Corporate Staff Accountant II

POSITION: Corporate Staff Accountant II

LOCATION: Great Hearts Phoenix Home Office, 4717 E Hilton Ave. Suite 300, Phoenix, AZ 85034

REPORTS TO: Senior Accounting Manager

EEO Classification: Professional

FLSA Status: Salaried, Exempt

SALARY RANGE: $70,000-$75,000

About Great Hearts Academies

Great Hearts Academies is the largest network of classical K-12 schools in the country with academies across Arizona, Louisiana, and Texas. With a mission to cultivate the minds and hearts of students through the pursuit of Truth, Goodness and Beauty, we believe the highest goal of education is to become good, intellectually, and morally.

Additional information can be found at http://www.greatheartsamerica.org/.

What does Great Hearts have to offer?

We offer a range of distinctive benefits designed to support the well-being and growth of our faculty and staff:

- Comprehensive Health Coverage : Exceptional medical, dental, and vision insurance with minimal employee contribution.

- Retirement Planning : A competitive 401(k) with employer match.

- Supportive & Mission-Driven Culture : Join a workplace centered around true collegiality, collaboration, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Duties & Responsibilities

Great Hearts is seeking a Corporate Staff Accountant to join its dynamic and growing team.  The Staff Accountant is responsible for the general accounting and financial reporting functions at the home office and is the initial liaison between the home office and the schools.  The right candidate will be detailed oriented with strong work ethic and excellent communication skills.

Primary responsibilities include:

- Maintain the general ledgers and complete monthly close for the home office, including preparing and processing journal entries, reconciling accounts and reviewing cash transactions, expenditure charges and transfers. Coordinate with finance/accounting staff located at all states that maintain a GreatHearts presence.

- Accurately process payroll entry after each bi-weekly payroll including program codes to ensure accurate reporting

- Entering credit cards for home office employees and ensuring card holders comply with the business expense policy. Confirming coding, approvals and all pertinent information is included in the download into the accounting system.

- Assist with annual financial audits including schedule preparation and interaction with auditors

- Monitor cash balances at home office

- Create and process bank cash transfers between the main operating account and the various school accounts.  Create and process other bank cash transfers as needed.

- Provide financial reports and schedules to various parts of the Great Hearts Organization

- Provide excellent customer service; respond to inquiries and research questions as they arise

- Ensure compliance with internal controls and policies and procedures

- Monitor and assist with grant compliance and reporting

- Ensure accounting practices comply with generally accepted accounting principles

- Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Competencies and Strengths

The Corporate Staff Accountant position offers an exceptional opportunity to develop professionally and contribute meaningfully to a unique organization which is changing K-12 education in this country. While experience in education is not a requirement, Great Hearts is seeking people who are passionate and committed to K-12 education reform.

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field required

- Experience in school finance desired

- Excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships

- Detailed oriented with strong organization and time management skills

- Demonstrated professionalism and responsible enough to take ownership of projects

- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Products such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint; Blackbaud Financial Edge:  Adaptive and/or SAP Concur systems experience a plus

- Ability to work in fast paced, dynamic environment with minimal supervision and multiple deadlines

Personal Qualities and Values

We value each of our team members as individuals but believe that we achieve the greatest results by working together. We willingly sacrifice individual interests and recognition for greater collective impact.  The candidate should enjoy being a team player. A vibrant shared services center, and the competitive aspiration, well-being, and camaraderie of our employees, is an essential complement to our academic communities.

The nine core virtues that we seek to model and instill in our students are:

- Responsibility.  We accept obligations and we act on those obligations in a manner suitable to their timely and satisfactory fulfillment.  We are willingly accountable for what we do and say, and we seek to learn from our mistakes.

- Perseverance and Courage.  We spurn despair and strive to complete tasks to the best of our abilities, regardless of the difficulty.  We respond creatively to overcome obstacles and ask for help when necessary

- Integrity and Honesty.  We are individuals of strong ethical values, who make consistently good choices in keeping with our knowledge of right and wrong.  We are always truthful in what we say and do, regardless of the circumstances or consequences.

- Citizenship and Humility.  We give of our time and abilities to serve others.  We uphold liberty and social equality through respect for individual differences and always strive to do our best whether we are recognized or not.

- Friendship.  We regard others and ourselves as deserving of kind and just treatment.  Our conduct is considerate and polite.  We look for the good in others and demonstrate compassion.  Our attitudes toward others reflect the way we wish to be treated.

- Wisdom.  We learn from our mistakes and think before we act.  We look to each other and our past successes for guidance on making good choices.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal history background check and fingerprint clearance in accordance with state requirements.

Travel required: May need to travel locally for training and professional development opportunities.

This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.