Career Opportunities

OVERVIEW:

The Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School is an independent, coeducational program for learners in Transitional Kindergarten through 8th Grade. Located in Foster City, CA, the School seeks an experienced leader and strategic thinker to serve as the Director of Finance, a full-time, exempt position, open immediately.

The Director of Finance is a senior member of the Wornick School leadership team reporting directly to the Head of School and is responsible for the development, oversight and administration of all the financial and business affairs of the school. The Director plays a key role in ensuring fiscal responsibility, transparency, and strategic financial planning while also overseeing Human Resources. The Director of Finance provides vision and leadership to help Wornick deliver on its strategy and mission.

Wornick has recently experienced significant growth in enrollment, philanthropy and endowment. The school is in the midst of a major campaign that will transform the campus and future of the school. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a school on the rise that will have a significant impact on the surrounding community for years to come.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides financial strategic advice to the Head of School, leadership team, Board Treasurer and Finance Committee to determine current and future planning and projections for the school.
• Serves as the liaison to the North Peninsula Jewish Community organization on school-related financial matters, including the annual audit.
• Oversees planning, organization and management of the Business Office, including budgeting, financial reporting, and human resources processing and payroll.
• Manages and supervises the Business Office staff (account clerk) involving accounts payable, accounts receivable (tuition and fees), bank deposits and cash management.
• Establishes policies, procedures, standards and strategies for the Business Office, monitors and enforces compliance, and provides adequate internal control capabilities to safeguard the school’s assets.
• Maintains adequate and appropriate financial and human resources systems and establishes procedures to meet the information and reporting needs of the school and its administration.
• Responsible for ensuring a timely and accurate completion of the monthly and annual close, including processing journal entries, account analysis and reconciliation, variance analysis and financial statement review.
• Coordinates relationship with the independent auditors and is responsible for the preparation of work papers for annual audit and 990. Attends Audit Committee meetings.
• Prepares and develops annual and monthly budget, forecasting, and periodic financial and budget reports.
• Reviews all expense reports for accuracy and proper expense classification.
• Oversees and administers petty cash accounts.
• Maintains fixed asset ledgers, capitalizing acquisitions, recording depreciation and disposals. Prepares fixed asset reports and posts entries to the general ledger.
• Maintains grant accounting and recording of revenue as restrictions are satisfied.
• Participates in submission of annual grant applications.
• Processes semi-monthly payroll and recording to the general ledger; prepares annual 1099 filings.
• Responsible for all human resources (HR) processing matters including preparation of faculty and staff employment agreements, new employee onboarding, periodic salary increases, coordination of employee leaves of absences, management of insurance, employee benefits, 403b plan, and preparation of annual 5500 filing.
• Coordinates reconciling with development office staff in maintaining adequate records for donations and pledges.
• Plans and oversees the distribution of student enrollment and re-enrollment packages, review of contracts, and system update of the school's information management system as well as coordinates information for independent tuition billing, and collection systems.
• Participates in the tuition assistance process, including preparation of materials, distribution of award decisions, and compilation of data for the tuition assistance committee, record keeping, notification and follow-up.
• Administers annual surveys, including ISBOA, CAIS, and DASL.

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, business management, or related area of study (CPA and/or advanced degree in finance or accounting preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in financial management required; experience at a not-for-profit organization and/or independent school preferred.
• Strategic thinker who is capable of stepping back from day-to-day tasks and focusing on the long term financial sustainability of the school.
• In-depth understanding of key financial controls, rules and regulations.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills to reason, estimate, analyze and recommend.
• Knowledge of financial and business systems software.
• Community-oriented and able to build meaningful relationships with the team, staff, parents and community.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong leadership ability, presentation skills and ability to translate financial terms into understandable terms for all constituencies.
• Understanding of and commitment to Wornick School’s mission and core values.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL:

Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School is a vibrant and innovative community of 210 learners from Transitional Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. Wornick students are supported, challenged, and inspired to become their very best selves. An integrated curriculum emphasizes the connections across academic subjects and among students, families, and our community. Informed by shared Jewish values and ethics, our students emerge as engaged, confident young adults with the desire and skills to change the world. We are open to all applicants as an inclusive, supportive, and diverse community.

Mission
Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School develops students who are socially and academically prepared to meet their full potential as engaged leaders committed to a life steeped in Jewish ethics and values. 

Accreditation
California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

Membership
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
PRIZMAH Jewish Day Schools

History
Over three decades ago, a group of families on the Peninsula gathered around a common vision - a school that would offer an excellent secular curriculum integrated with vibrant, modern Jewish Studies. They envisioned a vital institution in their community that would unite local families; a place of learning that would graduate confident, well-rounded children, with love and pride of their heritage and life-long thirst for knowledge. The families united to create the first Jewish Day School located between San Francisco and San Jose. The school, originally called the North Peninsula Jewish Community Day School and later renamed the Jewish Day School of the North Peninsula, opened its doors to 21 Kindergarten through 2nd Grade students in the fall of 1986.

In 2004, the school was renamed the Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School and moved into its current building on the beautiful North Peninsula Jewish Campus in Foster City. The first middle school class graduated in 2005.

The school celebrated its 30th birthday in 2016-17, and the Wornick Jewish Day School continues to flourish and grow, successfully maintaining the founders' original vision.

ABOUT THE HEAD OF SCHOOL:

Adam Eilath has served as the Head of School at Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City since 2019. He is proud to lead a dedicated team of professionals who are committed to developing the next generation of leaders steeped in Jewish values and traditions. Prior to joining Wornick, Adam served as a department chair and administrator at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay in San Francisco. He also taught at Kehillah Jewish High School in Palo Alto.

Adam holds degrees from McGill University, Tel Aviv University along with certificates in education from the Hartman Institute, Harvard University, the Jewish Theological Seminary and Yeshiva University. He was recently a Wexner Field Fellow and currently serves as faculty for M2's Pedagogies of Peoplehood Fellowship. Adam serves as the Educational Advisor for JIMENA. In 2018, Adam received the Diller Award for Excellence in Education.

Adam lives in Oakland with his wife and four children and when he has a spare moment heloves to jump in the Bay for a swim.

FOR CONSIDERATION:

Compensation
For the Director of Finance position, Wornick offers an annual salary range $150-170,000 plus a generous benefits package including tuition remission and a complementary family membership at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center.

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Interested and qualified candidates should submit in PDF format a formal letter of application, current resume, and a list of three references with contact information to:

Carolyn Stiles, Creative Independents
carolyn@creativeindependents.org

Please do not contact the school directly.
Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

For more information regarding the Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School, consult the school’s web site at www.wornickjds.org.