School Accountant

Applications will be accepted for a School Accountant.  All interested, qualified candidates may apply by accessing www.applitrack.com/hillsidek12/onlineapp and completing the application.

Qualifications:

• CPA/School Business Administrator certification highly preferred
• Experience with public school accounting systems and procedures
• Understanding of the principles and practices of financial accounting and reporting procedures consistent with statute, code and GAAP requirements
• Knowledge of laws governing fiscal affairs of school districts
• Demonstrated organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of all general ledgers and subsidiary ledgers as prescribed by statute, administrative code and Board policy including the General, Special Revenue, Capital Projects and Enterprise Funds, and General Long-Term Debt Account Group
• Monitoring of the district's budget and reporting system on a monthly basis
• Review of federal, state, and local grant awards for proper inclusion in the district's accounting records, including amounts due from/to the State Department of Education, including monthly drawdowns, as appropriate.
• Review of federal, state, and local grant financial reports to ensure agreement with district internal accounting record
• Review of all bank reconciliations submitted by school principals for student activity accounts to ensure timely completion
• Review of cash reciept/disbursement ledgers for student activity accounts to verify agreement with bank account activity
• Review of financial reports for the high school to ensure agreement with the reconciled cash balances
• Provide information to auditors during year-end financial audit
• Provide accounting guidance to bookkeeping and payroll departments
• Review annual budget when requested by the Business Administrator/Board Secretary

Terms of Employment:
12-months

Salary:
TBD

All applications must be submitted via Applitrack for consideration.