{"id":1280,"date":"2020-06-21T00:36:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T19:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartsampleresume.com\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2022-12-17T16:50:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T11:20:46","slug":"school-accountant-job-description","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartsampleresume.com\/job-descriptions\/school-accountant-job-description\/","title":{"rendered":"School Accountant Job Description"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
School accountant is responsible for\nmanaging school finance, strictly following academic financial handbook, directing\npayroll, and pension-related tasks. They need to assist headteachers, directors,\nand senior leadership teams in controlling the budget planning and financial\ncontrol and procedures including the development of resource plans. The school accountant\nadvises on compliances with legislation and guidance. The main duties and responsibilities\nof a school accountant include preparing schools’ annual budget and reviewing\nand updating, monitoring income and expenditure is related to the school\nbudget, producing monthly reports for the directors, headteachers, and the\nfinance committee, and preparing school accounts for submission to the school\nauditor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are looking to hire a successful\ncandidate who has a master’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field. The\nschool accountant will have a unique opportunity to leverage their accounting\nskills while contributing to a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the\nschool and its students across the state. You will be reporting to the chief\noperating director, the accounting manager will prepare and process payroll,\ntrack and report on grant expenditure, contracts and use of restricted food,\nconduct federal, state and local business, tax licensure and complete annual tax\nreporting, prepare journal entries, ledger and bank account reconciliation,\noversee accounts payable and accounts receivable and lead our annual audit. The\nschool accountant will be interacting with member chart school, and they need\nto manage the financial processing of employee benefits including insurance and\nretirement, reconciliation with payroll, and reporting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n