Accounting Technician
Minimum Qualifications and Requirements:
- High School Graduate including or supplemented by additional training in bookkeeping and commercial subjects
- Two years experience in bookkeeping or related clerical work or an equivalent combination of training and experience
- Experience in data entry, use and knowledge of databases and spreadsheets.
- Knowledge of principles, methods and practices of bookkeeping
- Ability to understand and follow brief instructions in regard to accounting problems
- Ability to make mathematical calculations with speed and accuracy
- Ability to prepare financial reports and to keep financial records of moderate complexity
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school staff, contracted staff, and fellow employees
Specific Core Function:
- Use of MUNIS financial system to convert requisitions to purchase orders, process invoices and reconcile batches
- Communication with school personnel and vendors on a daily basis
- Follow up on phone calls and emails
- Reconcile vendor statements and resolve issues
- Work with members of other departments to ensure all purchase orders have been processed properly and are closed by year end
- Work with members of accounting staff to prepare for annual audit
- Serve as backup to receptionist
Responsibilities of the Position:
- Classifies by accounts various stores requisitions
- Post prices from requisitions and balances and maintains accounting records covering purchases and issuances of supplies for various departments
- Posts to general and ledger accounts
- Checks balances, purchase orders expenditures, daily cash sheet, paid bills and receipts
- Maintains cost accounting records
- Prepares regular financial reports and statements periodically for various departments
- Verifies financial records, reports, and statements
Specified Length/Hours of Position:
- This is an affiliated (MESPA) 52-week position.
- Salary is set at Grade 14 $21.14/hour, 7 hours per day, 35 hours per week.
Application Procedure:
The Manchester School District uses this Applicant Tracking on-line application platform, please visit our site: https://mansd.schoolspring.com/ The Manchester School District's website is www.mansd.org