Controller
(full-time, exempt)

Position Summary
Tilton School, an independent secondary school in the Lakes Region, seeks a full-time Controller to oversee all general accounting functions. Reporting to the Director of Finance & Operations, the Controller is responsible for the direct supervision of the day-to-day operations of the financial management team, monthly reconciliations, timely preparation of financial reports, and works directly with independent auditors on the school’s annual audit.

Key Responsibilities
The ideal candidate must possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to organize,
coordinate and implement change, ensuring good communication, accountability and
relationships with the school’s leadership, faculty, staff, and students in a diverse campus
climate. Must demonstrate proficiency and accuracy with written and verbal communication,
accounting software, web-based database skills, spreadsheet applications and exhibit the ability to manage competing demands.

Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
5+ years of accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a nonprofit environment
Demonstrated experience with restricted fund accounting and endowment accounting
Solid understanding of GAAP, particularly nonprofit accounting standards
Experience managing audits and financial reporting processes
CPA licensure and plus

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with grant management and compliance reporting
Advanced skills and experience with Excel and Google Workspace
Experience using Sage Intacct or other cloud-based accounting system

To Apply
Electronic materials only, please. If interested, please send a cover letter, resume and three
contacts for references to employment@tiltonschool.org with “Controller” in the Subject line.

Tilton School is eager to consider applications from people traditionally
underrepresented in independent boarding school communities.

At Tilton School, all persons shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment
without regard for race, religion, natural origin or ancestry, citizenship, age, disability, marital
status, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by state or federal law. The
School does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by state or federal law in the administration of employment practices or procedures, promotion, or application of employee policies and benefits.

For more information about Tilton School, please visit our website.

About Tilton School

Tilton School — a hidden gem of an independent co-educational boarding and day school in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire — serves over 200 students of all genders in grades 9 through 12 and post-graduate, from over 20 states and 15 countries, with 75% boarding and 25% day students. Located in the historic town of Tilton overlooking the Winnipesaukee River, the school is just 90 minutes from Boston and only 15 minutes from the bustling capital city of Concord, New Hampshire. The Lakes Region is one of the preeminent vacation destinations on the Eastern seaboard, easily accessed by nearby interstate highways and Manchester (NH) Airport only 30 minutes to the south. Embracing the future since its founding in 1845, the school has been guided by its mission for over 175 years. The mission is paramount in all that is done at the school and is as follows: Tilton School challenges students to navigate a world driven by diversity and change. Through the quality of human relationships, Tilton School’s community cultivates in its students the curiosity, the skills, the knowledge and understanding, the character, and the integrity requisite for the passionate pursuit of lifelong success and service.

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