Financial Clerk (Grades: 6-8)

• Perform responsibilities related to maintenance/reconciliation of the Principal’s and Campus’ P cards, and Activity fund including entering receipts, writing checks, balancing bank statements, counting money, and preparing bank deposits for daily pick up
• Perform responsibilities related to ordering materials including inputting orders, following up on the status of orders, receiving goods, input receipts or deductions, and filing order documents
• Travel to the administrative building to pick up or deliver documents/materials
• Maintain communication with central administration departments
• Safeguard district’s assets adhering to established policies and procedures (Board of Control, Cash Handling, Activity Fund, Cash Pick up, etc.)
• Maintain current and accurate accounting related records
• Answer office telephones
• Prepare documents for presentation to and serve as a member of the Activity Fund Board of Control
• Maintain and monitor Procurement Card transactions
• Meet with and train Procurement cardholders and Activity Fund Sponsors
• Oversees the preparation of fundraiser forms, Activity Fund P1-c’s, vendor set-up accounts and other documents related to the Activity Fund accounts
• Perform backup duties, as assigned by the Principal, during short time absences of the Office Manager
• Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned
• Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position

• High School Diploma; plus administrative technical training
• Three years of office related experience to cash handling/ accounting/bookkeeping
• Basic understanding of bookkeeping/accounting systems for revenue, expenses, and general job costing
• Basic understanding of the DISD budget cycle and line codes
• Travel to the administrative building to pick up or deliver documents/materials
• Maintain communication with central administration departments
• Demonstrated keyboarding and/or ten key calculator skills, with proficient knowledge of personal computers and software applications related to the job to support record keeping, accounting procedures and reports. (MS-Office Excel, Word, Oracle, etc.)
• Demonstrated flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world
• Demonstrated willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

When performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; communicate verbally and electronically; stand, and move throughout the building and/or to other facilities; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl; climb; balance and drive. Frequently required to life or exert force of up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Frequently required to work prolonged and irregular hours.