Position Purpose

The Accounts Payable Manager manages systems to process purchasing approvals and pay bills on time. This position starts on July 1, 2025, though it may start sooner.

Essential Functions

• Reviews purchase order requests, check requests, approved invoices, and new invoices.
• Distributes invoices to faculty and staff for approval and coding, including reviewing for appropriate supporting documentation, reviewing for applicable approvals, and following up on invoices not returned for payment within a reasonable timeline.
• Processes check requests and purchase order requests. 
• Manages purchasing card system.
• Manages employee credit card bills for proper documentation and timeliness.
• Optimizes the Blackbaud Accounts Payable system. 
• Maintains favorable vendor relations and follows up with appropriate parties.
• Maintains files for 1099 vendor reporting and generates all applicable regulatory reporting within timelines. 
• Maintains paid invoice files. 
• Prepares accounts payable-related reports for year-end audit and CFO.
• Manages all Professional Development requests and funds and applies to outside agencies for funding.
• Manages all petty cash disbursements and cash box transactions.
• Other duties as assigned by the Chief Financial Officer or his delegate. 
• Runs monthly budgets for all departments and is responsible for answering any questions.
• Prepares monthly closing entries.
• Assumes other reasonable and equitable job-related duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Qualifications

• BS in Accounting or related field, or at least 3 years of experience in the financial work environment
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Sensitivity to confidential information.
• Demonstrates initiative, is conscientious, and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrated sensitivity, knowledge, and understanding of the diverse backgrounds of community members with a continuous focus on healthy relationship building.
• Strong computer skills with experience in the use of web-based applications.
• Ability to use essential office equipment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Work in an environment dealing with a wide variety of deadlines and a varied and diverse array of contacts.
• May work at a desk and computer for extended periods.
• Be able to lift up to 20 lbs occasionally.
• Work primarily in a traditional climate-controlled school environment.
• Able to move around an office and other school environments.

Application Procedures

To be considered, candidates must upload a cover letter,  resume, and information for three professional references through our online platform. Please follow this link to apply. 

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s Pre-K–12 program is informed by what today’s students need to thrive in college and beyond and is supported by nearly 300 combined years of academic leadership in boys’ and girls’ education. Through a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum grounded in project- and passion-based learning, SCH students build resilience and a sense of agency while gaining an unparalleled intellectual foundation for lifelong learning and growth. Students who attend SCH experience a robust, state-of-the-art academic program intently focused on preparing them for their future. The SCH experience is designed for those who are willing to be challenged, work hard, cultivate an independent mind, and exercise their creativity and curiosity will find the curriculum engaging and rewarding. At the same time, they will discover a nurturing and stimulating learning environment led by a dedicated, passionate, and highly educated faculty. At SCH, the community created by students and faculty is authentic and strong. It is a community in which each student’s unique gifts and capabilities are respected and valued and given just the right combination of challenge and support to... ensure that each student thrives. SCH’s educational model is distinguished by single-sex education for the lower grades (Pre-K through 8) followed by a coed Upper School. This unique structure expresses SCH’s belief in the benefits of single-sex academic instruction in the lower and middle grades and recognition of the value of coeducation in a student’s final preparation for college and beyond. Through this unique structure, SCH is able to offer age-appropriate learning environments for every stage of a child’s social and intellectual development. Faculty in the Lower and Middle Schools are experts in the different ways that boys and girls learn and have designed their curriculum to support these different learning styles. Beginning with the merging of gender cultures in Upper School, students are exposed to an ever-widening array of perspectives and opinions as part of their final preparation for becoming citizens of a global community.

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