School Bookkeeper

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is seeking a Bookkeeper to provide accounting support at Seawell Elementary School. The role covers payroll processing, deposits, purchasing, and reconciliation while maintaining confidential school records.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma or GED, strong organizational skills, and experience with bookkeeping software and MS Office. The position is an on-site, 12-month role within the district’s finance team.

Qualifications

• Requires basic bookkeeping and accounting experience.
• Must understand budget development and fiscal procedures.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient with payroll processing and purchasing documents.

Responsibilities

• Verify and record funds and prepare daily deposits.
• Process time entries for biweekly and monthly payroll.
• Process purchase requisitions and verify purchase orders.
• Maintain procurement card records and reconcile monthly statements.
• Assist auditors and support budget development and reporting.
• Collaborate with administration to monitor the school budget.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Time management

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Payroll software

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

LINQ

ERP software

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Google Drive/Docs/Sheets

Frontline sub management

Job description

Job Title: Bookkeeper

Salary Schedule: Classified; CHCCS Salary Page

Reports To: Principal and Assistant Finance Officer

Salary Grade: 105

Work Location: Seawell Elementary School

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Work Schedule: 12 Month

Position Summary

The Bookkeeper performs accounting responsibilities relating to budget and financial functions, including processing time entries for staff's biweekly and monthly payroll.

Essential Duties

• Verifies, balances, and records receipt of funds collected by teachers for field trips, library fines, lost books, etc. and prepares deposits into proper accounts daily or in accordance with state guidelines
  • Completes monthly bank reconciliation of school funds, maintaining an accurate ledger
  • Keeps all school account files detailed and organized
  • Utilizing scanner to keep digital files
• Process timesheet updates for school staff, enter absences and sub assignments in accounting software for both biweekly and monthly paid staff
  • Daily confirm that substitutes have picked up assignments for absent teachers and if not, secure a sub to cover class
• Process purchase requisitions, verify purchase orders, receives and distributes supplies, and prepares invoices for payment
  • Maintain all records pertaining to purchasing documentation
  • Uses the chart of accounts to align purchases to correct account codes and in accordance with the school district's strategic plan
• Maintains records and receipts for the school procurement card
  • Reconciles purchases and records accounts to debit monthly
• Assist external and internal auditors with annual review
  • Prepares corrective action for all audits with administration
  • Provide actions for improvements and corrective actions as necessary
• Collaborate with administration to develop a budget and provide updates through the fiscal year
• Keeps various information confidential
• Performs secretarial and clerical duties pertaining to the administrative functions of the school office as assigned by the principal such as:
  • Work orders for maintenance on building and grounds
  • Bus requests for field trips as necessary
  • Keep copy machines supplied
  • Relieve staff for lunch or breaks
  • Set up and clean staff meetings, faculty in-services, parent-teacher conferences and open house
  • Assist students and parents

Education/Experience Requirements

• High school diploma/GED
• Detailed oriented with exceptional organizational skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Multi-task to meet deadlines for groups like school admin and central office
• Preferred experience in bookkeeping, accounting, or a related field
• Preferred fundamental knowledge of GAAP and FLSA
• Utilize accounting/payroll software, LINQ, or ERP software; Microsoft Office: Word and Excel; Google: Google Drive, Docs and Sheets; and Frontline sub management system
• Ability to effectively communicate written and verbal information
  • Respond to questions either in person or email
  • Communicate to groups like administration, parents or organizations, teachers, or students
• Effectively manage time and tasks
• Ability to identify, analyze, and interpret spending patterns and develop budgets
• Utilize math skills to reconcile account balances, prepare bank deposits
• Ability to prepare and process documents such as bi-weekly and monthly payroll, requisitions and purchase orders, receipts and deposits, bank reconciliations, expense reports, data entry, etc.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to physically perform the basic operational functions of stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, hearing and repetitive motion
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 20lbs
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards

Disclosure

This document provides descriptive information about the above Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School position. Work actually performed by incumbents in this position may vary. Although this document may be used for recruiting, staffing, or career planning, the information contained herein should only be used as a guideline or recommendation for the content of and qualifications for this position. An individual's ability to meet the qualifications and capabilities described in this document is not a guarantee of employment or promotion. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School reserves the right to make changes to this document as deemed necessary without providing advance written notice.