About this role
Silver Lake Regional School District, Superintendency Union #31 is seeking to fill an opening for a School Accountant to begin as soon as possible. Under the supervision of the Director of Finance and Operations, the School Accountant is responsible for supporting the financial operations of the Silver Lake Regional School District and Superintendency Union #31. The School Accountant executes the following functions:
• Oversees the district general ledger and reconciliation of accounting systems.
• Creates monthly financial statements and budget projections.
• Reviews and prepares vendor and payroll warrants for school committee approval.
• Oversees the day-to-day operations of accounts payable.
• Reconciles balances for all School Department accounts, including expenditures, encumbrances and any special articles.
• Assists with the preparation, presentation, monitoring, and reporting of the annual school department operating and capital budgets.
• Develops and implements a district-wide system for managing grants: establishing budgets, creating expenditure reports, handling requests for receipt of grant funds, and filing required financial reports (i.e., final expenditure and end-of-year reports).
• Provides training to school department staff on the use of municipal accounting/financial systems and software.
• Assists independent auditors with information and documentation required for annual audit functions.
• Executes other tasks, as assigned by the Director of Finance and Operations.
An ideal candidate will have at least a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field. This is a full year, benefits eligible role. The salary range is between $80,000 - $87,000 and commensurate with experience and education.