Finance Assistant / Bookkeeper / General Accountant

The position. We are accepting applications for a Finance Assistant / Bookkeeper to complement our current administrative team. 

The Role 

  • For immediate hire. The current finance assistant will help in this transition.
  • 8-12 hrs/week expected workload, may increase to 16 hrs/week at certain times of the year, and potentially 24 hrs/wk when setting up tuition 
  • Remote work acceptable, being reasonably accessible to the team; will need to come in to office or bank on occasion 
  • Reporting to the principal, working with the treasurer and other admin staff
  • Use your own device (negotiable if necessary) 
  • ~$24-30/hour, dependent on education and experience 

Responsibilities.

Finance Admin responsibilities (List #1, essential and immediate):

  • Managing the finance email 
  • Bank deposits (weekly; may be done by office staff) 
  • Accounts payable and staff/volunteer reimbursements 
  • Payroll - biweekly
  • Bookkeeping - recording bank activity (e-transfers, deposits, etc), recording credit card activity (collecting and reviewing receipts) 
  • Ontario Health at Home invoicing - Weekly 
  • Tuition Management - coordinating with families, setting up in August 
  • Recording donation income, and coordinate with our Director of Development

Bookkeeper / Accountant responsibilities (List #2 - aspirational over time):

  • Month end close - review balance sheet, review expense classifications to correct fund (Core vs Capital), variance analysis (budget vs actual), monthly tuition recognition entry and other accrual entries.
  • Monthly Board Report - prepare and send to treasurer for review

Qualifications. 

  • Stands behind the mission of Oak Hill to partner with families in providing a rich K-12 education for their children 
  • Minimum 3 years experience preferred with bookkeeping and finance administration 
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with integrity
  • A high degree of autonomy, motivation, organization, and attention to detail 
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills 
  • Experience with G-Suite (cloud storage, calendar coordination, Google documents, spreadsheets) 
  • Experience with Quickbooks Online 
  • Foreseeably committed long-term to Oak Hill 
  • Have a living, deepening friendship with the Lord Jesus. This includes belonging to a local church, and abiding by our Community Code of Doctrine and Conduct 

 

Apply. All interested applicants are encouraged to apply. Please read through the details on our job board for information on our candidating process and application requirements prior to submitting. This posting will remain active and open until the position is filled. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Applicants, please submit: 

  • Cover letter 
  • Resume 
  • Personal Testimony of Faith 
  • List of favourite and recently read books
  • References (two professional, one pastoral) 

 

About us. We’re growing! We are a young classical Christian school preparing for our eighth year. We started with 18 students in JK-2, and we'll be 200+ students in JK-11 next year. Our community is intimate, we have our own rich curriculum, we’re low on tech (and high on books, art, and nature), and we love the gospel of grace that makes us right with God and one another. Click here to see Oak Hill in action.

Oak Hill Academy

Nurturing wonder, wisdom, and virtue in Christ through a banquet of truth, goodness, and beauty

1886 Governors Road P.O. Box 40
P.O. Box 40
Copetown, ON

905-297-5521
admin@oakhillhamilton.ca
http://oakhillhamilton.ca

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