Accounting Technician
Company: San Mateo Union High School District
Location: San Mateo
Posted on: May 11, 2022
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Job Description:
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: To be considered, applicants must apply
online at https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1584929.
Please visit www.smuhsd.org under Human Resources-Job
Postings-Classified.EXCELLENT FRINGE BENEFITS with District-paid
premiums which includes medical, dental, life, vision, long
term-disability, and CALPERS retirement.WORK YEAR: 12 Month plus 16
paid holidaysWORK HOURS: 37.5 Hours per week; 7.5 Hours per dayJOB
SUMMARY:Under general supervision, to perform technical accounting
and bookkeeping work related to general ledger accounting; accounts
receivable, accounts payable and cash management; budgetary
accounting; program accounting and financial reporting; and perform
other related work as required.The Accounting Technician class is
the Para-professional class in the fiscal occupational series.
Incumbents generally work under the supervision of a professional
level position, may have lead responsibilities, and are expected to
resolve all but the most difficult technical accounting problems.
Accounting Technician perform full charge bookkeeping work for
large district programs, and exercise independence and initiative
in completing work assignments with a high degree of accuracy and
within established time frames.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:1. Keep a
complete set of financial transactions, and establish and adjust
accounts; review financial transactions for accuracy and correct
account assignment.2. Prepare and balance monthly journal entries
and accounting corrections, and verify ledger entries.3. Assist in
the preparation, analysis, and review of revenue estimates, program
operating costs, fund conditions, and budget accounts; prepare
monthly cash flow report.4. Audit purchase order requests to ensure
each account has adequate funds.5. Verify and reconcile bank
statements by checking the deposits and checks.6. Audit cash
disbursements and cash receipts for internal control.7. Prepare
budget revisions; close books with adjusting journal entries.8.
Review and discuss accounts with department managers and assists in
preparation of departmental budgets.9. Prepare account information
for preparation of financial reports.10. Reconcile district records
with records maintained by the County Office of Education.11.
Coordinate the work of clerical accounting staff.
QUALIFICATIONS:Education/Training Experience:Associate Arts degree
in business or accounting or equivalent coursework.Three (3) years
of increasingly responsible experience in the maintenance and audit
of financial and statistical records preferably involving some full
charge bookkeeping.KNOWLEDGE OF:General ledger accounting.Methods,
practices and terminology used in financial and statistical
clerical work.Accounting procedures used in preparing financial
statements and fiscal reporting.Modern office methods, practices
and procedures.Automated accounting systems.ABILITY TO:Read and
understand accounting and other procedural manuals.Interpret and
apply pertinent laws, rules, and regulations.Audit accounting
records and other sources documents.Perform advanced clerical
accounting work involving maintaining books of account, preparing
closing entries, making account adjustments, and preparing summary
reports.Plan work assignments and manage time.Analyze and resolve
clerical accounting problems.Prepare data spreadsheets.Communicate
effectively orally and in writing.Answer questions regarding
financial and accounting procedures and related matters.Keyboard at
40 wpmPlease visit our website at www.smuhsd.org under Human
Resources-Job Posting-Classified for more information. DISTRICT
PROFILEThe San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) is a
community funded district with approximately 8,500 students. SMUHSD
is situated in central San Mateo County between San Francisco and
the Silicon Valley. The District encompasses six communities, San
Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, Foster City, and San
Mateo, and has six comprehensive high schools: Aragon, Burlingame,
Capuchino (International Baccalaureate School), Hillsdale (Smaller
Learning Communities school), Mills, and San Mateo. The District
has an API over 800 and all schools are in Newsweek Magazine's Top
1000 High Schools. In addition, the District has Peninsula
Alternative High School, an Alternative School of Choice, Middle
College High School, and an Adult School serving 10,500 students.
The District enjoys strong parent and community support as
evidenced in three major bond measures passed in 2000, 2006, and
2010 ($621.5 million) for new construction and modernization.More
About SMUHSDThe San Mateo Union High School District, in existence
for more than 110 years, continues to be a vital community academic
and cultural resource. With an annual operating budget that is
funded primarily through local property taxes, it provides
education to a diverse range of approximately 8,500 students
attending six highly-rated comprehensive high schools, a special
Middle College program in conjunction with the College of San
Mateo, an alternative high school where students voluntarily
recover credits, and a robust Adult School Program. The District
has graduated an estimated 130,000 young people since its founding
in 1902. To learn more about the SMUHSD, visit www.smuhsd.org or
find us on FaceBook and Twitter @SMUHSD.
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