Accountant IV

Billings Public Schools • Billings, MT

342d • $21 - $23

About The Position

The Accountant IV position is located in the Business Office at Lincoln Center and is a full-time role requiring 8 hours of work per day, Monday through Friday. The position is a 12-month appointment with a starting pay of $21.15 per hour during a 90 workday probationary period, which increases to $23.50 per hour thereafter. The role includes fully paid insurance, PERS retirement, and vacation/sick days.

Requirements

• High school diploma and college accounting coursework.
• Five years accounting experience and/or combination of education and experience.
• Special knowledge, skills and abilities in accounting procedures, computers and printers, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Accurately recording and making adjusting entries reflecting analysis of expenditures and revenues.
• Establishing balance sheets, expenditure and revenue codes, and budgets, including general ledger information in automated accounting system.
• Requesting funds, recording deposits and revenues, preparing and submitting periodic reports related to revenue.
• Maintaining accurate records, processing transactions, and applying analytics as relates to Account Receivable and Accounts Payable, including grants where applicable.
• Reconciliation of accounting records with secondary parties.
• Preparation, analysis and recording of journal accounting entries.
• Cash management analysis, reconciliation, and detail; including grants where applicable.
• Preparation of charges and processing of invoices for various vendors and customers.
• Periodic analysis of transactions for appropriate accounting, including ongoing expenditures as well as fixed asset expenditures.
• Periodic reporting of transactions for specific funds or functional activity.
• Ongoing consulting/interaction with external entities, including grants where applicable.
• Preparation of fiscal closeout reports, including grants where applicable.
• Preparation of and analysis of various worksheets and details for annual audit.
• Reconciliation of various general ledger accounts.
• Preparation, transmission, and maintenance of regulatory agency reports and submissions, including local, state, and federal.
• Consolidated grant application preparation, where applicable.

Benefits

• Fully Paid Insurance
• PERS Retirement
• Vacation/Sick Days

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Associate degree