Career Center

Overview of Stuart:

Founded in 1963 in Princeton, New Jersey, Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart serves approximately 300 students, with a co-ed Early Childhood Program and an all-girls program in grades Junior Kindergarten through 12.  Stuart offers highly engaging, innovative curricular and co-curricular programs, both of which take advantage of the way girls learn and focus on centering girls’ needs.  Led by a talented faculty, Stuart offers an impressive array of courses in the STEM fields and the arts and humanities, with a focus on helping girls develop the skills for lifelong, sustainable leadership.

As a member of a global community of more than 150 Sacred Heart schools, Stuart educates to the following Sacred Heart Goals: a personal and active faith in God, a deep respect for intellectual values, a social awareness that impels to action, the building of community as a Christian value, and personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.  Stuart is committed to living out these principles in every aspect of its program.

As such, Stuart is dedicated to providing an education steeped in these Goals with a focus on faith, knowledge, social justice, community service, and personal growth while providing a commitment to the intellectual dimension of faith.  Stuart has a deep commitment to equity and inclusion and promotes a culture where young women understand and have a deep respect for diversity.  Stuart is uniquely positioned, as the only all-girls school in Princeton, to create an environment where young women are encouraged, and expected, to become courageous leaders who think critically and work together for the greater good.

Position Summary:

The Chief Financial & Operating Officer is responsible for the fiscal health, long-range planning, and management of the following departments: the business office, facilities, human resources, information technology, dining services, nursing services, auxiliary revenue, summer programs, and security.

The school’s ability to fulfill its important and ambitious mission depends entirely on the sound and energetic management of its human, physical, and financial assets.

The CFOO will provide leadership and counsel to the head of school and trustees that will enable the school to achieve its important educational mission and ambitions. They will serve as a key member of Stuart’s leadership team focused on the planning and implementation of school priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field.
• Master’s degree or CPA, preferred.
• At least ten years of proven managerial, strategic leadership, analytical skills, problem-solving, and planning capability.
• Significant experience in managing school operations and leading various operational departments. Non-profit, college, university, or independent school experience is a plus.
• Passion for continuous process improvement, accuracy, and detail.
• Strong, hands-on experience in financial management including analysis and reporting, budgeting, asset management, audit compliance, federal and state tax and employment regulations and reporting procedures.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills with a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and relate authentically and wholeheartedly with students, parents, staff, faculty, trustees and others in a collaborative leadership team.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of, appreciation for, and commitment to Stuart’s mission, anti-racist, anti-bias education, multi-cultural teaching, and culturally responsive pedagogy.