March 25, 2011. by srobbins
Director of Administration
Torah Day School of Atlanta, GA was founded in 1985 with approximately 25 students. We are proud of our ethnically and religiously diverse faculty and staff who support our mission as an Orthodox Jewish Day School. TDSA inspires in each student a love of G-d, a reverence for the Torah, and a life-long commitment to the acquisition of knowledge.
TDSA is a non-profit 501c(3) school. The school is accredited by SACS and SAIS and in 2008 was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Enrollment in 2009 reached 337 students. TDSA’s 11 acre campus includes a, multi-media center (20K volume library, computer lab, etc), Science lab, Beit HaMedresh (study hall), sports courts, two playgrounds, large sports field, state of the art gymnasium and more.
We are seeking a Director of Administration who will manage all non-academic, non-fundraising TDSA functions, personnel and activities. He/She will support, contribute to and execute the TDSA philosophy.
Key areas of responsibility:
Business office
- Tuition (Admissions) – new & re-enrollment – from information sessions through Enrollment Agreements. This requires ongoing parent interaction.
- Financial assistance committee member
- Scholarships processing
- FACTS
- Marketing
- Collection of tuition payable
- Write grants as required
- Capital projects implementation (pricing, approval, etc)
- Human Resources administration – Benefits, Policies & procedures, Performance management – evaluations, increases, etc.
- Procurement - Approve purchases/contracts, Vendor management – negotiate, manage contracts
Financial
- Budgets – prepare & ongoing review; reporting with Head of School
- Audits – audit ready financials
- Work with external auditors
- Perform internal audits
- Financial statement preparation & analysis – cash & accrual basis
- Monthly operating statements
- Monthly budget review – present to Board & annually to Federation
- Monthly cash expenditures
- Cash management (multiple accounts – operating and investment)
- Maintain banking relationships
- Reporting
- Account analysis & reconciliation – anticipate & communicate cash situations
- Cash flow tracking & reporting – QuickBooks
- Accounts payable and receivables (tuition collection)
- Payroll
- Investments – manage
- Bond management
- Insurance
Operations
- Facility – manage and maintain buildings, fields, rentals and leases
- Risk management – facility security
- Technology & Communications – computer and telecom
Other
- Community relations – external stakeholders; Federation, Banks, Parents, Donors, Synagogues, etc
- Internal relations – internal stakeholders; Faculty, Staff, Students, etc.
- Perform regular analysis & review of Board requests
- Support all campaigns – capital, building, etc.
- Partner and support Head of School and Executive Director of Development
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Bachelor’s degree required, CPA/MBA preferred
- Financial , accounting experience
- General business operations experience – educational, private school a plus
- Demonstrated management of people, processes & budgets
- Dynamic leadership – manage change, transition
- Demonstrated & proven skills:
- Negotiation
- Communication – written and oral
- Leadership; developing people
- Interpersonal – ability to build relationships and consensus among various groups (internal/external)
- Analytical
- Process oriented
- Working knowledge of QuickBooks including entry and reporting
- Proven experience working in a collaborative and supportive environment
- Embrace and contribute to a diverse culture and environment
The Director of Administration reports to our Head of School and will manage the business office staff. For consideration of this opportunity, please email resume and salary history to DirAdmin@torahday.org.
Filed under: Accounting, Administrative, Business Analysis, Financial, Full Time, Just Listed, Management.
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