Financial Assistant

Financial Assistant

Frances

C. Richmond Middle School (School Administrative Unit 70), Hanover, New Hampshire

Job : 5361934
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Sep 04 2025 4:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

The Frances

C. Richmond Middle School is seeking a Financial Assistant to join our dynamic office team. The RMS Financial Assistant supports the administration and staff in maintaining a safe, effective, and positive learning environment for students by maintaining financial operations, ensuring revenues and expenses are within budget limits and overall fiscal policies, and that practices meet compliance requirements. Daily responsibilities include but are not limited to purchasing, AP processing, accounts reconciliation, student activity accounts and the preparation of financial reports and budget.

The Financial Assistant works closely with the Principal to ensure efficient use of financial resources and provide financial information, guidance, and recommendations to the Administration and staff. This is a school year position with summer hours available. Open until filled.

This position is governed by the HSS/NEA‑NH Union Agreement.

Hourly range: $20.00 to $26.25 depending on education and experience.

Please visit the Information for New Hires page for details about benefits and more.

Financial Assistant

To support administration in maintaining financial operations, ensuring revenues and expenses are within budget limits, and complying with fiscal policies.

Reports to: Building Principal

Supervises: None

• The Financial Assistant works directly with the Principal to ensure efficient use of financial resources and provide financial information, guidance and recommendations to both the Administration and staff. The Financial Assistant also coordinates these efforts with the SAU 70 Business Administrator and the Business Office.
• Confer regularly with Administration, SAU 70 Business Office, and other administrative offices to exchange information and investigate and resolve discrepancies or problems.
• Provide training and assistance to faculty and other staff related to the accounting and financial software and systems ensuring accuracy and compliance. Report software issues to IT and work in conjunction with them to ensure productivity.
• Oversee budget activities on a regular basis. This includes monitoring transactions for accuracy, explaining discrepancies to Administration and the Business Office, providing explanations during audit cycles, and in consultation with the Principal, modifying budgets when necessary to ensure that budgets are not exceeded. This will also include regularly communicating these actions to staff and administration.
• Manage daily financial functions for the center. This includes but is not limited to: receiving and verifying program revenue; reviewing and verifying payments to outside vendors; transferring funds within school district fund accounts; coordinating and carrying out accounts payable and receivable activity for the center.
• Implement accepted accounting principles, practice and procedures in performing or reviewing accounting transactions as directed by the Business Administrator.
• Prepare financial reports, memos, letters involving moderate to complex accounting and financial issues as requested.
• Provide financial management support for the cafeteria and manager.
• Suggest cost‑saving measures to school wide operating budget and related methods of improvement in accounting practice.
• In conjunction with the Principal, ensure that the building remains compliant with SAU 70 policies and procedures and other accounting regulations and laws.
• In conjunction with the Principal, annually develop and deliver budget documents and proposals according to SAU 70 budget development schedule and requirements.
• Assist with coordinating school sanctioned activities as assigned by building administration.
• Manage Student Activities account(s) as assigned by building Administration. Ensure appropriate use of account(s); collect deposits and record fund‑raising revenues ensuring accuracy of funds and proper accounting of…