Manager of Accounting

Paris City Schools Manager of Accounting

Requirements stated herein are minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities to qualify for this position. To perform the duties and responsibilities of this position successfully, the employee must possess the abilities and aptitudes to perform each task proficiently. “Ability” means to possess and apply both knowledge and skill.

The methods of meeting these requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. Some requirements, however, may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or others.

REPORTS TO: Chief Financial Officer

EXEMPT STATUS: Non-Exempt

APPROVED: 01/23/2025

SUMMARY

Under general direction, to plan, organize, and participate in the accounting and fiscal record management and reporting activities and functions; to perform the more complex and specialized accounting and financial record management and reporting functions; and to do other related work as may be required. This position will primarily focus on managing payroll, benefits administration, and accounts receivable, including tax collection.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform specialized and technical functions in assembling, tabulating, calculating, verifying, and filing accounting, and fiscally related information and data.
• Perform complex and technical fiscal and record management operations related to one or more specialized accounting, and budget control functions.
• Assist in the revision, formulation, and implementation of accounting, budget control, and record management systems and procedures.
• Post, balance, and verify accounting, and budget control records.
• Prepare trial balances and financial statements.
• Establish, post, and maintain journals, ledgers, and a variety of other accounting and records.
• Prepare and verify the accuracy and completeness of financial files, records, and reports.
• Prepare accounting and budget control record analyses.
• Operate micro-computers, terminals, and other business office machines and equipment.
• Work with a computer-based accounting and budget control system.
• Prepare system input data and analyze, verify, and reconcile output reports.
• Make complex arithmetical calculations and verify computations.
• May perform lead functions within a specialized accounting, budget control, or record
• management system that may include the preparation of technical and complex reports.
• May interpret and provide information regarding routine legal mandates, policies, regulations, and operational guidelines to District personnel.
• Prepare the required County, State, and Federal reports.
• Assist District personnel in related accounting problems, issues, and concerns.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

• Principles, methods, practices, and procedures of school district accounting and fiscal record management;
• Legal mandates, policies, and regulations pertaining to accounting and fiscal record management and reporting;
• Computer-assisted accounting systems and equipment;
• Accounting and fiscal management systems and procedures;
• Modern office practices, procedures, and techniques;
• Organization and planning methods, trends, techniques, and practices.

Ability to:

• Perform responsible and complex accounting, fiscal planning, and management system functions and activities;
• Prepare, review, and analyze accounting files, records, summaries, and reports;
• Review, audit, and verify financial statements and related summaries and reports,
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions with minimal accountability controls;
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical requirements indicated below are examples of the physical aspects that this position classification must perform in carrying out essential job functions.

• Persons performing service in this position classification will exert 10 to 20 pounds of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• This type of work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods.
• Perceiving the nature of sound, near and far vision, depth perception, providing oral information, the manual dexterity to operate business-related equipment, and handling and working with various materials and objects are important aspects of this job.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to
perform the essential functions of the job.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and skill is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and skills would be:

Education:

• Equivalent to the completion of a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Business Administration or Accounting, or a closely related field.

Experience:

• Four years of responsible professional financial record management and reporting experience, including one year in a supervisory capacity.