What are the responsibilities and job description for the FISCAL ASSISTANT (Early Childhood) position at Memphis-Shelby County Schools?
Overview
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is seeking dynamic educational champions ready to position our district as a national exemplar of education transformation. We need leaders with a fierce commitment to actualizing a bold vision that yields ambitious outcomes for more than 110,000 students and families across the Memphis-Shelby County area. The reality is that we can do better for kids, and we will with the right leaders in place. The most successful candidates believe that more is possible for Memphis and are
Supports an organization or department by performing secretarial and clerical services for the Grant Fiscal Manager. Assists management with administrative tasks such as tracking and compiling information of interest.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is seeking dynamic educational champions ready to position our district as a national exemplar of education transformation. We need leaders with a fierce commitment to actualizing a bold vision that yields ambitious outcomes for more than 110,000 students and families across the Memphis-Shelby County area. The reality is that we can do better for kids, and we will with the right leaders in place. The most successful candidates believe that more is possible for Memphis and are
- Courageous Thinkers & Doers Prepared to navigate and thrive in a complex and ambiguous environment on day one, present innovative ideas to address systemwide issues, and execute sustainable plans toward transformation.
- Solutions-Oriented See the possibilities, demonstrate the capacity to synthesize information and adjust short and long-term goals, and consistently find a window when doors close to deliver measurable results for kids and families.
- High-Performing Gamechangers Leader of leaders with the capacity to mobilize and empower an outstanding team, make people-centered data-informed decisions, and operate with a relentless hyperfocus on removing stubborn barriers that destroy the hopes and dreams of too many of our students.
Supports an organization or department by performing secretarial and clerical services for the Grant Fiscal Manager. Assists management with administrative tasks such as tracking and compiling information of interest.
- Performs other general clerical work as required, including but not limited to establishing and maintaining files, copying and filing documents, sending and receiving faxes and e-mails, answering the telephone, processing mail, maintaining lists and logs, ordering office supplies.
- Prepares basic correspondence, order supplies and cover telephones for Early Childhood Fiscal department.
- Identifies issues or problems and seek assistance from higher level personnel or management.
- Attends staff, committee and other meetings as required. Attends training, meetings, seminars and/or workshops to enhance job knowledge and skills.
- Prepares and maintains a variety of reports, records, correspondence, and files related to assigned service, activities, and operations; provides for appropriate research and compiles reports, as needed.
- Maintains and retrieves financial documents to assist in internal and external audits.
- Responsible for processing and paying invoices
- Reconciling vendor statements, financial and payroll records.
- Processes travel reimbursements requests
- Responsible for filing and maintaining fiscal records for the department when necessary.
- Prepares various reports detailing the administrative information handled by the position.
- Provides general clerical and secretarial support for programs and projects.
- Calculates, receive receipts and posts various fees, fines and other payments; balances receipts daily; prepares deposits; processes refunds as appropriate.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.
