POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Situation 

Founded in 1926, The Hill School is an independent K – 8 school of 240 students located

in Middleburg, Virginia.  The 137 acre campus has seven school buildings, a natural science center, five playing fields, an arboretum and a walking trail.  The School also owns ten faculty houses within six miles of the campus.  

Over the past fifteen years, the School has completed a major campus expansion and renovation program while increasing the endowment from $1,000,000 to over $11,000,000 with an additional $ 3,000,000 in pledges payable during 2008. The 2007-08 annual budget is just under $ 6,000,000. 

The current Business Manager/CFO, who is modifying and reducing her hours and responsibilities, will remain on staff as the Associate Business Manager.

This position is an opportunity to join an extraordinary school with an experienced administrative team, an outstanding faculty and staff, and a visionary and supportive Board of Trustees. 

The School plans to make the Business Manager the chief operating officer for campus summer use. The business manager will apply marketing, facilities management, and financial management to promote the campus for receptions, conferences, retreats, and the like. Overseeing an increased use of the campus in the summer is very high on Hill’s priority list.   

Salary is competitive; non-salary benefits include housing; health, life & disability insurance; matching TIAA-CREF retirement program; professional development funds, and tuition remission for the first child.
 

The Business Manager / CFO: 

• Works with the School Leadership – primarily with the Headmaster, Associate Headmaster, Business Office team and Campus and Hill Properties team, but with other administrators and faculty as well.

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• Works closely with two committees of the Board of Trustees – Finance and Endowment and Buildings and Grounds – and attends the Board of Trustees meetings.
  

Position Specification
Business Manager/CFO
The Hill School, Middleburg 

• Directly supervises the work of the staff accountant and part-time bookkeeper
  and works with the Associate Business Manager in areas of human resources, 
  endowment accounting, and budgeting.  

• Prepares the monthly financial statements; develops and tracks operating and capital budgets; prepares for the annual audit and Form 990, including areas of compliance and internal controls.  

• Works with the Campus and Hill Properties team (part-time Property manager, Head of Buildings, Head of Grounds and Landscaping, and the support staff) in the daily management  of the facilities (school buildings, grounds and school-owned houses). 

·         Oversees risk management program and the use of the campus by outside groups.

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting; 

Highly skilled in using accounting software, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite;

Blackbaud’s Financial Edge experience is desired but not required . 

Strong interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills - effective in working with and leading groups 

Ability to analyze financial data and create forecasts and plans 

Organized and dependable        

Most importantly, an individual of integrity with a strong work ethic who is enthusiastic  about working in a school setting