Business Office Associate

The Brearley School, an independent girls’ school serving over 770 students K-12, welcomes candidates for the position of a Business Office Associate. The Business Office Associate is responsible for assisting the Business Office leadership in the management of all financial and operational resources of the school. The successful candidate will be highly organized, efficient, detail-oriented, and capable of handling confidential information with the utmost discretion. Flexibility, professionalism, and a warm, inviting presence are key attributes for success in this role. The candidate will serve as a representative of the Business Office to internal and external constituencies.

We invite interested candidates to apply by completing an application and uploading a cover letter and resume athttps://www.brearley.org/about/employment-opportunities by Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

Responsibilities
• Serves as the first point of contact and liaison with the Brearley community and external partners for the Business Office, both in person and electronically.
• Coordinate and manage communication with varied constituencies on behalf of the CFO/COO.
• Provide telephone assistance by receiving phone call messages for members of the Business Office and forwarding calls when deemed necessary.
• Manages communication between the Business Office, the Board, or other internal or external stakeholders, ensuring meetings are scheduled with required attendees.
• Manage Business Office meeting room reservations, handle reassignments, and ensure equitable use of space and resources.
• Provide administrative support to the CFO/COO and Business Office leadership.
• Assist in month-end close by pulling invoices and investment statements from online accounts and portals.
• Support the upkeep and organization of HR files, including employee documents, for licensing and compliance purposes.
• Provide administrative support for onboarding, offboarding, and employee record maintenance.
• Assist CFO/COO and other Business Office team members with tasks and projects as needed, including varied assignments and administrative support functions.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, equivalent experience considered.
• Previous administrative or executive support experience, preferred.
• Extraordinary attention to detail and organization.
• Proficient in Google and Microsoft Suite.
• Strong computer skills, including email communication (Google Suite) and electronic submission of documents. Flexibility, and the capacity to adapt to the dynamic and ever-evolving technological systems and portals
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, a strong commitment to customer-service.
• Able to handle confidential information with discretion and integrity.
• Excellent time-management, punctuality, professionalism and collegiality.
• Able to work collaboratively in a team environment, multitask, and effectively communicate.

Salary
The salary for this position ranges from $60,000 to $65,000, depending on experience.


Benefits
Benefits offered to eligible employees include a range of options for health insurance coverage with generous employer contributions across the plans; an HSA plan; pre-tax transit benefits; long-term disability insurance; a retirement plan that includes a school contribution starting at 10% of salary with no mandatory employee contribution; breakfast and lunch without charge; support for professional growth and development; and the opportunity to participate in a community based on collaboration, mutual care, and a commitment to the greater good.

The Brearley School is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to hiring exceptional, dedicated teachers of diverse backgrounds. We consider qualified individuals for employment with the School regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other state or federally-protected classification.