Bookkeeper IV

Bookkeeper IV

Location: Cumberland County Schools 365 R. Max Abbott Middle - Fayetteville, North Carolina

Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Position Type: Full Time

Salary: $2,732 to $3,867 per month

Qualifications: High school graduate and one year of training beyond high school or two years of clerical experience. Associate degree in accounting or a bachelor’s degree in accounting or business is preferred.

Application Requirements:

• Upload proof of High School Graduation: a legible copy of a High School Diploma, GED equivalent, or college transcripts in PDF format.
• Resume

Reports To: School Principal

Job Goal: To maintain all fiscal records and account for all school funds.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain a complete and systematic set of records of all financial transactions of the individual school funds.
• Receive all money collected at the school and monitor compliance with proper receipting procedures by the staff.
• Prepare all bank deposits and deliver deposits to the bank.
• Obtain or prepare appropriate supporting documentation for school disbursements and write all school checks.
• Maintain an accurate and complete checking account register and reconcile the account monthly to the bank statement and the monthly financial reports.
• Reconcile teacher and principal receipt books semi‑annually.
• Perform all necessary year‑end close‑out procedures and package the financial records for the year‑end annual audit.
• Perform all other necessary accounting procedures to ensure that the individual school funds are collected and disbursed in accordance with Cumberland County School Board policies and in compliance with all applicable state laws.
• Maintain a complete and systematic set of records of all the school’s local and state fund transactions.
• Obtain copies of the school’s allocated state and local budget and the school’s allocation of departmentally controlled state and local budgets.
• Prepare computer‑generated purchase requisitions and transmit all approved computer‑generated requisitions to the Purchasing Department for all items purchased directly out of the school’s budget.
• Prepare manual purchase requisitions for items purchased through departmentally allocated budgets and forward all completed requisitions to the appropriate department for approval.
• Monitor payment of budgeted items by printing and analyzing the monthly financial reports.
• Perform all accounting functions related to the school’s ten‑month, twelve‑month, and bus payrolls.
• Process and transmit payroll information in compliance with guidelines outlined by the Central Payroll Office.
• Monitor compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act’s reporting requirements for all employees at the school subject to the Act, including cafeteria and Prime Time workers whose payrolls may be prepared by someone else.
• Accumulate and enter all leave slips in processing the payroll reports.
• Maintain a list of all substitute teachers approved by the principal for hire at the school and monitor the use of substitutes in processing the tenth‑month payroll reports.
• Serve as a team player and role model for other employees in the organization; demonstrate commitment to continuous quality improvement; support and exhibit organizational core values of caring, respect, integrity, responsibility, high expectations, being customer‑driven, and valuing fairness.
• Perform all other duties and accept responsibilities as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to communicate orally and in writing with parents, staff, and community leaders.
• Must have finger dexterity and be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of kneeling, sitting, walking, stooping, reaching, lifting, pushing, pulling, talking, seeing, hearing, and repetitive motion.

Special Requirements:

• Background check with local and state law enforcement agencies required.
• Must possess a valid North Carolina driver’s license.

Conditions of Employment:

Successful completion of a bookkeeper skills test administered by the Finance office.