MIS Support Specialist - Business (Payroll)

Job Title: MIS Support Specialist (Business Services)   FLSA Status: Exempt  Pay Grade: 100   Work Days: 226   Reports To: Coordinator of Student and Business Services   Primary Purpose  Provide direct support to the Region 11 client local education agencies (LEAs) in all areas of business administrative services provided.  Qualifications  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.  Education/Certification  Associate degree or equivalent experience  TASBO certification, preferred  Special Knowledge/Skills  Software knowledge of:  ASCENDER  PEIMS/State Reporting  MS Office Suite  Proficient in daily business operations  Team-oriented attitude and desire to work collaboratively with ESC staff and LEA personnel  Excellent knowledge of school district central office administrative functions such as finance and payroll  Excellent written and verbal communication skills  Excellent organizational, public relations, and interpersonal skills  Excellent knowledge of FAR and TRS guidelines  Excellent knowledge of PEIMS Data Standards  Basic understanding of governmental accounting principles   Experience  Four years experience at a Regional Service Center or in a school district in a business office environment working with business accounting software. An accounting degree may be substituted for two years of experience.  Essential Duties and Responsibilities  *This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.  They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making fair hiring and pay decisions.    **This position may be partially or completely funded using grant and/or federal monies and is assigned programs to include activities designed to enhance the effective and coordinated use of funds.  Actively participate in and/or provide leadership for inter-departmental teams to help improve student performance in the region, to improve the ESC/s internal operations, and to meet the established goals and objectives for the ESC.  Is responsive as the first point of contact to all stakeholders in the education community.  Participate in Business Team projects  Provide telephone support  Provide workshop training  Provide on-site visits   Assist with PEIMS  Learn new software features  Attends regional and statewide ASCENDER business training  Makes documentation recommendations  Makes software enhancement recommendations  Provides suggestions for planning and scheduling client training  Implements new applications  Supports clients with basic accounting functions  Other duties as assigned  Supervisory Duties  None  Equipment/Specialized Software Used  Computers, projection devices, control panels in meeting rooms, printers, productivity software, software specific to the job assignment, network resources, internet resources, and other hardware and software necessary to perform the functions of the job effectively and efficiently including; ASCENDER Business, MS Office Suite, and TRSReporting/RE Portal.  Working Conditions (Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors)  Mental: Public relations and people skills are always required, work with frequent interruptions, and maintain professional composure and confidentiality under stress.  Physical: Occasional prolonged and irregular hours, ability to move tables and chairs and load/unload boxes and materials. Prolonged use of a computer.  Environmental: Open cubicles/workstations   Evaluation  Annual performance evaluation will be performed in accordance with the adopted policies of the Education Service Center Region 11. Employment in this position is contingent upon performance, need, and funding.