Senior Staff Accountant

Company Description

Laurence School is a non-profit K-6 independent school located in Los Angeles, CA. Founded in 1953, the school is committed to educating the "Total Child" in an inclusive and supportive learning community.

Laurence School offers an innovative curriculum that fosters educational excellence, joy in learning, pride in oneself, integrity, and mutual respect.

Full cycle Accounts receivable knowledge, including maintaining vendor and customer database, monitor account details and balances.

• Handle accounting for major Parent Association events, such as the Spring Event, Holiday Boutique, and others
• Respond to parent billing inquiries and assist them with their accounting needs.
• Carry out additional responsibilities assigned in support of the CFO
• Interact professionally with all school departments that are served by the Business Office
• Reconcile monthly credit card statements (collect receipts and post transactions in Quickbooks); reconcile monthly bank statements.
• Student account billing and collection
• Assist CFO and the Business Office in preparation for the annual audit, preparing audit lead schedules.
• Work for the Development department two hours a day performing the following tasks :
• Enter contributions and pledges into Vera Cross
• Post pledge payments to Vera Cross.
• Prepare acknowledgment letters and mail them to donors;
• Prepare all periodic reports on contributions as required;
• Communicate all donor pledges and pledge payments to the Business Office

Other duties as assigned by management

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Finance
• 1-3 years of experience in accounting, preferrable in independent school or education sector
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Intermediate knowledge in Excel, PowerPoint, Google drive, and Quickbooks Desktop
• Ability to analyze accounting data
• Be able to take a basic accounting and Excel test

Experience :

• Accounting : 1-3 years (Required)
• Microsoft Excel and Google Suite : 2 years (Required)
• QuickBooks : 3 years (Required)
• Account receivable : 1-3 years (Preferred)

Work Location : In person, In office

Physical Demands :

The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Nondiscrimination Policy :

Laurence School is an equal opportunity employer. We continually strive to build an inclusive culture in our diverse community.

Laurence School prohibits discrimination against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, religion (including all aspects of religious beliefs, observance or practice, including religious dress or grooming practices), sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy and breastfeeding), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital status or registered domestic partner status, uniformed service member or veteran status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics or information, or any other basis protected by law.

The School will afford equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants as to all terms and conditions of employment, including, without limitation, compensation, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, and termination.

Job Type : Full-time

Pay : $70,000.00 - $86,000.00 per year

Schedule :

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay :

Bonus opportunities

Experience :

Accounts receivable : 3 years (Required)

Work Location : In person