Senior Financial Accounting Specialist

Senior Financial Accounting Specialist

This support position is designated as Level 16 and has a starting salary of $84,460 with the potential to increase based upon education and relevant work experience. The senior financial accounting specialist works independently to provide accounting/financial and or human resource/payroll support to the Bucks IU and school districts and career and technical centers (CTC's) upon request.

Essential functions include:

• Supports accounting and finance needs at the Bucks IU and onsite in school districts and CTC's as needed.
• Responsible for preparing and maintaining assigned budgets including revenues, expenses, and salary and benefit projections.
• Perform financial analysis of assigned budgets; identify trends, variances, and explain changes.
• Prepare and post journal entries and budget transfers as necessary.
• Provide periodic financial reporting as requested.
• Prepare board motions as needed.
• Submit annual grant and budget application materials using prescribed materials and systems as required.
• Collaborates with program owners to develop budgets, assess program needs, and provide exemplary business partner support.
• Prepare and submit periodic reporting for state and federal grants including quarterly cash-on-hand reports; failure to submit completely and timely could result in the loss of grant funding.
• Reconcile bank statements, proofs cash and investment accounts against software.
• Monitor cashflow as needed.
• Process credit card reimbursements.
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts on a monthly basis, making any adjusting entries as necessary.
• Generates financial reports as necessary.
• Enter and post new and revised budgets in the financial system.
• Assists with the financial and record keeping of grants for annual audits.
• Assists with the financial and record keeping for state and local audits, including documentation for Governmental Accounting Standard Board (GASB) reporting.
• Runs payroll reports and reviews reports as necessary.
• Update and/or create account codes and program codes in accounting software.
• Meets with program directors and staff to review budgets and recommend changes; translates financials to non-financial staff.
• Assists with departmental projects related to process improvements.
• Assists with human resource functions that may include onboarding, personnel action forms (PAF), offboarding, tuition reimbursement.
• Assists with timekeeping and/or payroll functions including tax payments and filings.
• Flexibility in accommodating various assignments at districts and CTC's in duration and scope.
• Maintains positive relationships with school districts and CTC's.

Supervisory responsibility: N/A

Work environment characteristics include:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Physical demands include sitting, walking, reaching, talking, hearing, standing, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, lifting, and specific vision abilities.

Position type/expected hours of work:
This is a full-time, 260-day calendar position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday. Hours of work may vary based on position and division but generally are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required as job duties demand. Travel will be required to provide support to districts and/or CTCs as needed.

In support of the position, there may include the need for overnight accommodations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.
• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in a similar role.
• Thorough, working knowledge of fund accounting: debits, credits, revenue and expense transactions, and general ledger account analysis.
• Working knowledge of human resources and payroll.
• Excellent organizational skills necessary for managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Advanced computer and Excel skills, including the ability to learn various software applications.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Appropriate interpersonal communication skills to work with people on all levels within the organization, board members, the community, and district/CTC stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and make decisions relying on problem-solving skills.
• Citizenship or work authorization to work in the United States required.

EEO/AA/VEVRAA

Employer:

The Bucks IU is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. Bucks IU does not discriminate on the basis of disability, veteran status or any other basis protected under federal, state or local laws.