St. Bernard's School, founded in 1904 by John Card Jenkins, is a top-tier, private, all-boys elementary school in the Carnegie Hill neighborhood of Manhattan's Upper East Side. It has 385 students in grades K-9 with a student-teacher ratio of 7 to 1. For more background on St. Bernard’s School, please visit: www.stbernards.org. St. Bernard’s offers able young boys of diverse backgrounds an exceptionally thorough, rigorous, and enjoyable introduction to learning and community life. We wish to inspire boys to value hard work and fair play, to develop confidence, consideration for others, and a sense of citizenship, and to have fun while doing these things. St. Bernard’s School seeks a Business Manager (CFO) who will serve as a strategic and operational leader, providing counsel to the Head of School and the Board of Trustees.
The Business Manager will ensure the efficient and effective stewardship of the School’s physical and financial resources, including operation of support services, oversight of risk management, and project management for any future capital project initiatives. The Business Manager will report to the Head of School and serve as a member of the administrative leadership team. The Business Manager will ensure the continued excellence of the School’s financial and business operations. The new hire will also serve as a resource to the administrative leadership team and other campus groups. In these capacities, the Business Manager will enable the School to realize its educational mission and ambitions. St. Bernard’s has a current endowment of $177M, an annual operating budget of $25M, and no debt. The new hire will be responsible for managing, leading, and overseeing all business practices and operations, including finance and facilities-related activities and all other functions as necessary. The Business Manager works in close collaboration with the Head of School and Board of Trustees in carrying out fiduciary duties and responsibilities, which include establishing, monitoring, and tracking financials and providing strategic support for the goals of the organization. As the financial administrator for the school, the incumbent ensures the preservation of assets and prudent deployment of resources relative to all business office matters. The Business Manager directly manages a Controller, Facilities Director, and Security Director, leads additional staff, serves as the primary liaison with the school’s catering/dining provider, and also works closely with the Director of Human Resources.
For a full search description of the opportunities and challenges, including required academic credentials, work experience, and skill sets necessary, please visit: St. Bernard’s School - Deerfield Associates.
St. Bernard’s School offers a dynamic and supportive work environment, competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement plan with a generous employer contribution, comprehensive insurance benefits, and support for professional growth. For the candidate of choice, a thorough background check, including a criminal and financial background check, is required as a condition of employment. This position is expected to pay an annual salary in the range of $375,000 - $425,000. The final compensation offered to the candidate of choice will be determined based on work
experience, qualifications, and leadership skill sets.
St. Bernard’s School has retained the executive search firm of DEERFIELD ASSOCIATES to conduct this search. To explore this career opportunity on a confidential basis, please send your resume, a letter of interest articulating your interest, skill sets, and work experience for this opportunity, and a list of five (5) references (which will only be contacted if mutual interest is determined) to: Doug Cooney, Executive Search Consultant, DEERFIELD ASSOCIATES, Executive Search, Inc., 572 Washington Street, Suite 15, Wellesley, MA 02482. Telephone: 781-237-2800. Email: jobs@deerfieldassociates.com
