School Nutrition Bookkeeper - Financial Ops & Reporting

Lexington County School District One; Lexington (SC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Lexington County School District One seeks a Bookkeeper for Food Services to maintain sound financial records and ensure accurate reporting in line with district and state requirements. Under the Director of Food Service, you will handle bank deposits, invoicing, grantings, meal program billing, and USDA program compliance, including free/reduced meal processing and data integrity.

The ideal candidate has secretarial/bookkeeping experience and a strong understanding of school finance.

Qualifications

• Minimum education level is a high school diploma with two to three years of secretarial/accounting/bookkeeping experience
• Preferred - Associate degree in accounting, bookkeeping or finance

Responsibilities

• Maintains sound financial records and compliance with reporting requirements to the SC Department of Education.
• Processes all free and reduced lunch applications and handles confidential files and documents.
• Establishes and maintains files and records and answers incoming calls, schedules appointments, etc.
• Manages daily financial operations, including preparing bank deposits, troubleshooting credit card machine issues, and overseeing credit and collection procedures.
• Reconciles cashier daily balancing issues and serves as the primary point of contact for all cashier-related financial inquiries.
• Generates and issues invoices for external programs and manages monthly billing for Kindergarten and After School snack programs.

Skills

Secretarial experience

Bookkeeping

Accounting

Financial reporting

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree in accounting/bookkeeping/finance

Job description

Lexington County School District One seeks a Bookkeeper for Food Services to maintain sound financial records and ensure accurate reporting in line with district and state requirements. Under the Director of Food Service, you will handle bank deposits, invoicing, grantings, meal program billing, and USDA program compliance, including free/reduced meal processing and data integrity.

The ideal candidate has secretarial/bookkeeping experience and a strong understanding of school finance.