Finance Manager

St. James is looking to expand our Finance team! We are seeking a Finance Manager to support the department’s continued growth. The role is responsible for supporting the organization’s financial operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and strategic alignment with organizational goals.

To apply, send resume, salary requirements, and cover letter to Human Resources

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

Oversight of managing accounts payable, receivable, and general ledger transactions. Maintain accurate cash management, credit card(s) reconciliation, and procurement. Assisting with monthly close, restricted grants and audit-ready records. Support with budget tracking and provide department-level financial data as needed.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in Accounting (preferred), Finance or Business Administration required
• 5+ years of hands-on accounting experience and demonstrated proficiency in general ledger and AP/AR required
• Strong computer skills and proficiency with the Microsoft Suite, especially Excel.
• Experience with QuickBooks and other accounting based software a plus
• Detail-oriented person who anticipates the next step
• Ability to collaborate and partner across an organization
• Strong school or nonprofit experience preferred
• Passionate dedication to the St. James mission

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

• Regularly works in standard office conditions and climate
• Regularly uses close and distance vision, including working at a computer screen for extended periods of time
• Frequently required to move around the office; works at a desk for extended periods of time; occasionally moves around campus
• Ability to occasionally move items weighing up to 30 lbs. across the office or campus
• Ability to regularly work flexible hours to support the team members with emergent and urgent items and to meet deadlines; position will require some non-traditional work hours, including evenings and weekends.

About St. James

St. James is a faith-based educational community deeply rooted in transformative loving relationships. Located in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Philadelphia:

• The School serves students and families who are most in need, providing a full scholarship to every student. Students benefit from small class sizes, an extended day, robust music programs, extensive social-emotional support, and an 11-month school year (Sept - July)
• The Graduate Support Program is a lifelong commitment to every child. It prepares students for future success and supports them along the way – through high school, college, careers, and beyond.
• The Welcome Table designs community actions and creates spaces for members of the school and broader community to address essential needs and experience a community of sharing.
• The Church of St. James the Less seeks to be a place to encounter God, build community and grow personally with weekly mass and worship services.

Application Requirements:

Qualified candidates should send a resume, cover letter, and references for consideration to humanresources@stjamesphila.org. We regret that we cannot respond to every applicant. Only those of interest will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

St. James is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. St. James seeks to have the best available person in every job. St. James School policy prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. All unlawful discrimination is expressly prohibited.

Commitment to Anti-Racism Education:

So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5:17-18)

St. James School is committed to partnering with others to dismantle systemic racism and to build antiracist, multicultural diversity within our school community and beyond. Through teaching a more complete and unbiased history, St. James School will arm students, graduates and employees with the tools and knowledge to better engage in complex issues like systemic racism and privilege and to hopefully solve them rather than contribute to them,

• Medical and dental insurance (92% premium covered by St. James)
• Defined contribution plan for retirement (St. James contributes from 5% up to 9%)
• A total of 40+ paid days off annually
• Fertility & family-forming benefits through Maven
• Life insurance through Church Life Insurance Corporation
• Eligible for 0% hardship loans (after one year of service)
• Professional development and continuing education funds
• Wellness Benefit covers expenses for gym membership
• Spiritual and religious resources (e.g. spiritual direction, theological study)
• Free lunch available daily