Accounting Manager *$10,000 Sign on Bonus!*

Moffat County School District   Craig, CO   Full-time     Accounting
Posted on January 30, 2025
  • Position Type:
      Secretarial/Clerical/Business Office Clerk

  • Date Posted:
      11/11/2024

  • Location:
       Administration Building

  

Category:  Finance 

Reports to: Executive Director of Finance and Operations

Work Schedule: Full time 

Location: Administration Building 

 

JOB TITLE: Finance Specialist

WORK SCHEDULE: 12 Months/Year - 8.75 Hours/Day

SALARY: 85,000 - 100,000 a year dependent on experiance. 
$10,000 Sign on Bonus 
$5,000 Relocation Package 
 

SUMMARY

 The Finance Specialist is responsible for recording and maintaining financial transactions, such as purchases, expenses, sales revenue, invoices, and payments. The position includes working with large data sets across a variety of software solutions and supports multiple stakeholders across the District. 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Listed below are the essential tasks performed to achieve the purpose of this job. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Planning, implementing and supervising the company’s financial strategy
  • Managing the company’s financial accounts, payroll, budget, cash receipts and financial assets
  • Handling the company’s transactions and debts and doing cash flow forecasting
  • Performing the company’s financial audits
  • Following proper accounting procedures to reach financial objectives
  • Monitoring and analyzing financial accounting data
  • Creating financial reports based on data analysis
  • Making recommendations to business stakeholders 

 

Qualifications Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

 

 

Education and/or Experience:

  • Bachelors in Finance, Accounting or related field (Required) Master’s in Finance, Accounting or related field (Preferred)
  • Two years of supervisory experience (Preferred) 
  • Experience with MS Office and Google Suite applications (Required)
  • Experience with governmental accounting (Preferred) 
  • Experience with public school district accounting (Highly Preferred)
  • Experience with Tyler Technologies IVisions system (Highly Preferred)
  • Great interpersonal and verbal communication skills
  • Sound knowledge of accounting principles, standards and regulations
  • Experience with accounting software and databases
  • Superior data management and data analysis skills
  • Strong time management and organizational skills
  • Detail-oriented with a passion for accuracy

 

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Excellent oral and written communication skills including ability to write and/or type routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively to staff, administrators, parents, students, and vendors.   

 

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

 

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. 

 

 

 

Other Skills and Abilities:

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with parents, students, other school district employees and the general public. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

 

Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, listen and operate a computer.  Employees frequently are required to walk and use fingers, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision. 

 

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is continuously required to meet deadlines with severe time constraints, interact with the public and other staff, work irregular or extended work hours.