Under supervision, to do difficult and responsible budget preparation and processing work and do a variety of fiscal related work including maintenance of specialized accounts and to perform related work as required.

II. POSITION CHARACTERISTICS:

Salary: On schedule
Length of contract:  12 months

III. POSITION RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports to: Executive Director of Business Services, Director of Finance
Coordinates with: Business Department personnel, data processing, district staff
Type of coordination:  As directed by administrator or others with coordination responsibilities

IV. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Desired training and experience: graduation from high school; completion of an accounting or bookkeeping program from a technical school or college; bookkeeping or related work experience; experience/training in word processing and/or computers.
2. Special requirements of the position:
   1. Thorough knowledge of modern bookkeeping and accounting practices and principles. 
   2. Considerable knowledge of board functions, procedures, organization and governing laws and regulations. 
   3. Considerable knowledge of modern office practices and procedures and skill in their applications. 
   4. Knowledge of governmental appropriation and budget principles pertaining to operation of a school system. 
   5. Ability to operate a complex record keeping program and carry it through to completion. 
   6. Ability to apply and adapt established methods of a variety of accounting transactions. 
   7. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, officials and the public.

V. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Checks budget codings and compiles according to account numbers.
2. Sets up debt service, revenue and school lunch budgets.
3. Performs account maintenance work for special education and federal programs.
4. Codes purchase order requisitions along with other school expenditures.
5. Creates new account coding numbers.
6. Verifies all purchase orders on the computer.
7. Computes the tax levy for each township and prepares the billing.
8. Provides a variety of other responsible fiscal assistance as requested by the department head.
9. Performs other duties as assigned.

(Revised 12/88)