FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE

This position is responsible for general accounting functons including but not limited to payables journal entries reconciliation of accounts and budget-related work. Performs various payables and other accounting functions for the capital Facility Planning and Construction department of the school district.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Checks and verifies contractor and vendor statements and invoices for accuracy completeness and appropriate segregation of sales taxes and adequacy of budgets.
• Communicates with contractors and vendors regularly to ensure accuratcy and timely submission or invoices.
• Processes invoices for payment against purchase orders for various projects.
• Regularly uses a standardized modern accounting platform to process transactions and analyze funds.
• Prepares funding request as needed for various projects to enure timely availability of funds to budget for projects.
• Maintains detailed budget and expenditure files for each project.
• Regularly reconciles district financial system to other agendies to ensure compliance.
• Works with Accounting Supervisor to set up monitor and revise project budgets as necessary.
• Responds to contractor/vendor requests for payment-related information.
• Monitors and communicates when projects are ready for close-out.
• Collects information and handling necessary state and county reporting for MWBE and HUBSCO requirements.
• Provides schedules and documentation to the external auditors and responds to other requests for information as needed.
• Works with inter departmental and cross departmental staff to maintain appropriate records and process necessary transactions.
• Other duties as assigned by the Accounting Supervisor and/or Chief Operations Officer.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting procedures (GAAP).
• Working knowledge of computerized systems.
• Ability to apply federal state or local fiscal regulations to a variety of financial applications.
• Ability to manipulate data quickly and accurately using Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to calculate learn and associate numbers to concepts quickly.
• Ability to analyze sort merge and report financial data.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in oral and written form.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with federal state and local officials school administrators staff and contractors/vendors.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Graduation from a two-year or four-year community college or university preferably with a major in accounting business administration or finance; and at least one year experience in accounts payable or similar accounting functions.

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS:

PAY GRADE: 64 $3034.11 Monthly Salary - Full Time Position 12 Months

PHYSICAL WORK DEMANDS:

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY	FREQUENCY C - Constant F - Frequent O - Occasional I - Infrequent NR - Not Required	PHYSICAL ACTIVITY	FREQUENCY C - Constant F - Frequent O - Occasional I - Infrequent NR - Not Required
Climbing/Balancing	I	Lifting/Carrying	O up to 20 lbs.
Crawling/Kneeling	I	Grasping/Twisting	O
Walking	F	Reaching	F
Running	I	Pushing/Pulling	O
Standing	F	Fingering/Typing	F
Sitting	F	Driving	F requires driving car between sites
Bending/Stooping	F	Others:

When applying please make sure to include all prior experience in your application.

Please provide at least two references. One must be the current or most recent supervisor and the
other a previous supervisor.

In compliance with Federal Law Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools administers all education programs employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of sex race color religion national origin age or disability.

Required Experience:

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Key Skills
Cognos,Forecasting,Hyperion,Microsoft Access,Pivot tables,Accounting,Analysis Skills,Microsoft Excel,Financial Analysis,Financial Modeling,Budgeting,Financial Planning
Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1