Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Richland County School District One, South Carolina Classification Description Classification

Title:

Senior Accountant FLSA:
Non-exempt 240 days Salary Range: $53,780.00 - $74,701.00

General Statement of Job Under occasional supervision, administers, monitors and reports the District's cash position daily and prepares drafts of financial and management reports for administrative review. Reports to the Executive Director of Finance.

• Monitors the District's cash position daily, including special accounts; reviews cash accounts for any abnormalities and reports same to management.
• Analyzes, prepares, and records general ledger accounts, including ROTC payments, postage payments, print shop revenue, vending revenue, transportation journals, and EIA & EFA payments.
• Processes, prepares, researches, and analyzes capital project and construction accounts; creates new funds and maintains spreadsheets for reconciliation purposes.
• Prepares and analyzes Construction in Progress for Capital Projects.
• Posts cash transactions daily; prepares monthly financials, retainage payable, and managers' monthly general ledger entries.
• Prepares drafts of financial statements and management reports.
• Prepares the required documents to draw down state, local and bond funds from the County Treasurer's office.
• Maintains the Montessori student database to include adding and deleting student's records, recording payments, preparing 1099's and performing reconciliations.
• Assists in the preparation of year-end accruals.
• Assists in the preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
• Receives, reviews, prepares and/or submits various records and reports, including financial statements, management reports, general ledger, bank statements, County Treasurer report, accounting records, journals, investment reports, ACFR, audit reports, checks, tax statements, receipts, memos, correspondence, etc.
• Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as immediate supervisor, co-workers, District/school supervisors and staff, banking personnel, and the general public.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting, financial management or related field supplemented by two years of experience in government accounting or cash management, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Physical Requirements:

Must be physically able to operate a variety of machines and equipment, including a computer, calculator, telephone, etc. Must be able to exert up to five pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for periods of time.

Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of five to ten pounds.

Data Conception:
Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communications:
Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving assignments and/or direction from supervisor.

Language Ability:
Requires the ability to read a variety of policy and procedures manuals, regulations and laws, financial documents, computer manuals, etc. Requires the ability to prepare narrative and financial reports, correspondence, etc., with proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech. Requires the ability to speak with and before others with poise, voice control and confidence.

Intelligence:
Requires the ability to apply rational systems to solve practical problems, and deal with a variety of concrete variable in situations where only limited standardization exists, and to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, mathematic or schedule form. Requires the ability to learn and understand relatively complex principles and techniques, to make independent judgments in absence of supervision, and to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation.

Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information.

Verbal Aptitude:
Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow verbal and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with persons of varying educational backgrounds and in a variety of technical and/or professional languages, including governmental accounting and investments.

Numerical Aptitude:
Requires the ability to add and subtract totals, to multiply and divide, to utilize mathematical formulas, to determine percentages and decimals, and to determine time. Must be able to use accounting…