Accounting Manager

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance
• MBA or CPA (Preferred)
• Computer Literate (Word, Excel, MS Office)

Reports To: Director of Finance

Supervises: Payroll Accountant and Benefits Coordinator/Payroll Assistant

Job Goal:
Assist in the developing, achieving and maintaining an accurate accounting and record system for the department. This includes responsibility for all payroll updates and changes related to external vendors and maintaining accurate payroll records Reconciliation of all accounting transactions at the end of each month and year end. 

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Act as Cash Manager for all Business checking and savings accounts
• Reconciliation of due to/from within business accounts by the end of month
• Print, review and authorize all payroll/liability checks and ACH transfers
• Upload ACH files to the bank and processing agents
• Prepare monthly invoiced for vendors and all other Account Receivable billing excluding SAF
• Enter all journal entries
• Post all transactions and transfers within Accounting software
• Code and post all electronic receipts to all business checking and savings accounts
• Prepare and transmit annual AFR timely to receive highest rating from State
• Assist in preparing General Fund budget/SFS budget
• Prepare and maintain all OGB records and invoices 
• Serve as lead contact with accounting software support to resolve any issues or problems
• Train all accounting personnel all software related to the business department
• Oversight and verify all retirement records
• Prepare annual SFS income and expense report
• Assist in developing SFS Budget with the Director of Child Nutrition
• Performs yearly evaluation of supervised personnel
• Serves on Business Manager's Committee
• Serves on Natchitoches Tax Commission Board as School Board representative
• Coordinate review and approval duties with Comptroller and Director of Finance

Personal Qualities:

• Devotes time and energy effectively to job
• Demonstrates ability to work well with individuals and groups
• Exercises good judgement when arriving at decisions
• Maintains high standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity in all personal and professional matters

Related Responsibilities:

• Concentrates effort in area of major responsibility
• Is self-directed
• Keeps abreast of current trends in education
• Exhibits loyalty in the promotion of the district's goals
• Completes a self-evaluation annually
• Develops and implements Individual Growth Plan (IGP) annually
• Reports job-related injuries within 48 hours of the incident to the Director of Human Resources. ("Job related injuries" include, but are not limited to, any accident or illness which involves loss of consciousness, restriction of work motion, or medical treatment.)

Terms of Employment: 12 months

Evaluation: Performance will be evaluated annually according to guidelines of Natchitoches Parish Personnel Evaluation Plan