Class Title:
Accounting Technician
PRIMARY FUNCTION
Under limited direction, to coordinate the work of others and/or personally perform complex and responsible financial recordkeeping work; to prepare and assist in the preparation of financial statements, reports, and project proposals; and to do related work as required, consistent with the job description.
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Directly responsible to designated administrators.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Coordinates and/or personally performs work in posting to expenditure and income accounts of District and/or Federal Budgets
- Prepares periodic reports for District officials
- Supervises and trains subordinate account clerks
- Serves as a contact person with other departments and District sites on the status of their accounts; researches complex problems to their conclusion; and works with supervisor to assure resolution of such problems
- Prepares clear and accurate financial statements and reports
- Analyzes financial data reports
- Makes arithmetical calculations with speed and accuracy
- Understands and carries out oral and written directions
- Establishes and maintains cooperative working relations with those contacted in the course of work.
DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
KNOWLEDGE OF:
- Modern office practices, procedures and equipment.
- Operation of a computer and assigned software.
- Terminology, processes and operations of assigned office or program.
- Record-keeping and filing techniques.
- Telephone techniques and etiquette.
- Basic research methods and report preparation techniques.
- Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.
- Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
- Applicable laws, codes, rules and regulations.
- Oral and written communication skills.
- Basic budgeting practices regarding monitoring and control.
- Basic math.
- Proper methods of storing equipment, materials and supplies.
ABILITY TO:
- Communicate effectively with students, parents, staff and administration.
- Interpret, apply and explain applicable laws, codes, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Answer telephones and greet the public courteously.
- Maintain records, logs and files.
- Learn principles of training and providing work direction and guidance to others.
- Compile, assemble, verify and prepare data for records and reports.
- Determine appropriate action within clearly defined guidelines.
- Compose correspondence and written materials independently. Work independently with little direction.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
- Meet schedules and time lines. Plan and organize work.
- Add, subtract, multiply and divide quickly and accurately.
- Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer and assigned software.
- Be able to multitask. Maintain consistent, punctual and regular attendance.
- Move hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard.
- Hear and speak to exchange information in person and on the telephone.
- Sit or stand for extended periods of time.
- See to read a variety of materials.
- Bend at the waist, kneel or crouch to file materials.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Type at a speed of thirty-five (35) words per minute
- Pass qualifying test.
