Position Type:
ACE Professionals and Supervisors/Technician Finance

Date Posted:
12/2/2020

Location:
FINANCE

Date Available:
01/04/2021

Closing Date:
Open Until Filled


Bargaining Unit: ACE
Work Year: 240 days per year, 12 contract payments
Work Day: 8 hours per day
FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
Salary: ACE C: $45,698

Job Summary
The Finance Technician maintains and processes financial transactions for the Anchorage School District. The position has a retirement association with the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

Job Requirements
The following are required:

1. A high school diploma or equivalent.A minimum of three years of accounting experience.Experience with and ability to use computerized financial control records and equipment.Ability to travel to Anchorage School District schools and administrative sites.

The following are preferred:

1. College-level coursework or an associate's degree in a related area. Completion of an associate's degree in a related field may substitute for one year of accounting experience. Completion of a bachelor's degree in a related field may substitute for two years of accounting experience.Experience using the IFAS cash receipting process.Experience in governmental accounting or education.Knowledge of accounting procedures and practices, including knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and methods.Knowledge of and familiarity with methods involved in cash management, including but not limited to: cash flow analysis, cash projections, and cash handling.Ability to prepare written reports documenting procedural and process reviews.Ability to work accurately and efficiently with attention to detail.Ability to maintain confidentiality.Good communication and customer service skills.Good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and manage time productively to comply with various deadlines.Ability to work effectively under pressure and with continual interruptions, both independently as well as part of a team.

Essential Job Functions

1. Reviews and evaluates accounts payable procedures and makes recommendations for modifications.Reviews and evaluates other ASD financial procedures as directed by the treasurer or executive director of Finance.Provides training to ASD personnel on travel, accounts payable, and purchase card procedures, and other financial processes as assigned.Coordinates and maintains records relating to out-of-district travel, including approval of funds, travel advances, and expense records.Reconciles purchase (credit) card billings to purchases, and initiates payment to vendors.Reviews and posts daily cash receipt transactions, updates daily cash information, monitors cash activity in ASD's central bank accounts, and prepares cash flow analysis.Reviews and evaluates ASD financial procedures and makes recommendations for modifications to processes and procedures.Processes ACH and electronic funds transfer transactions through ASD's electronic banking services.Prepares financial account reconciliations, journal entries, and management reports.Works closely with the various accountants to insure accounts are properly maintained according to approved budgets and chart of accounts. Researches and corrects discrepancies as required.Maintains and updates accounting department forms.Coordinates and reports reimbursable expense accounts.Provides backup to other functions, such as, accounts payable, cashier, and others as assigned.

Physical/Mental Demands
The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking, and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to communicate by oral and written means in an appropriate business manner and have cognitive skills to understand instructions, readily recall facts and details, handle conflict, and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with qualified physical or mental disabilities.

Work Environment
Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Job Information
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Anchorage School District employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, coworkers, and the public. Employees must also have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check.

This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief for additional information.

The Anchorage School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.