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Posted: 14-Jan-26
Location: Aspen, Colorado
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Director of Finance
Full-Time, Exempt
Start Date: July 2026
Aspen Country Day School is seeking a Director of Finance to lead the school’s financial operations.
The Director of Finance is a senior administrative leader responsible for overseeing the financial health and sustainability of the school. This role manages budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, tuition and billing, financial aid coordination, and long-term financial planning, while supporting the school’s mission and strategic goals. Aspen Country Day School shares a campus with Aspen Music School and Festival and this position coordinates on annual budgeting with the neighboring staff.
Aspen Country Day School is an independent PreK-Eighth Grade school known for its intentional approach to challenging and nurturing children as they build confidence, resilience, and joy in learning. Vibrant academic, arts, and outdoor programs led by dedicated teachers give students a solid foundation for lives of meaning and purpose. At its campus in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the school welcomes approximately 300 students from throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. Graduates move on to top national and local public and private schools. Visit www.aspencountryday.org to learn more.
Salary:
The wage rate for this position will include a salary range of $165,000-$195,000 and will be commensurate with experience.
This is a full-time position with health, dental, vision, disability insurance, and retirement plan offerings. Housing support may be available.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Management & Planning
- Develop and manage the annual operating and capital budgets in collaboration with the Head of School and leadership team
- Monitor cash flow, investments, and reserves to ensure financial stability
- Prepare financial forecasts and long-term financial models
- Detail oriented approach of accounting restricted and unrestricted assets
- Maintain relationships with local financial institutions regarding debt management
- Oversight of self-funded health insurance collaborative requiring extensive oversight and financial management
- Oversight of 1099
Accounting & Reporting
- Oversee all accounting functions, including general ledger, payroll, accounts payable, and receivable
- Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
- Prepare reports for the Board of Trustees and Finance Committee
- Produce the annual audit and tax filing and serve as liaison with external auditors
Tuition, Billing & Financial Aid
- Oversee tuition billing, collections, and payment plans
- Collaborate on financial aid budgeting and disbursement in alignment with school policies
Compliance & Controls
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local financial regulations
- Maintain strong internal controls and financial policies
- Financial oversight of insurance coverage, contracts, and financial risk management
Donor Relations and Endowments
- Long term financial planning
- Coordinates on all fundraising activities including annual and capital fundraising, major and restricted gifts with the Director of Advancement
- Manage reporting platforms for annual giving - Bloomerang
- Support the Advancement Committee for fundraising initiatives
- Provide reporting on donor initiatives including grant reporting
Facilities and Real Estate
- Responsible for financial oversight of all real estate transactions, campus projects and maintenance, and employee housing units
- Manage financial relationship with the Aspen Music Festival and School
- Serve as a liaison, along with the Director of Operations, to the Buildings and Grounds Committee
Leadership & Collaboration
- Collaborate with admissions, advancement, and operations teams and serve as a trusted member of the Leadership team
- Support strategic planning and campus initiatives with financial insight
- Actively participates in the Aspen Country Day school community, outdoor education trips, and school ski days
- Serve as a key partner to the Board of Trustees, Finance Committee and Audit Committee
- Advise school leadership on financial risk management
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related field
- 5+ years of progressive financial management experience
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, budgeting, and financial reporting
- Experience working with boards or senior leadership
Preferred:
- CPA, MBA, or similar advanced credential
- Experience in an independent school, nonprofit, or educational setting is preferable
- Familiarity with school financial systems and tuition management software
- Experience with Risk Management, Property, Casualty and Liability Insurance as well as Worker’s Compensation Insurance and 1099 filing.
Skills & Attributes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- High level of integrity and discretion
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with day-to-day operations
- Commitment to the mission and values of independent education
Work Environment
- Office-based with occasional evening meetings
- Collaborative, mission-driven school community
NOTE: This position requires a pre-employment criminal background check. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
Physical Demands
- Visual Acuity: Ability to bring objects into focus.
- Balancing: Maintaining equilibrium.
- Bending: Bending or position oneself to move an object from one level to another.
- Carrying: transporting or moving an object.
- Crouching: Bending body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
- Climbing: Ascending or descending stationary objects.
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Performing work through using two or more body parts or other devices.
- Gripping/Grasping: Ability to apply pressure with fingers and palm.
- Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, through use of hands, fingers, or other means.
- Hearing: Perceiving and comprehending the nature and direction of sounds.
- Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.
- Lifting: Moving objects weighing no more than 10 pounds from one level to another.
- Pushing/Pulling: Ability to use upper extremities to exert force in order to press, draw, drag or haul objects in a sustained motion.
- Reaching: Extending the hands and arms or other device in any direction.
- Repetitive motions: Making frequent or continuous movements.
- Sitting: Remaining in a stationary position.
- Standing: Ability to sustain position for a period of time.
- Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
- Talking: Communicating ideas or exchanging information.
- Walking: Ability to move to traverse from one location to another.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job description is designed to indicate the general nature of the work. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.
To Apply
If you are interested in this position, please submit a resume to hr@aspencountryday.net.
Aspen Country Day School provides equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to age, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable law. The school's statement of diversity, equity, and inclusion is HERE.