OFFICE SUPPORT BOOKKEEPER #000314

Maintenance Department; Sanford (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lee County Schools Maintenance Department in Sanford, North Carolina seeks an Office Support Bookkeeper to handle routine clerical tasks with bookkeeping duties in a small team.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent, basic arithmetic, and the ability to operate standard office software. Immediate starting date; full-time, on-site work with opportunities to contribute to financial record-keeping and reporting.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience with computer operation, bookkeeping, or office work preferred.
• Ability to perform standard clerical tasks with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Compiles data from a variety of established sources.
• Maintains ledger sheets and current balances for accounts.
• Answers phone lines and directs callers to appropriate staff.
• Operates a computer, processes codes and records transactions.
• Files and retrieves information in organized filing systems.

Skills

Basic arithmetic

Office practices

Typing / data entry

Phone etiquette

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Basic bookkeeping software

Job description

OFFICE SUPPORT BOOKKEEPER #000314

Lee County Schools Maintenance Department - Sanford, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5913917

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 03, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience with computer operation, bookkeeping, or previous office experience is preferred.

Nature of Work:

Employee performs a moderate variety of clerical duties which may be of a specialized nature, as in bookkeeping, and are usually in a relatively narrow program area. Detailed instructions or general guides of some variety are available as a reference to the employee. The employee is expected to resolve problems of medium difficulty with little assistance. Occasionally the employee may plan, develop, or revise procedures for non-complex work. Errors are generally found within the school system. An employee in this position receives limited supervision. Knowledge, Skills, and

Abilities:

• Considerable knowledge of elementary arithmetic.
• Working knowledge and ability to use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• Working knowledge of office practices.
• Working knowledge of basic bookkeeping
• Working knowledge of basic computer operation.
• Some knowledge of basic accounting methods.
• Skill to operate a computer and typewriter.
• Ability to compile information based on general instruction.
• Ability to access information through a computer network, or from a mini-or main-frame computer.
• Ability to use moderately complex WORD processing or spreadsheet software programs

Essential Job Functions:

• Compiles data from a large variety of established sources.
• Records a wide range of information requiring some computation.
• Operates a computer, selecting procedure and items to code and record.
• Codes transactions to the correct one of several possible funding sources.
• Maintains ledger sheets and current balance of several accounts. 10/13/2011
• Determines individual allotment of materials/monies by prescribed procedures.
• Prepares periodic statement of accounts by established practices or detailed instructions.
• Reviews material orders and recommends their approval or rejection to higher authority.
• Sets and maintains files for a moderate number of subjects.
• Files and retrieves information from an alphabetical, chronological or numerical filing system.
• Operates moderate variety of standard office equipment.
• Operates a calculator to perform a variety of operations including fractions, percentages and decimals.
• Types tabular materials, charts, and statistical materials from readily available example.
• Answers incoming phone lines and establishes needs of callers in order to refer them to the appropriate staff person for service.
• Gives out a variety of established information from one program area.
• Composes narrative materials giving readily available data and/or established information.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories:

Support Staff > Accounting/Bookkeeping

Job Requirements

• High School/Trade School degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Chris McNeill , Directior
• Maintenance Department
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]