SCHOOL SECRETARY/BOOKKEEPER
$30,546–$38,178 year
On-siteSmiths Station, Alabama, United States
Job Summary
Maintain complete and systematic records for all school financial transactions, including journal entries, subsidiary ledgers, and monthly reports submitted to the Central Office. Process incoming monies, prepare deposit slips, and make deposits per local accounting procedures. Prepare requisitions for purchase orders, coordinate the local school budgeting process for state instructional support allocations, and serve as the point of contact for equipment inventory and affiliated organization policies. Manage teacher and substitute attendance logs, prepare payroll, and answer telephone inquiries while maintaining confidentiality and ethical standards. Work twelve months (240 days) as a nonexempt employee reporting to the Principal.
Required Qualifications
- Must comply with all employment criteria legally established by the Lee County Board of Education.
- Must possess a high school diploma or GED.
- Minimum of an Associate's Degree or 60 college credits from an accredited college or university, or An appropriate score on the WorkKeys to meet the required federal standards under Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
- Ability to communicate effectively with parents, students and staff.
- Demonstrate proficient computer skills.
- Demonstrated aptitude for successful completion of the assigned task.
- Aptitude, appropriate training or proven ability to handle bookkeeping functions.
- Ability to lift a minimum of twenty lbs.
- Background Check Required: (HB 402 ACT 99-361 Alabama Legislature) Upon offer of employment, employees will be required to submit legible fingerprints for a background review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of bookkeeping and the ability to apply this knowledge to work situations.
- Considerable knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations controlling budget, internal record keeping activities, and contract procedures.
- Ability to prepare complete and accurate accounting records and statements.
- Ability to keep complex records, to assemble and organize data and to prepare reports from such records.
- Ability to express oneself clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
- Ability to operate a computer, calculator and other standard office machines.
- Knowledge of computers and their operation.
- Ability to use designated software.
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