Accounting Manager

JOB TITLE:
Accounting Manager

DEPARTMENT:
Staff

JOB STATUS:
Full Time

SUPERVISOR:
Chief Financial Officer

EFFECTIVE DATE:
October 2025

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Biblical Principles and Expectations:

All employees proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through their employment, thereby furthering CVCA’s mission to Educate and Cultivate Servants for Christ.

Ministry Overview:

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy is a non-profit ministry dedicated to Educating and Cultivating Servants for Christ. We are a middle and senior high school committed to high academic standards. Our biblically integrated, college-preparatory curriculum is delivered by a dedicated staff of Christian professionals committed to teaching from a biblical worldview and philosophy. We are committed to providing our students with experiences that will foster in them a servant’s heart, including extra-curricular activities, inter-scholastic athletics, music, theater, short-term mission trips, and numerous service opportunities. CVCA aims to create a Christian school community characterized by transforming relationships that produce a lived-out faith in the lives of our students, faculty, and staff.

Ministry Requirements:

  • Maintains a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
  • Faithfully upholds CVCA in prayer
  • Participates in Chapel as schedule permits
  • Demonstrates behavior aligned with CVCA’s Mission Statement, Statement of Faith, Core Values, policies, and expectations
  • Effectively represents Jesus Christ to those within both personal and professional spheres of influence

Job Summary:

Perform tasks that support day-to-day accounting activities within the Accounting Department

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manage all aspects of the month-end and year-end close (including the Endowment). Prepare entries to account and document business transactions. Prepare and post journal entries.
  • Prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
  • Reconcile all subledger accounts to the general ledger.
  • Assist in preparing the annual budget, including maintaining supporting documentation for the following: faculty and staff payroll, 401(k) contributions, tuition discount, and employee benefit plan costs.
  • Work with department heads to monitor the budget-to-actual performance and provide variance analysis as needed.
  • Coordinate and complete annual audit, working with external auditors.
  • Prepare reports as needed for monthly Finance Committee and Board meetings.
  • Establish and maintain proper accounting policies, procedures, and controls.
  • Establish and maintain files to support all business transactions.
  • Prepare annual distribution test, actual distributions, and coordinate/complete the annual audit for the Endowment.
  • Other duties as assigned.
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • High level of proficiency in computer skills, including: QuickBooks Desktop, Microsoft Office Suite, and Google Suite
  • Strong understanding of accounting, budgeting, cost accounting, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Excellent organization and time management skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Capable of multi-tasking
  • Problem-solving skills
  • High attention to detail
  • Well-organized self-starter
  • Ability to work with a sense of urgency
  • Understands the importance of teamwork
  • High level of integrity
  • Work effectively and cooperatively with others
  • Confidentiality

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
  • Licensed Certified Public Accountant preferred
  • Minimum of five (5) years of experience in school business administration, finance, accounting, or related field

Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

  • Work is typically performed in a conventional office environment
  • Sit for long periods of time working on a computer
  • Extended work hours may be required
  • Occasionally lift up to 30 pounds

About CVCA:

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, founded in 1968, is a private, college-preparatory, non-denominational Christian middle and high school that seeks to Educate and Cultivate Servants for Christ. Students meet rigorous admissions standards both academically and spiritually. CVCA’s 1,170 students, of whom 20% represent minority populations, come from a nine-county area. Our facilities include state-of-the-art technology, seven science labs, Innovation Lab, a 31,000 square-foot fieldhouse and competition gymnasium, a 600-seat chapel/auditorium, and 70 acres of sports facilities, including a turf stadium and all-weather track. CVCA is fully committed to maintaining an ethnically/culturally diverse faculty and student body within a biblical community.