Syracuse City School District Jobs-posted 2 months ago
Full-time
Syracuse, KS

The Syracuse City School District is undergoing a new phase of innovation and transformation with the goal of ensuring that all students graduate high school with the skills needed to be ready for college and career. For Syracuse, all means all - including students who fall behind academically or have been considered 'hard to support' for a host of reasons. The School Board and Syracuse community have charged the Superintendent with improving student achievement, and he is seeking a dedicated and diverse team of school leaders and teachers to partner with him in moving the district toward its goals. The Syracuse City School District represents 34 schools and 4 alternative education programs, serving 19,000+ students Pre-K-12 of whom 77% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, 18% are served by the Office of Special Education and 78% are students of color. The position is located in the Accounting Department at Central Office.

  • Maintains or supervises the maintenance of accounts and general ledgers in the accounting section of an agency or department.
  • Posts or supervises posting entries to cash books, general ledgers, appropriation ledgers, voucher ledgers and subsidiary journals.
  • Receives remittances by mail, in person or from cashiers; verifies amounts; issues receipts and posts or supplies totals for posting in appropriate ledger.
  • Posts or supervises posting of cash disbursements and reviews transactions for accuracy.
  • Checks purchase orders and claims for payment; posts or supervises posting to appropriate ledger.
  • Prepares ledger cards for machine or manual posting; checks accuracy of posting.
  • Reconciles balances in various ledgers with comptroller's report i.e., disbursements and balances in appropriate codes.
  • Prepares or supervises and assists in preparation of payrolls.
  • Compiles figures for annual budget preparation, supplying statistics for supervisor or department head.
  • May use a personal computer (PC) for filing or obtaining information.
  • One (1) year of permanent competitive class status in the title of Account Clerk I or Account Clerk-Typist I.
  • Two (2) years of account keeping work experience or its part-time equivalent, the major job function of which is the maintenance of financial accounts, which must have included reconciling and posting to ledgers, journals and other accounting records.
  • Successful completion of 12 semester credit hours in accounting or an associate's degree in accounting from a regionally accredited college or university or business school or one accredited by the New York State Board of regents to grant degrees.
  • An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of the above.
  • Full-time position working 40 hours per week, 12 months per year.
  • Starting salary of $46,913 per the Unit 9 contract.
  • NYS HELPS Program allows hiring without participating in the Civil Service exam.
  • 52-week probationary period leading to a permanent appointment.
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