Organizational Background

From the top of Mount St. Alban, St. Albans School looks up to the Washington National Cathedral and out to the United States Capitol. Our location serves as an embodiment and constant reminder of the School’s motto: Pro Ecclesia et Pro Patria, for Church and Country. The School was established in 1909 by the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation.  Our mission is to prepare boys in grades 4 through 12 to develop and use their spiritual, intellectual, artistic, and physical gifts not for themselves alone, but in service of the greater community. As an Episcopal school, we welcome and embrace boys of all faiths and backgrounds to this caring community that learns, prays, plays, sings, and eats together. We are committed to a diversity among students, faculty, and staff that shapes and enriches our shared experiences.  

As part of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation (PECF), St. Albans, the Cathedral, the National Cathedral School, and Beauvoir benefit from strong ties and collaboration.

Description

Reporting to the Director, Finance and Business Services, the Accountant – Revenue and Receivables serves as the lead for revenue and receivables accounting for the school.  This position provides expertise in the School’s primary revenue streams:  tuition and contributions.  The Accountant oversees the processes for student accounts, including enrollment contracts, billing, and financial aid; and development, including pledges and endowment and investment management.  The Accountant works closely with families on account matters, with the Development office on contributions, and with the PECF on investments. 

Specifically, areas of responsibilities will include:

• Providing expertise and overseeing the process for tuition and student accounts, including enrollment contracts, payment plans, billing and reconciliation, financial aid, and academic use charges;  
• Writing financial policies and procedures and implementing strong internal controls for financial activities related to student accounts;
• Working with families to understand account balances and payment plans and providing excellent customer service;
• Processing and reconciling academic use charges to student accounts;
• Managing the enrollment contract process to ensure compliance with current standards and trends;
• Partnering with the Development office and PECF to reconcile fundraising activity including donations received (both cash and stock) and pledges, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
• Setting up endowments in accordance with donor restrictions and monitoring spending practices in alignment with donor intent;
• Calculating the annual endowment draw and performing analyses for the appropriate draw rate over time in support of financial sustainability;
• Reviewing and reconciling investment activity, including trade transactions and investment income, in partnership with the PECF;
• Assisting in the review of liquidity analysis for cash based on the understanding of inflows of resources; and
• Performing timely reconciliations of financial transactions for all receivables and revenue.

The position may perform other related duties as assigned.  The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.