School Finance Audit Clerk

Fort Wayne Community Schools; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Wayne Community Schools is seeking an Internal Audit Clerk in the Business Services department in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Immediate start date with responsibilities spanning many areas of accounting support, such as accounts payable and accounts receivable, auditing transactions, and maintaining financial records.

The role requires at least two years of related experience and an associates degree preferred, with strong office and communication skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associates’ degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Office Administration, or related field preferred.
• At least two years’ general accounting clerical, administrative, records management, or office support experience, required.
• Experience in a school district, government agency, accounting office, or compliance environment, preferred.
• Must have strong office, computer and oral and written communication skills.
• Incumbents must possess knowledge of the technical aspects, methods, processes, principles, practices, procedures and terminology used in assigned field.
• Valid driver’s license with clean motor vehicle record (MVR) per FWCS requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical accounting support for various accounts and functions such as accounts payable and accounts receivable; audit accounts for errors and make appropriate adjustments.
• Calculate, assemble, match, sort, review, code and post a variety of financial and statistical data; maintain, review and adjust assigned accounts; update accounts to reflect income and expenditure; balance and reconcile various accounts as directed.
• Prepare, process, verify, evaluate and audit a variety of financial transactions such as vouchers, warrants, reimbursements and purchase orders; verify accuracy of related information; calculate, prepare and assure accuracy of outgoing warrants and payments.
• Process accounts payable as assigned; prepare, audit and code claims for payment and approval according to FWCS policies and procedures; assure accuracy and completeness of invoices; verify invoices and match with purchase orders and other documents.
• Research, compile, prepare and revise accounting data; prepare and maintain a variety of auditable financial records, logs, reports and files related to accounts, income, expenditures, warrants, claims, insurance, rebates, projects and assigned activities.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Office software

Attention to detail

Education

Associate degree in Business/Accounting

Tools

Office software

Accounting records

Job description

Fort Wayne Community Schools is seeking an Internal Audit Clerk in the Business Services department in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Immediate start date with responsibilities spanning many areas of accounting support, such as accounts payable and accounts receivable, auditing transactions, and maintaining financial records.

The role requires at least two years of related experience and an associates degree preferred, with strong office and communication skills.