What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Life Skills High School?
About the Organization
At Career Prep schools we make a generational change by caring enough about each student to give them a personal, career-focused graduation plan and then helping them every step of the way to achieve their dreams. We have life-changing goals. We need incredibly dedicated and passionate people throughout Ohio to help us reach them.
Career Prep schools provides high school students with an alternative education option designed to help every student succeed. Career Prep schools are designed with every type of learner in mind, regardless of the academic or career goals they have. We provide students with a flexible schedule and the personalized supports they need.
Learn more at www.careerprepschool.org
EOE Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Category
Finance
Location
Career Prep Schools
Req Number
FIN-24-00001
Description
Job purpose
The Staff Accountant provides financial and accounting assistance to Career Prep High Schools
Duties and responsibilities
Include, but are not limited to :
- Coordinates the credit card program for all schools, including monitoring monthly spending, collecting all purchase receipt details, ensuring distribution of new cards as needed and maintain records
- Makes necessary journal entries to an automated general ledger system from a variety of sources, including payroll, STRS / SERS, grants, postage usage, accounts receivable, and account payable
- Prepares monthly reconciliations, including bank accounts, accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Participates in month-end and year-end closing processes, including the preparation and recording of journal entries and accruals
- Performs various banking transactions as directed by the Controller
- Investigate budget and variance issues
- Assists in the annual audit process
- Enters invoices into QuickBooks in a timely manner and performs weekly check runs and check distributions
- Assist HR / Payroll from time to time with various tasks
- Maintains all contract and service agreements from all vendors, independent contractors and others performing various work for the companies
- Oversees the check request, expense report and travel reimbursement policies programs
- Gathers and analyzes financial information and identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner
- Coordinates and completes projects on time and within budget, and oversees project team activities
- Performs other finance related duties as needed or directed by Controller
Position Requirements
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.
Open Date
3 / 5 / 2025
Full-Time / Part-Time
Full-Time
Tags
Regional Coverage
This position is currently accepting applications.
