Description
Position at IDEA Public Schools

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe in college for ALL and we are committed to ensuring that all of our students graduate from college. IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States sending 100% of our students to college. 58% of our students graduate from college in 6 years - that's 8 times the national rate for students in our communities!

IDEA was founded in 2000 as a single school with 150 students in the Rio Grande Valley. When interest exceeded building capacity, to meet the demands, IDEA's co-founders committed to serving more students in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and beyond. We now serve nearly 45,000 students across Texas and Louisiana. By 2022, IDEA will serve 100,000 students. Be on the lookout for IDEA schools opening near you-with continued growth in our current regions and new launches in Tarrant County (Fort Worth/Arlington), New Orleans, Houston (2020), Permian Basin (2021), and Tampa Bay (2021)!

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.

To learn more about IDEA, check out this video .

Role Mission: The SBAA (School Based Activity Accounting) clerk plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, disbursements, compliance, customer service, and appropriate training of staff members related to the funds related to SBAA accounts. The mission of the SBAA Clerk is to secure revenue verifying and posting receipts for SBAA accounts and providing customer service to Business Clerks surround cash receipt documentation, My School Bucks (MSB) and Tyler Munis reporting .

Accountabilities

1. Coordinate and execute with Rio Grande Valley SBAA Accountant to complete the month end close process for assigned accounts by the dates outlined in the Month End Close Processing Checklist.

• Post Due To/Due From for inter-company billings for Schools in IDEA Public Schools and School Campus and Student Based Activity Accounts by the 6th business day.
• Review, approve and/or deny all cash receipts entered by schools within 48 hours after being entered in Tyler.
• Review, approve and/or deny all disbursements entered by Central Texas schools within 24 hours after being entered in Tyler.

2. 100% of cash receipts are processed through Heartland My School Bucks for all Central Texas Schools for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.

• Become completely familiarized with MSBA system (District setup, configuration, payments, user obligations, campus management, store setups, reports, etc.)
• Setup and Manage users in Heartland My School Bucks
• Provide guidance and training regarding policies & procedures for Heartland cash receipts.

3. 100% of campus staff collecting payments on the campus are certified to handle cash.

• Provide guidance and training regarding potential MSB users and assist with the Cash Management Certification Program .
• Provide MSB system access to staff that has received their cash certification .

4. Provide 90% satisfactory rating to Business Clerks with all questions regarding SBAA.

• Provide Business Clerks with a customer service survey biannually to rate customer service .

• Assist campuses with no Business Clerk by stepping in and conducting SBAA related activities at the campus level .
• Visit each campus quarterly to follow up on any potential issues and provide feedback on current process .
• Provide on site training to new Business Clerks within a week of their first day on the job .

5. Live values of IDEA

• Believes and is committed to our mission: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
• Is driven by outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly .
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization

• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes
• Embodies IDEA's core values

Competencies :

• Clear and effective communication

• Able to cultivate and build relationships with team members
• Computer and financial aptitude, data accuracy

Qualifications:

• Education: Associates degree in accounting or finance-related fieldpreferred

• Experience: 1-3 years ofaccounting orrelated exp eriencepreferred

Knowledge and Skills:

• Non-profit accounting and auditing principles established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) for Not-for-Profit Organizations
• The Texas Education Agency Financial Accountability System Resource Guide to financial accounting and reporting for nonprofit charter schools
• Computerized accounting systems
• Able to Analyze and interpret financial data
• Evaluate accounting problems, develop data, and recommend improvement procedures

• Use personal computer and software to develop complex accounting reports, spreadsheets, and databases

Compensation:

Salaries for this role typically fall between $14.56/ hr and $18.20/ hr , commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications.

IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.