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Title: Accounting Supervisor
Reports To: Assistant Director of Business Administration
Takes Direction From: Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Director of Business Administration
Schedule/Calendar: 8 hrs./day 40 hrs./week 261 days/year
Salary: $38.63/hr. - $42.92/hr.
Summary: Responsible for maintaining the accounts for General, Self-Insurance, Capital Reserve, Fiduciary, and Bond Funds. This includes entering and maintaining financial data, preparing reports for departments, schools, and board, and the coordination the operations of the accounts payable department. Assist in the preparation of the budget. Oversees the Accounts Payable, Activity Accounts/Fixed Asset, and Enterprise Fund bookkeepers and assists as necessary.
Essential Functions

• Assists in preparation of budget by setting up new accounts and compiling budget planning data
• Maintains General, Self-Insurance, Capital Reserve, Bond Fund, Fiduciary Fund, and all other fund’s general ledgers
• Reports to schools on account balances and performs all financial software transactions necessary as required
• Assists staff and new hires with financial software functions
• Responsible for all payroll accounting entries and adjustments
• Bills Enterprise Funds for payroll, benefits, and expenses
• Responsible for cash deposits and accuracy of cash receipts
• Prepares wire disbursements for Self-Insurance Fund
• Prepares wire disbursements for bond payments
• Makes all cash transfers necessary for cash flow and investment
• Balances and reconciles cash accounts for General, Self-Insurance, Capital Reserve, Bond and Fiduciary funds.
• Performs monthly and annual financial close
• Completes and files for debt reimbursement with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of School Facilities
• Prepares monthly reports for Board Meeting and Finance Committee
• Prepares IDEA billings to the IU for reimbursement
• Calculates, prepares, distributes and files 1099s
• Assists in preparation of Annual Financial Report (AFR) and the audited financial statements
• Gathers information and prepares reports for auditors
• Maintains records of district investments
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education And/or Certification Required

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

Experience Needed

• 5-years accounting experience
• Supervisory experience
• Public school district experience preferred

Knowledge

• Knowledge of finance software, eFinance specifically, and Cognos
• ?Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, budget practices and financial reporting

Skills

• Excellent problem-solving skills; detailed oriented, and highly organized
• Excellent typing and math skills
• Requires software proficiency with the application that the District uses, specifically knowledge of Google and all associated functions: email, calendar, docs, sheets, and slides, etc.
• ?Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Abilitites

• Ability to learn the current financial software application
• Ability to multi-task while meeting all critical deadlines
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Ability to analyze data and compile/present results
• Ability to collaborate effectively with District, school personnel, the general public and sponsors
• Ability to support equity, diversity, and inclusion

ADA Compliance: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions of this position.
Physical Requirements: Sedentary Light work Medium work Heavy work Very heavy work
Sedentary: involves sitting most of the time. Incumbent should be able to exert up to 10 lbs of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or move objects.
Light work: If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the individual sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work. The incumbent should be able to exert up to 20 lbs of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Medium work: The incumbent should be able to exert up to 50 lbs of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs of force constantly to move objects.
Heavy work: The incumbent should be able to exert up to 100 lbs of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 lbs of force frequently, and/or up to 20 lbs of force constantly to move objects.
Very heavy work: The incumbent should be able to exert in excess of 100 lbs of force occasionally, and in excess of 50 lbs of force frequently, and in excess of 20 lbs of force constantly to move objects.