer vaccine or the Moderna vaccine, or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Non-school facing staff members who are not vaccinated because of a CSS-approved medical or religious accommodation must submit a copy of a COVID-19 test result 48-72 hours in advance of any CSS-related in-person interaction (this includes in-person interaction with other staff, in-person training events, office visits, business meetings, and/or school visits).

Work Environment/Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer, including participating in virtual videoconference meetings
• Communicating with others in writing and verbally to exchange information
• Ability to lift and move boxes weighing as much as 15 pounds

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated starting date for this position is April 2023.

CSS offers the following benefits:

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits plan, including health, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement accounts, commuter and transit accounts
• 403(b) plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Paid holidays and winter break
• Flexible work option based on job role eligibility
• Employee Assistance Program
• Reduced schedule on Fridays during summer months
• Phone stipend

To Apply

Interested applicants are requested to apply by attaching a cover letter and CV/résumé. Please include (1) the title of the position and (2) where you found the position posting in your cover letter. If possible, please attach all documents in PDF format. Applications and other open positions are also available at: https://supportiveschools.isolvedhire.com/jobs/

Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) are strongly encouraged to apply.

Center for Supportive Schools is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and equity in its work and staff. CSS's Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action related policies are available upon request.