Accounting Technician

IN THIS ROLE: 

We’re hiring an Accounting Technician to bring precision, energy, and organization to our technical campus. You'll handle a range of financial tasks — from maintaining accurate records for accounting, budgeting, and banking to processing program revenues, managing purchase orders, and reconciling petty cash.

You’ll also coordinate employee travel and ensure everything aligns with GAAP, board policies, and administrative guidelines. If you're a proactive, collaborative professional ready to make a real impact behind the scenes, we want to hear from you!

What’s It Really Like? Find Out from Someone Who Knows — check out A Day in the Life of an Accounting Technician at Oakland Schools!

WHAT WE NEED: 

• Maintain accurate accounting, budgeting, banking and bookkeeping records.
• Track and deposit program revenues, student activity funds, etc.
• Account analysis and reconciliation. 
• Petty cash handling and reconciliation.
• Purchasing Card Program cardholder; includes reconciliation duties.
• Create and monitor purchase orders, including one-time and blanket orders.
• Monitor Oakland Schools’ compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), 
• Maintain records for financial audits.
• Make travel arrangements for employees.
• Utilize system reports to analyze financial transactions and campus budgets. 
• Ability to handle challenging situations (good problem-solving abilities).
• Participate in group, department, and organizational meetings and committees. 
• The ability to work 7.5 hours a day during our normal work schedule.
• All other duties as assigned
   

WHAT YOU NEED: 

• High School diploma
• Associate’s degree in accounting preferred or other business-related field.
• Two to three years of related experience such as accounting, bookkeeping, banking, or other financial fields.
• Experience with Accounting/ERP Software is preferred.
• Ability to interpret and apply Board Policies and Administrative Rules.
• Prior experience with Accounting/ERP Software is preferred.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a cohesive team.
   

WORK LOCATION:

Oakland Schools Technical Campus – SW

1000 Beck Road

Wixom MI 48393

SALARY DETAILS: 

$22.10 - $25.63 hourly based on relevant prior work experience, with the potential to earn up to $27.59 after employment with Oakland Schools. 

Non Exempt position / 12-month work year. 

Please note that salary schedules will be updated effective July 1, 2025, for the upcoming fiscal year.

WHY WORK FOR OAKLAND SCHOOLS? 

Aside from working with talented experts on important initiatives, when you join Oakland Schools, you will also get these great benefits:
 

Pension Plan

OS offers the opportunity to enroll in a pension plan to help support your financial stability.

Full Health Coverage

High quality, low-cost health insurance plans. Employer paid dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, and well-being benefits

Wellbeing Program

OS utilizes a holistic approach to provide resources that support the wellbeing of our employees.

Professional Learning

OS provides various professional learning opportunities to advance your skill sets with education development.

Flexible Vacation Time

Experience built-in vacation, including time off for winter and spring break and generous leave time, so you can have a healthy work-life balance.

Other Perks

You’re eligible for preferred pricing on pet insurance, legal coverage for most of your legal needs, additional life insurance and access to the Student Loan Repayment Program (PSLF) for loan forgiveness in public service.
 

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program

Working with Oakland Schools isn’t just meaningful - it’s financially rewarding! 
 

Oakland Schools qualifies as an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance of your Direct Loans based on the following requirements of eligibility:

• after the individual has made the equivalent of 120 qualifying monthly payments under an accepted repayment plan, and
• while working full-time for an eligible employer (for a weekly average, alone or when combined, equal to at least 30 hours)

For additional information, please visit studentaid.gove/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/publicservice

WHO WE ARE: 

Oakland Schools (OS) is an Intermediate School District (ISD) focused on providing educational and technology services to local school districts in a cost-effective manner to provide students with a superior education. We also operate our Oakland Schools Technical Campuses (OSTC) and Virtual Learning Academy Consortium (VLAC). You will help students have the best learning experience possible through your work at OS! To learn more about us, visit https://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/about.

HOW TO APPLY: 

To apply, please use the Oakland Human Resource Consortium (OHRC) website. You will need to make an account on the OHRC website to apply.  

Accounting Technician - Application

Oakland Schools is a member of the OHRC. Once you create your account, you will be able to apply for positions within our district as well as positions available through other member districts. All applications must be completed on the OHRC website. Please do not email or fax application materials to Oakland Schools.

POSITION DEADLINE: Applications will be accepted until June 20, 2025.

NOTE: Interested candidates must be available to interview July 7 and July 14, 2025.

For questions regarding this position, please contact recruiting@oakland.k12.mi.us

In accordance with state and federal law, Oakland Schools does not discriminate, nor permit discrimination, on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy or parental status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, military service, veteran status, genetic information,  or any other legally protected status, in its educational programs and activities, employment, or enrollment. The District also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For questions or complaints regarding unlawful discrimination or harassment, employees should contact the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Personnel Management and Labor Relations at (248) 209-2429 or HR@oakland.k12.mi.us. Students and others should contact the Civil Rights/Title IX Coordinator at (248) 209-2590 or Jacqueline.Zablocki@oakland.k12.mi.us. 

This job posting is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified. Incumbents may be asked to perform additional duties as required by his/her supervisor.