Senior School Bookkeeper & Payroll Specialist

Cumberland County Schools; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumberland County Schools is seeking a Bookkeeper V to manage accurate financial records for school funds and to handle payroll and disbursements in compliance with district policies.

The role requires a high school diploma with clerical experience or post-secondary training; an accounting degree is preferred. Reports to the School Principal with responsibilities spanning month-end close and annual audit preparation.

Qualifications

• High school graduate and one year of training beyond high school or two years of clerical experience.
• Associate degree in accounting or a bachelor’s degree in accounting or business is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a complete and systematic set of records of all financial transactions of the individual school funds.
• Receipts all money collected at the school and monitors compliance with proper receipting procedures by the staff.
• Prepares all bank deposits and delivers deposits to the bank.
• Obtains or prepares appropriate supporting documentation for school disbursements and writes all school checks.
• Maintains an accurate and complete checking account register and reconciles the account monthly to the bank statement and the monthly financial reports.
• Reconciles teacher and principal receipts books semi-annually.
• Performs all necessary year-end close out procedures and packages the financial records for the year-end annual audit.
• Performs all other necessary accounting procedures to ensure that the individual school funds are collected and disbursed in accordance with Cumberland County School Board policies and in compliance with all applicable State laws.

Skills

Clerical experience

Education

Associate degree in accounting

Bachelor's degree in accounting or business

Job description

Cumberland County Schools is seeking a Bookkeeper V to manage accurate financial records for school funds and to handle payroll and disbursements in compliance with district policies.

The role requires a high school diploma with clerical experience or post-secondary training; an accounting degree is preferred. Reports to the School Principal with responsibilities spanning month-end close and annual audit preparation.