SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCOUNTANT (PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT)
Location: Mount Marion
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
School District Accountant Salary/Pay Rate: $60,000 - $90,000
(Annual wage) Job Description: POSITION: SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCOUNTANT
(PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT) BUILDING: BUSINESS OFFICE EFFECTIVE: JUNE
9, 2025 HOURS: 8am - 4pm SALARY: $60,000 - $90,000 / Yr.
REQUIRMENTS: School District or Municipal Accounting experience
preferred. Must Meet Ulster County Civil Service Requirements.
DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCOUNTANT DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF
THE CLASS: This is a professional position involving responsibility
for the performance of accounting duties for a school district
according to established accounting procedures and practices. The
incumbent oversees financial transactions, installation and
maintenance of accounting systems, business office procedures and
preparation of reports and fiscal analyses. The work is performed
under the general supervision of the Business Manager according to
general guidelines established by the School Board or District
Superintendent with considerable leeway allowed for the exercise of
independent judgment in planning and carrying out assignments.
Supervision may be exercised over the work of subordinate
personnel. Does related work as required. TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:
The typical work activities listed below, while providing
representative examples of the variety of work assignments in the
title, do not describe any individual position. Incumbents in this
title may perform some or all of the following, as well as other
related activities not described. Performs general accounting
duties such as maintaining a general ledger, making journal
entries, advising supervisors regarding appropriate balances and
fund transfers, and reconciling trial balances, bank statements and
accounts; Assists in the development and implementation of new
accounting procedures and systems in order to provide a clear audit
trail of financial transactions; Prepares a variety of tax,
financial and statistical reports and analyses to comply with
State, Federal and local requirements; Assists in the organization
and preparation of the school district annual budget including
estimation of revenues and appropriations; Develops and implements
a system for the inventory of fixed assets; Acts as liaison with
internal and external auditors; Participates in meetings concerning
equipment purchases, capital construction and other expenditures
which have an impact on school district finances; Keeps informed of
economic trends and advises responsible officials regarding
financial planning and investments; Recommends ways of reducing
operating costs and increasing revenues based on knowledge of
reimbursement formulas, market trends, school operating procedures
and legislative development; May coordinate the introduction and
maintenance of data processing operations, including the
preparation of schedules, in relation to accounting functions. FULL
PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL
CHARACTERISTICS: Good knowledge of modern accounting principles,
practices and terminology, particularly as they relate to
governmental accounting; good knowledge of the applicable laws,
rules and regulations governing school district accounting; good
knowledge of financial administration and budgeting reporting;
working knowledge of office terminology, practices, procedures and
equipment; ability to prepare, analyze and review financial and
statistical records, reports and statements; ability to maintain
accounting records including general journals and ledgers; ability
to understand and interpret complex written material; ability to
express oneself clearly both orally and in writing; good judgment;
initiative; accuracy. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or closely related field including
or supplemented by 18 semester credit hours in accounting. Note:
Your degree or college credits must have been awarded or earned by
a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or
specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S.
Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree
was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States
and its territories, you must provide independent verification of
equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this
service can be found on the Internet at
https://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the
required evaluation fee.
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