Special Projects Accountant

Job

Final date to receive applications:
Posted until filled

Starting Date:
Immediately

General Purpose of Job:
To inspire and prepare each and every scholar with confidence, courage, and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning by providing extensive accounting support and direction to the business, finance and operations departments. The Special Projects Accountant is responsible for providing financial information to management by researching and analyzing financial data; preparing reports and performing key technical accounting tasks;

and providing oversight to building bonds, long-term facilities maintenance (LTFM), and other federal and state grants.

• Aligning function with mission and core values of the organization.
• Developing and communicating shared vision for area of responsibility.
• Planning and executing continuous improvement processes for area of responsibility.
• Complying with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.

• Developing staff and/or individual capacity to apply technical/functional expertise for maximum impact.
• Recommending employment by participating in the hiring process for indirect reports.
• Providing supervision to indirect reports, including formative feedback and timely performance evaluations and/or demonstrate attention to quality enhancement by improving efficiencies and effectiveness in recordkeeping, workflow, and compliance.
• Leading the work of others; delegate tasks and authority appropriately and/or establish procedures to guide system and departmental work; monitor and demonstrate effective decision‑making strategies in order to meet project deadlines.
• Coordinating the accounting for building bonds, LTFM, and all grants and categorical aids.
• Providing support and assisting grant managers with budgets, revenues, expenditures, and year‑end processes.
• Overseeing and monitoring building bonds, LTFM, and all other grants to ensure accurate reporting of revenues, expenditures and compliance with district, state, and federal guidelines.
• Reconciling related tasks for annual external audit.

• Managing department resources effectively and efficiently.
• Coordinating and verifying correctness of accounting period transactions of grants.
• Summarizing current financial status by collecting information and preparing reports.
• Substantiating financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Creating and maintaining a monthly summary report of building bond and LTFM revenues and expenditures.
• Monitoring and reconciling all related revenue.
• Providing general accounting support.
• Determining and calculating cost estimates for budgeting processes and project management.
• Assisting in budget projections of staff salaries and benefits.
• Preparing journal entries by researching errors; making adjustments and determining corrections.
• Managing expenditure eligibility of fixed asset status per district capitalization guidelines, GAAP, state, and federal requirements.
• Assisting in the preparation for the annual audit.
• Preparing year‑end work papers and supporting documentation for external auditors.
• Preparing final reconciliations of general ledger accounts ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Determining and recording year‑end estimates and accruals.
• Substantiating financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable policies, rules, and regulations.
• Ensuring District's accounting records comply with UFARS, GAAP, and other legal requirements.
• Ensuring compliance and…