Accounting Manager/Controller

Accounting Manager/Controller 

Sun Valley Community School 

2026-27 

From our campus to the wilderness, Sun Valley Community School inspires students to think critically, engage confidently, embrace challenges, and lead impactful, purposeful lives. 

Sun Valley Community School seeks an Accounting Manager/Controller. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and working alongside the Business Manager, the Accounting Manager will join this dynamic, hard-working, and talented three-person team. Your efforts, while administrative in nature, are critical to helping the school achieve its important mission. This is a full-time position beginning anywhere from May 11-26, 2026. 

In partnership with the Business Office team, the Accounting Manager/Controller’s main objective is to provide SVCS leadership with timely, accurate and complete financial information to support critical decision making and meet the school’s internal and external reporting responsibilities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Revenues 

• Manage the SVCS’s Tuition Management student contracting, invoicing, and collections system.
• Prepare all related accounting functions related to tuition billing and cash collections. In cooperation with the Annual Fund Director, deposit and record all development department transactions.
• In cooperation with the CFO, track and collect delinquent accounts.

Cash 

• Deposit incoming cash daily.
• Reconcile bank accounts monthly.
• Implement and maintain appropriate cash internal controls.

Payroll and Benefits Administration 

• Prepare and submit monthly payroll for a school with approximately 115 employees. Prepare and submit corresponding benefits payments including retirement, health and life. Prepare and post the corresponding journal entries related to payroll and benefits. Other Human Resources duties include drafting and distributing annual employment letters, coordinating annual W-2s, 1095s, and Erisa required disclosures.

Account Reconciliations 

• Prepare monthly completeness, accuracy reviews and reconciliations for all general ledger accounts which relate to your daily duties.

Audit Support 

• Participate in the departmental preparation for the annual Financial Statement, ERISA audits and IRS Form 990 with particular areas of emphasis to include: Accounts Receivable, Tuition Income, Deferred Revenue, Cash, and Payroll Expenses and Accrued Liabilities.

Other Duties as Assigned 

The SVCS Business Office is a dynamic, ever-changing one. No two days are exactly alike, and today’s job description will likely require a significant re-draft in a few years. With each new donation, building, program, HR change, or enhanced staff benefit, the Accounting Manager role will change. This dynamic, ever-evolving environment will excite the right candidate for this position.

Qualifications and/or Desired Characteristics

The successful candidate will be joining a strong team of goal setters and achievers. The Head of School and Board of Trustees set a clear direction, and we all work hard to align our personal efforts to this clearly articulated mission and strategy. Progress is not in question, it is assured. The school is in the midst of the largest capital campaign in its history. Donors have expressed full-throated support for our financial and capital expansion initiatives. The ideal candidate:

• Will have a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting and a minimum of three years of relevant experience. Candidates without a Bachelor’s Degree will be considered if their work experience or other education is sufficient to prove the capabilities to perform the Essential Duties and Responsibilities outlined above.
• Will have a deep respect for confidentiality, ethics and moral courage.
• Will demonstrate initiative, operate with a degree of autonomy, and follow-through. Will meet deadlines.
• Appreciates and aspires to deliver high quality work.
• Will demonstrate the highest level of customer service, solving problems efficiently, and joyfully for all the schools’ various constituents: students, faculty, administrators, parents/guardians, alumni, vendors and guests.
• Displays professional written and verbal communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Will be quick to learn existing and new software systems. They should be proficient in Microsoft Office, and Google Suite. Other software systems that the school uses include ADP, Blackbaud, and Tuition Management.
• Will find joy in the completeness and accuracy of the SVCS accounts. They will love reconciling bank statements and finding every penny. They will enjoy the routines of the monthly accounting close process and celebrate as each month’s activity is accurately and efficiently accounted for.
• Is a problem solver and project finisher. They see problems as exciting challenges rather than barriers. They can navigate through complexity and arrive at creative, appropriate outcomes efficiently.
• Will represent the school in the larger community in a positive manner that reflects the values of the school.
• Respects and enjoys a collaborative approach to completing tasks and advancing the school regardless of departmental boundaries or norms i.e. “How can I help?” vs. “Not a part of my job description.”

Salary and Benefits 

• The Accounting Manager annual salary range is between $60,000 – $95,000 (depending on experience).
• The Accounting Manager is a full-time, 12-month, FSLA exempt, salaried, administrative position with access to the school’s full package of benefits (medical, dental, vision, retirement, and tuition remission).
• Sun Valley Community School maintains access to rental housing units throughout the Wood River Valley and may assist relocating candidates based on availability, family size, and other factors. Relocation and housing assistance will be discussed during the final stage of the search.
• Days of work are Monday through Friday. However, some evening and weekend work may be required.
• Most of the Accounting Manager’s work will happen during standard business hours and on-site in Sun Valley, Idaho at our Trail Creek Campus.
• Some lifting of boxes and squatting may be required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Finalists will be required to complete state and federal background screening to ensure eligibility to work safely with students. 

Interested candidates should go to our website to learn more about our school. To apply, please email your customized resume and cover letter by April 22, 2026 to:  

Liz Kantor, lkantor@communitychool.org

About Sun Valley Community School 

Our philosophy? Build community. Take risks. Grow your curiosities. Pursue your passions. Aim for personal bests. We are a PreK-12 day and boarding college prep school of 450 students set in the iconic mountain resort town of Sun Valley, Idaho. Our faculty and staff are passionate about the outdoors, the arts, innovation, athletics, adventure, service, and the work they do with students. They are engaged and encouraging, and they believe in our student-centered approach. 

Our students are open to new experiences, take advantage of the natural environment, thrive in a small-town community but have a solid sense of the broader world. A Sun Valley Community School experience balances intellectual inquiry with adventure. We ask students and faculty alike to push comfort zones and seek understanding. We value inclusivity, authenticity, and critical thinking.

Sun Valley Community School is an equal opportunity employer. The school encourages, seeks, and will employ applicants the school deems qualified for the position sought, regardless of age, ethnic background, nationality, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, or physical ability, with reasonable accommodation to fulfill the responsibilities of the position.

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