Staff Accountant

THE COMPANY

KSS Immersion Schools, Inc. is a rapidly growing education company based in the San Francisco Bay Area whose mission is to bring its world class language immersion programs to as many families as possible. We believe that the gift of language at an early age and the extraordinary benefits that bilingualism brings to early learners is invaluable. KSS currently has three brands operating and actively expanding throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City; Shu Ren International Schools, KSS Immersion Preschools, and Green Ivy Schools.

Shu Ren International School is an independent, co-educational day school with a campus in Berkeley, CA for students in Pre-K through 5th grade. We offer a dual-immersion education in Chinese and English centered around an inquiry-based (IB), transdisciplinary curriculum framework. Shu Ren provides an academically rigorous but fun environment where children are nurtured to become independent, open-minded, and enthusiastic lifelong learners.

KSS Immersion Preschools has been the premier Spanish immersion preschool option for families in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 15 years. Our unique approach creates an amazing environment where the results achieved are truly stunning! Not only in Spanish language fluency, but in the critical social, emotional, and foundational learning skills that create enthusiastic and successful life-long learners!

Green Ivy Schools is a future-facing network of innovative schools, education thought-leaders, partnerships, and programs that prioritize climate activism, community engagement, and ethical enthusiasm for emerging technology. We offer both Spanish and Mandarin immersion programs for students in grades pre-kinder through fifth grade.

YOUR ROLE

We are looking for a Staff Accountant with experience managing billing and accounts receivable with independent school families and to support our growing accounting and finance team. Reporting to the Controller, this is an important role with responsibility for the day-to-day billing management, full-cycle accounting tasks, month-end close duties, account reconciliations, and other duties as needed. We are looking for candidates who are friendly, patient, and customer-service oriented, who have experience managing complicated billing procedures, especially in a school or preschool setting. We’re looking for candidates with great attention to detail and an ability to improve processes as well as execute in a GAAP-compliant manner.

YOUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with parents who have questions or concerns about their invoices or payment processes.
• Own the invoice creation, adjustments, and payment processes in a complex database, Veracross.
• Process accounts receivable and collections, monthly invoices, and reconcile accounts
• Prepare journal entries, deferred revenue reconciliations, and revenue reports for month end close and annual audits
• Support and assist in preparation for annual audits.
• Other duties as assigned, for example, helping with bi-weekly payroll journal entries and monthly benefits reconciliation

BENEFITS

• 100% Remote, with occasional travel
• Paid time off, Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401K with 4% matching

KSS is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

KSS embraces diversity and inclusive hiring practices. Employment at KSS is open to all without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, veteran status or any other status protected under federal, state or local law.

• Associate's Degree or higher in Accounting
• Experience with Veracross, highly desired
• 3-5+ years of relevant accounting experience, including Accounts Receivable/Billing/Invoice Management/Collections
• 3+ years with an enterprise general ledger, Sage Intacct a big plus
• 2+ years experience with payroll/journal entries, and benefits reconciliation
• Customer-Service oriented, able to work with difficult customers without getting flustered or frustrated
• Proactive self-starter with an ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet deadlines
• Extremely detail oriented and strong organizational skills 
• Team player with a strong work ethic; must be able to collaborate cross functionally
• Excel power-user with strong MS Office/Google Workspace experience