Position Description

Columbus Academy seeks a full-time Accountant with responsibilities to begin July 7, 2025. This is a year-round position with regular hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.  There are four weeks of paid vacation between the months of September and June which are to be taken at a time approved by the Controller.

The individual selected for this position will be expected to carry out the following responsibilities:

General Ledger

• Prepare and data enter fixed asset forms, balance monthly the fixed asset subsystem to the G/L
• Handle all aspects of fixed assets including coding of invoices, depreciation processing, and reporting
• Conduct fixed asset physical inventory as needed
• Generate and enter biweekly payroll journal entries and other entries as assigned
• Prepare retirement worksheets for general ledger entry
• Assist with external audit tasks like worksheet generation, document scanning and copying, and booking prepaid expense

Reports

• Complete Unclaimed Funds letters and report for review by Controller
• Help with surveys including, but not limited to, those of NAIS and OAIS
• Assist with preparation of endowment reports

HR Related Functions

• Van driver certification processing and records maintenance
• Conduct criminal background checks for employees and contracted service providers in the absence of the Human Resources Manager

General

• Assist with receipts processing including; but not limited to, tuition, enrollment deposits, and summer camp registrations
• Generate and enter all camp transactions for the Summer Experience program
• Prepare purchase orders and maintain purchase order records
• Serve as back-up for accounts payable processing
• Assist with petty cash disbursement and balancing
• Function as a Business Office receptionist to serve parents, colleagues, students and other visitors
• File and/or scan documents including invoices / checks, purchase orders, journal entries, and fixed assets back-up
• Assist the Chief Financial Officer and the Controller as needed, including with Board related matters, meeting preparation, information collection, and other assigned tasks.

Qualifications

Preferred candidates will possess the following qualifications: 

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in accounting
• A minimum of five years of related experience including in accounts payable, fixed assets, and payroll
• The ability to work with detailed, numerical data with a high level of accuracy
• Computer skills including Excel spreadsheet, Microsoft Word, and ADP payroll
• Organization and multitasking skills
• A reflective practitioner, committed to a continuous process of self-improvement and lifelong learning
• Ability to collaborate with others and to creatively solve problems
• Enthusiasm, a positive sense of humor, self-confidence, and effective oral and written communication skills

Physical Conditions

Candidates must be able to manage the following conditions: 

• A fast-paced office environment requiring a high level of accuracy, a commitment to outstanding service, and the ability to effectively multitask
• Occasional additional hours as needed to meet required deadlines
• A non-smoking environment

About Columbus Academy

Recognized as a premier independent school in the nation, Columbus Academy has, since its founding in 1911, exemplified the country day school educational model. The heart of this model is the idea that the best interests of children are served when home and school work together. At Columbus Academy, parents are integral members of our community. In our welcoming school, fully dedicated to the development of young scholars, athletes and artists of every kind, parents find what they are looking for: The school to trust with childhood. We believe that diversity, inclusion, equity and justice are essential measures of our excellence. Our goal is not to mold young minds but to light them on fire. Visit us and you will see this in the way we teach and the way our 231-acre campus is designed — the light, the energy and the interconnectedness of our mindfully designed learning spaces that allow for children to gaze out to the open sky.

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