Degreed Accountant – Level I

Rapides Parish School District•Alexandria, LA

About The Position

To perform a variety of professional level accounting duties involving the accounting recording and reporting of financial transactions, to review accounting records and reports for accuracy, and to assist other departmental staff with accounting related functions.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Business Administration or related field with at least 24 hours in Accounting
Knowledge of theory principles and practices of generally accepted accounting principles and procedures
Principles and procedures of financial record keeping and reporting

Responsibilities

To maintain and reconcile a variety of ledgers and accounts, examine accounting transactions to ensure accuracy, and correct financial records and reports as necessary
To prepare and maintain accounting systems including general ledger, accounts payable, payroll, fixed assets and other accounting systems
To create and maintain accounting systems as required to comply with various governmental agency guidelines, policies and procedures; prepare reports required by agencies and auditors
To prepare and review computer input data for monthly financial reports, and assist in the Preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)
To balance accounts receivable to general ledger and reserve and deposit accounts, complete all adjustments and write-offs to ledger before monthly billing is released and bill accounts receivable customers
To administer the Schools Board’s state and federal grants, prepare reports and complete necessary forms for request of funds
To provide assistance in the preparation of the annual audit report, assist auditors as requested and answer questions regarding annual audit report
To prepare a variety of complex financial reports including monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
To complete annual close-outs of grants, special programs and capital projects
To prepare payroll federal tax and direct deposits, reconcile payroll and general ledger bank accounts, check and verify time sheets and compute salary scale changes to ensure correct progression
To prepare monthly payroll, retirement reports and quarterly unemployment reports, and prepare W-2’s and verify employment for loans and other programs
To process invoices, bills, checks, expense reports and vouchers
To assist with and oversee various bookkeeping and accounting activities of other Finance Department staff
To perform other duties as assigned
To establish and execute a professional growth and self-evaluation plan
To learn Rapides Parish School Board policies, procedures and regulations
To apply accounting principles to governmental accounting
To apply pertinent federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations
To prepare a variety of financial statements, documents and reports
To examine and verify routine financial documents and reports
To communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
To maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities which may include sitting for extended periods of time and operating assigned equipment including computers
To maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for making observations, reading and writing, working with numbers, operating assigned equipment and communicating with others
To maintain mental capacity which permits making sound decisions and using good judgement and demonstrating intellectual capabilities