Staff Accountant/ Benefits Administrator
Staff Accountant/ Benefits Administrator
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06-07-2025
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06-07-2025
Job Description
New Heights Charter School is Massachusettss only public school that involves all grades (6-12) in the Early College approach. Nearly all our 11th and 12th-grade students are full-time students on a college campus with younger students earning college credits at the school. You will join a committed creative team of educators who provide academic and social-emotional support to young people coming from high-need backgrounds ensuring they are college and career-ready. We support our staff with a wide array of professional development opportunities and coaching. Position Overview:The Staff Accountant/Benefits Administrator plays a critical role in supporting the financial operations at New Heights. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) the position is responsible for payroll processing benefits administration general accounting duties and coordination with third-party vendors.Overview of Responsibilities: This role involves close collaboration with HR Knowledge to manage payroll and liability processing benefits administration compliance with federal and state regulations labor law postings and related HR procedures. Responsibilities include overseeing the Compensation Plan preparing Renewal Offer and Stipend Letters and handling all aspects of employee onboarding and offboarding including maintaining personnel files and processing employment verifications. The position manages the Payroll Schedule including semi-monthly updates time off and leave tracking and timesheet management as well as handling workers compensation claims employee payroll MTRS enrollment contracts and 403b contributions. Additional duties include managing insurance (liability workers comp medical dental and disability) drafting contracts supporting audit preparation in collaboration with the CFO and assisting with the development of the annual budget. The role also requires maintaining organized business office records performing purchasing and accounts payable duties supporting filings related to accounting cash management grants and payroll assisting with purchasing processes and providing purchase order support to NHCSB staff. Special projects and additional tasks may be assigned by the CFO.Benefits Administration
- Oversight of employee benefit programs including health dental vision disability retirement (403b and MTRS) and tuition reimbursement.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for benefit enrollment changes and inquiries.
- Coordinate open enrollment periods and communicate updates to staff.
- Collaborate with benefit providers and employee assistance programs to resolve staff concerns.
- Oversee the payroll process including bi-weekly updates timesheet tracking and leave/time-off reporting.
- Ensure accurate payroll processing and compliance with all applicable regulations.
- Prepare and manage compensation plans renewal letters stipend letters and employee agreements.
- Maintain payroll records and ensure proper reporting to MTRS and other agencies.
- Reconcile 941 Payroll Reports on a quarterly basis.
- Manage onboarding and off-boarding processes including employment verification and document filing.
- Maintain organized and confidential personnel records in compliance with employment regulations.
- Collaborate with HR Knowledge on payroll liability processing and compliance updates.
- Perform daily and periodic accounting tasks including journal entries revenue and expense tracking bank reconciliations and accruals.
- Maintain general ledgers sub-ledgers and supporting documentation.
- Assist in the preparation of the annual budget.
- Support year-end audit preparation and collaborate with the CFO on special projects.
- Allocate and report grant revenue and expenses; assist with reimbursement submissions and compliance reporting for federal state and local grants.
- Manage purchasing processes including purchase order support and accounts payable tasks
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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