Staff Accountant

Freire Schools is looking for their next Staff Accountant. In this role, the Staff Accountant will be responsible for accounts payable, bank and credit card reconciliations, revenue recognition, grant reporting, fixed asset maintenance, and monthly general ledger reconciliations. They will also assist with internal reporting and variance analysis. In addition, the staff accountant will take part in the annual audit process, local and state government compliance, and assist with creating and implementing process improvements and efficiencies.

This position is an in-person role centralized in our network office at One Penn Center: 1617 John F Kennedy Blvd Suite 580, Philadelphia, PA 19103. The position has the potential to transition to a hybrid role over time.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Accounts Payable (approximately 50%)

The staff accountant is responsible for receiving, scanning, and entering all invoices for all Freire entities (Freire Charter School, TECH Freire Charter School, and Freire Charter School Wilmington, Freire Schools Collaborative).

• Periodic travel to all Philadelphia campuses to collect invoices and other mail. Infrequent travel to Wilmington may be necessary from time to time.
• Scan all accounts payable invoices into bill.com.
• Timely and accurately enter all invoices into bill.com and the networks accounting system, ensuring the invoice is properly coded to the correct general ledger accounts.
• Maintain vendor lists, properly onboard new vendors, and maintain the networks master W-9 file.

Purchasing (approximately 25%)

• Timely and accurately fulfill all purchase requests for the network.
• Maintain the master list of all usernames and passwords need for purchasing.
• Maintain open communication with school personnel on the status of purchases.
• Follow up with vendors on lost or incorrect purchases.
• Maintain relationships with vendors.

Other Responsibilities (25%)

• Attend on daily/weekly team meetings on Zoom and in person.
• Assist the Accounting Manager with bank deposits.
• Assist the Accounting Manager with the processing of credit card transactions.
• Assist the Accounting Manager with preparing monthly bank reconciliations.
• Assist the Accounting Manager with any other special projects or duties as assigned.

Successful candidates will have the following attributes:

• Bachelors degree in accounting or related field.
• Ability to travel locally to all Philadelphia campuses.
• Ability to accurately and timely process large quantities of data.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

About Freire Schools

Freire Schools empowers students to build the future.

Every day, two thousand creative, vibrant kids experience the power of a Freire Schools education at one of our four campuses in Philadelphia and Wilmington. Our schools are joyous, safe spaces where students of all backgrounds are provided the supports they need to succeed in a rigorous educational program. Freire students beat local, state, and national averages year after year in their college enrollment and persistence rates. Our growth mindset and our values-equity, diversity, love, and critical thinking- are deeply rooted in all we do.

We are passionate, we are real, and we need you to push us even further!

Our staff:

• believe in doing whatever it takes to ensure our students are successful in college and beyond.
• believe that student achievement can be measured in tangible ways.
• believe that self-reflection and growth is essential to improving their craft.
• believe in actively building a positive, enthusiastic, and collaborative school community.

Compensation

$50,000-$55,000 per year

Freire offers a very competitive salary and benefits package, a strong commitment to developing all staff as professionals invested in life-long learning, and the opportunity to work with the best students in the nation.