Cortez- Accountant-Business Office Coordinator - District

Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
EVERY STUDENT. EVERY DAY.

Position: Accountant/Business Coordinator

Our Vision: The district is committed to creating an environment of collaboration and accountability that ensures our students:

• Achieve personal goals and academic growth.
• Are invested in success for their future.
• Attain high levels of literacy and 21^st century skills.
• Are engaged in active citizenship.
• Learn in a safe and healthy school environment.

Position Summary: Perform a variety of staff accountant functions within the finance department. Assist in ensuring accuracy, completeness, timeliness, financial stability, and capability to integrate into District financials.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential 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 the essential functions. The frequency and percentage of time of duties may vary based on building or department assignment.

• Act as a primary support contact for MCSD’s finance secretaries.
• Maintain chart of accounts.
• Participate as a leader in the annual audit and assist with budgeting as necessary.
• Perform budget maintenance in accounting software, budget variance reporting, and communicate with responsible parties about their budgets.
• Prepare journal entries.
• Reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts.
• Work with district charter schools to ensure compliance with state and district requirements. Review and verify charter school financial information to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness, financial stability, and capability to integrate into District financials.
• Assist with the implementation and monitoring of controls, including user system security.
• Assist in developing departmental efficiencies through innovation, creativity, and research. Recommend and develop procedure modifications to simplify and improve accounting and reporting processes and increase availability of current financial information in an understandable format.
• Solicit, create, and maintain RFPs and accounting functions for various purchases.
• Maintain fixed asset module, tracking of purchases, movement, and disposal of equipment.
• Review and approve district-wide purchase orders according to board policy.
• Manage employee travel expense reimbursement processes.
• Serve as a back-up for payroll processing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management.
• Assist with internal financial reporting as requested.
• Research additional revenue sources and help implement plans to maximize revenue.
• Engage in ongoing professional development.
• Tracking and oversight of district-wide fundraising activities.
• Assist with State and Federal reporting as necessary.
• Manage special projects as assigned.

Education and Training: Minimum bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration and advanced training courses in business or accounting preferred.

Experience: Two years of accounting experience is required. Applicants must successfully complete a Finance and Accounting Aptitude Test.

Technical Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Ability to communicate, interact and work effectively and cooperatively with co-workers to maintain a positive and professional work climate.
• Ability to organize, plan, prioritize, collaborate.
• Maintain positive working relationships within the department, district, and with all external parties.
• Demonstrate optimism, problem solving, and team involvement.
• High level of decision making and self-directed research
• Knowledge and continued education on Uniform Guidance, Edgars, GASB, GAAP, Public Finance Act, and CDE.
• Financial Policies and Procedures, and other applicable Rules, Acts, and grant requirements as well as Board.
• Operational Expectations and District policies.
• Must have an aptitude for technology and the ability to use technology to drive efficiency and accuracy.
• Ability to promote and follow Board of Education and District policies, Superintendent policies and
• building/department procedures.
• Ability to grow and develop knowledge, skills, and attitude through professional development.
• Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace, follow safety rules, practice safe work habits, utilize appropriate safety equipment and report unsafe conditions to the appropriate administrator.

Materials and Equipment Operating Knowledge:

• Operating knowledge of and experience with personal computers.
• Operating knowledge of and experience with typical office equipment, such as telephones, copier, fax machine, email, 10-key, etc.
• Operating knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Operating knowledge of and experience with ten-key adding machine.
• Operating knowledge of current district financial programs preferred; required within 3 months after hire.

Budget and/or Resource Responsibility: Responsible for assisting the Finance Director with assigned budgets.

Supervision: Reports to Executive Director of Finance. Does not supervise other staff.

Job Classification: Exempt, benefits eligible. The Montezuma-Cortez School District offers a broad range of benefits to eligible employees. Review the current benefits guide HERE.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: The physical demands, work environment factors and mental functions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The signatures below indicate that this job description has been reviewed by the employee with the supervisor.

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. This job description is not intended to create any express or implied contract of employment or expectancy of continued employment for any definite term.

NONDISCRIMINATION CLAUSE

Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 does not discriminate against any protected classes as identified by the State of Colorado. A lack of English-speaking skills will not be a barrier to participation or admission. The following staff have been designated to handle inquiries regarding our nondiscrimination policies: 

Title IX Coordinator and Compliance Officer (Title II/ADA, Title VI)

Justin Schmitt, Executive Director of Human Resources

400 North Elm Street, Cortez, CO 81321    970-565-7522 ext. 1135

titleIXcoordinator@cortez.k12.co.us 

504 Compliance Officer (Section 504) 

Lisa Megel, Executive Director of Exceptional Student Services

400 North Elm Street, Cortez, CO 81321    970-565-7522 ext. 1118

504complianceofficer@cortez.k12.co.us 

M-CSD RE-1 School Governance Policies can be found on our website at:

www.cortez.k12.co.us/our-district/board-of-education/policies 

CLÁUSULA DE NO DISCRIMINACIÓN

El Distrito Escolar Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 no discrimina contra ninguna clase protegida identificada por el Estado de Colorado. La falta de habilidades para hablar inglés no será una barrera para la participación o la admisión. El siguiente personal ha sido designado para atender consultas sobre nuestras políticas de no discriminación:

Coordinador del Título IX Oficial de Cumplimiento (Título II/ADA, Título VI)

Justin Schmitt, Director Ejecutivo de Recursos Humanos

400 Calle Elm Norte, Cortez, CO 81321    970-565-7522 extensión 1135

titleIXcoordinator@cortez.k12.co.us 

504 Oficial de Cumplimiento (Sección 504)

Lisa Megel, Directora Ejecutiva de Servicios para Estudiantes Excepcionales

400 Calle Elm Norte, Cortez, CO 81321     970-565-7522 extensión 1118

504complianceofficer@cortez.k12.co.us 

Las políticas de gobierno escolar de M-CSD RE-1 se pueden encontrar en nuestro sitio web en:

www.cortez.k12.co.us/our-district/board-of-education/policies                                       

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Referenced Policies: AC, AC-E-1, AC-R (Option 1), AC-R-2*, JB, JBA, JBA-E, JBB*, JII-R

NOTE: Federal law requires districts to provide continuing notification of non-discrimination statements and the Title IX coordinator’s contact information. This information must be published in student, parent, and employee handbooks, course catalogs, program/employee application forms, and recruitment materials. 34 C.F.R. § 106.8.

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