Job No: #1689 Posting Timeline: May 4, 2023 - Until Filled

Position: Accounting Technician

Location: Administration Building

Starting Date: ASAP

Work Weeks: 52 Weeks

Hours per Day: 8 hours

Work Days per Week: 5 days

Salary: Per appropriate placement on the Meet & Confer Coordinators/Technicians schedule (starting at $43,414)

Bargaining Unit: Meet & Confer

Join the Lansing School District and share in our mission to provide educational

excellence in a safe and nurturing environment for all students.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree - completion within the next twelve months or equivalent work experience
• Ability to work both independently and cooperatively as a team member
• Demonstrated ability to manage department work flow with an emphasis on customer service and timeliness, required
• Experience and proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Word, required
• Strong analytical, research, and mathematical aptitude
• Excellent organization skills
• Dependable and able to handle confidential information with discretion
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the District may find appropriate and acceptable

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides financial record keeping in accordance with district, state and federal policies and requirements
• Prepare periodic and annual special financial reports as required
• Prepare and assist with accounting functions
• Assist with accounts payable, accounts receivable, grant monitoring and general ledger functions
• Matches and reconciles receiving information and purchase orders to vendor invoices and prepared documents for processing
• Processes weekly computer-printed accounts payable check runs and distributes payments to vendors
• Verifies financial information for accuracy
• Processes and enacts bank transactions
• Assists in the preparation of audit processes
• Provide exceptional support to staff and external individuals
• Prepare journal entries
• Other duties as assigned

The Lansing School District accepts on-line applications only. Applicants are to submit a (1) Complete and detailed LSD Application (educational background, specialized/technical training, work experience, most recent performance evaluations), (2) Resume, (3) Cover Letter, (4) Letters of Recommendation, (5) Seniority Date, if applicant is an LSD bargaining unit member.

In the event the applicant cannot upload or scan the additional required documents, they can be submitted by mail or in person on or before the posting expiration date. The applicant shall indicate on the packet of information the position for which the materials are intended using the following statement: Please attach this packet of additional information to my on-line application for job # (insert #), (insert job title). I have submitted an on-line application under the name, (insert your name) and assigned it to the job number indicated.

Lansing School District, Attn: Human Resources Department

519 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48933

Phone: 517-755-2000 Fax: 517-755-2009

The Lansing School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its educational policies or practices on the basis of religion, race, color, sex, national origin, or handicap of any individual. For more information on employment opportunities with the Lansing School District visit our website at www.lansingschools.net.