Finance Specialist - Elkin City Schools : Job Details

Finance Specialist

Elkin City Schools

Job Location : Elkin,NC, USA

Posted on : 2024-12-02T20:40:21Z

Job Description :
NATURE OF WORKUnder general supervision an employee in this class performs technical bookkeeping and fiscal-clerical work in the Finance Department. An employee will need to be detail oriented and impose a strong drive for accuracy upon themselves. The employee must have a keen awareness of their assigned duties and the time management to ensure those duties are completed on time. The employee must exercise considerable tact and courtesy in dealing with the public and employees on a daily basis.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESThis position makes daily deposits for the Central Office. This may require physical trips to the bank but more often we can remote deposit from our desk. Initiates the journal entry in our financial software which will balance our books with the bank. Entries are then later reviewed by the Chief Finance Officer.Responsible for handling payroll and benefits must meticulously manage and oversee the entire payroll process to ensure accurate and timely compensation for all employees. This includes calculating wages, deductions, bonuses, and overtime payments, as well as ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Must maintain precise payroll records.Responsibilities also extend to supporting month-end and year-end financial closing processes and contributing to audits.Administer employee benefits programs, such as health insurance, retirement plans, and paid leave. This involves enrolling employees in benefits plans, managing benefits-related queries and issues, and coordinating with benefits providers.Stay updated with changes in payroll and benefits legislation and provide ongoing support to employees regarding payroll and benefits inquiries.HUB (Historically Underutilized Businesses) and Minority Business Reporting. Once per quarter this report is required to be submitted.Affordable Care Act reporting. This reporting is required by the Federal government to provide proof of health insurance. This generates the form 1095-C needed by employees before filing their taxes.Attend meetings as necessary for assigned departments/grants.As a Central Office staff we rotate duties at the reception area to ensure the receptionist is given a break and lunch.Performs other related work as required.MINIMUM TRAININGHigh school diploma supplemented by secretarial or business courses with an associate's degree preferred. 1 to 2 years of experience in office administration, technical accounting or bookkeeping work: or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the combination of knowledge, skills and abilities.Experience utilizing LINQ is preferred.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSMust be physically able to operate a variety of automated office machines including computers, calculators, printers, copiers, etc. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.Requires the ability to arrive promptly at the prescribed starting time and provide consistent attendance.Requires ability to adapt to technology. The ability to type accurately at a moderate rate is a must. The ability to research topics on the internet is regularly needed. An ability to use features within Microsoft Excel to extract and mine data is needed. The ability to sort, filter, and use formulas within Excel are expected.Requires the ability to use the telephone and email as daily forms of communication.Requires the ability to communicate to individuals and to groups of individuals. Public speaking will not be the everyday norm but it will be needed at times.Requires the ability to read and prepare a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, statements, invoices, purchase orders, accounting journals, etc.Requires the ability to apply principles of accounting to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Also requires the ability to respond to questions based on considerable knowledge of these principles.Requires the ability to deliver information, explain procedures, follow oral and written instructions so sharing of knowledge can occur. Ability to cross-train within the department to increase flexibility of the team is needed. Must communicate effectively in a variety of technical or professional languages including accounting, insurance, and government terminology.Requires the ability to deal with people in a professional manner beyond giving and receiving instructions. A positive experience with co-worker's, customers, and the public is the expectation. Must be adaptable to performing under stress or in emergency situations.Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people or things.Requires the willingness to assist within the department when situations arise. Also a willingness to take on new assignments, or try new ways of working in order to create greater efficiency.Requires strong organizational skills to allow for maintaining complete and accurate records and complex files.Requires a general knowledge of state, local and school system fiscal regulations, policies and procedures.Requires the ability to stay current on ever changing duties/reporting requirements.Requires the ability to work independently or in groups of people with little guidance.Requires the ability to maintain confidential information.
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