FOOD SERVICE Account Clerk

Erlanger-Elsmere Independent Schools; Erlanger (KY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Erlanger-Elsmere Independent Schools is seeking a School Year Food Service Account Clerk to provide centralized accounting support for daily cafeteria data. The role involves learning district procedures, reconciling cash receipts, and maintaining and distributing financial records under close supervision.

The incumbent will perform routine accounting clerical duties, balance accounts, and assist with financial reporting as required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required or progress toward GED as per Kentucky law.
• Two years of increasingly responsible financial record-keeping experience including experience with automated record-keeping systems.

Responsibilities

• Learn and apply District procedures and policies.
• Reconcile final count of cash from breakfast and lunch receipts.
• Maintain records, reports, documents and files; distribute reports as assigned.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Financial record-keeping

Automated record-keeping software

Data entry

Education

High school diploma or GED

G.E.D. Certificate or progress toward obtaining GED

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Date Available: ASAP

School Year Position Only

CLASS CODE: 7205

LOCAL DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PLAN

CLASS TITLE: FOOD SERVICE ACCOUNT CLERK

BASIC FUNCTION:

To provide support for the central accounting system by accurately and on a timely basis, completing and reporting the daily school cafeteria account data.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

Food Service Account Clerk incumbents perform routine and repetitive accounting clerical duties which are structured and closely supervised.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

• Learn and apply District procedures and policies.
• Reconcile final count of cash from breakfast and lunch receipts.
• Maintain various records, reports, documents and files as directed; distribute reports as assigned.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

ABILITY TO:

• Perform complex and advanced level accounting duties in the maintenance of assigned accounts.
• Perform responsible record-keeping duties with a high degree of skill and accuracy.
• Verify, balance and adjust accounts.
• Process and record accounting transactions accurately.
• Prepare financial statements and other technical financial reporting documents.
• Learn, interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures related to food service accounting.
• Operate office machines including computer equipment, personal computer, accounting software and peripherals.
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide quickly and accurately.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Meet schedules and time lines.
• Work confidentially with discretion.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Complete work with many interruptions.
• Type at an acceptable rate of speed.
• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Train and provide work direction to others.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma, G.E.D. Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a G.E.D. as required by Kentucky law and two years of increasingly responsible financial record-keeping experience including experience with automated record-keeping systems.