Financial Clerk (Grades: 6-8)

Dallas ISD; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas ISD is seeking a Financial Clerk (Grades: 6-8) to maintain and reconcile P cards, activity funds, process checks, deposits, and cash handling. The role requires accurate record keeping, procurement card management, order processing, and collaboration with central administration.

Travel to the administrative building is required; attendance at the campus is essential. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma with administrative training and 3 years of office experience in bookkeeping

Qualifications

• High School Diploma; plus administrative technical training.
• Three years of office related experience to cash handling/ accounting/bookkeeping.
• Basic understanding of bookkeeping/accounting systems for revenue, expenses, and general job costing.
• Basic understanding of the DISD budget cycle and line codes.
• Demonstrated keyboarding and/or ten key calculator skills, with proficient knowledge of personal computers and software applications related to the job to support record keeping, accounting procedures and reports (MS-Office Excel, Word, Oracle).

Responsibilities

• Maintain responsibilities related to maintenance/reconciliation of the Principal's and Campus' P cards, and Activity fund including entering receipts, writing checks, balancing bank statements, counting money, and preparing bank deposits for daily pick up.
• Perform responsibilities related to ordering materials including inputting orders, following up on the status of orders, receiving goods, input receipts or deductions, and filing order documents.
• Travel to the administrative building to pick up or deliver documents/materials.
• Maintain communication with central administration departments.
• Safeguard district's assets adhering to established policies and procedures (Board of Control, Cash Handling, Activity Fund, Cash Pick up, etc.)
• Maintain current and accurate accounting related records.
• Answer office telephones.
• Prepare documents for presentation to and serve as a member of the Activity Fund Board of Control.
• Maintain and monitor Procurement Card transactionsMeet with and train Procurement cardholders and Activity Fund Sponsors.
• Oversees the preparation of fundraiser forms, Activity Fund P1-c's, vendor set-up accounts and other documents related to the Activity Fund accounts.
• Perform backup duties, as assigned by the Principal, during short time absences of the Office Manager
• Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned
• Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position

Skills

Keyboarding

Ten-key calculator

Flexibility

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Administrative technical training

Tools

MS Office Excel

Word

Oracle

Job description

Job Description - Financial Clerk (Grades: 6-8) (RTP20261028-004)

Job Description

Description

• Perform responsibilities related to maintenance/reconciliation of the Principal's and Campus' P cards, and Activity fund including entering receipts, writing checks, balancing bank statements, counting money, and preparing bank deposits for daily pick up
• Perform responsibilities related to ordering materials including inputting orders, following up on the status of orders, receiving goods, input receipts or deductions, and filing order documents
• Travel to the administrative building to pick up or deliver documents/materials
• Maintain communication with central administration departments
• Safeguard district's assets adhering to established policies and procedures (Board of Control, Cash Handling, Activity Fund, Cash Pick up, etc.)
• Maintain current and accurate accounting related records
• Answer office telephones
• Prepare documents for presentation to and serve as a member of the Activity Fund Board of Control
• Maintain and monitor Procurement Card transactionsMeet with and train Procurement cardholders and Activity Fund Sponsors
• Oversees the preparation of fundraiser forms, Activity Fund P1-c's, vendor set-up accounts and other documents related to the Activity Fund accounts
• Perform backup duties, as assigned by the Principal, during short time absences of the Office Manager
• Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned
• Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Travel throughout the district is integral to this job. A remote working environment /alternate work arrangement is not an option for campus-based employees/campus-based positions because regular and punctual attendance at the worksite and performing all duties at the worksite are essential job duties for all campus-based personnel.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required of this job:

• High School Diploma; plus administrative technical training
• Three years of office related experience to cash handling/ accounting/bookkeeping
• Basic understanding of bookkeeping/accounting systems for revenue, expenses, and general job costing
• Basic understanding of the DISD budget cycle and line codes
• Travel to the administrative building to pick up or deliver documents/materials
• Maintain communication with central administration departments
• Demonstrated keyboarding and/or ten key calculator skills, with proficient knowledge of personal computers and software applications related to the job to support record keeping, accounting procedures and reports. (MS-Office Excel, Word, Oracle, etc.)
• Demonstrated flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world
• Demonstrated willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession