School Bookkeeper

Job Summary

The position is responsible for assisting the Principal by performing clerical and technical work involving the preparation and maintenance of fiscal and related documents for the school.

Essential Duties

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfy each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the duties herein described.

1. Maintains a comprehensive bookkeeping and financial filing system for the school.
2. Reconciles bank statements.
3. Sorts, proofs, and prepares materials for posting.
4. Verifies and balances cash and negotiable instruments against receipts and copies of bills.
5. Prepares records, accounting statements, and vouchers.
6. Provides financial summary reports for all accounts.
7. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• At least two (2) years of successful experience in general office work.
• Any combination of education and experience, including coursework in business or mathematics.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• General knowledge of clerical/accounting terminology, methods, and procedures.
• Ability to establish and follow detailed work procedures.
• Ability to post accounts with speed and accuracy.
• Ability to perform mathematical computations with speed and accuracy.
• Skill to use a variety of office equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and the public.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer; see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normallevels and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone; physical agility to lift to 25 pounds; and to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Duties are normally performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Clearance

Criminal Justice Background check, Fingerprinting, TB Assessment

Supervision Exercised

None

Supervision Received

Principal

This job description does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or an appropriate administrator. Accomack County Public Schools reserves the right to update, revise, or change this job description and related duties at any time.

The Accomack County School System is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on age, sex, disability, race, color, religion, national origin, or military service in its employment practices.