Staff Accountant, Facilities

Kent ISD   

Full time, 260 day year-round position   

Non-Union Hourly Classified, Grade 5 

Responsible for processing accounting transactions, compiling financial reports, maintaining accurate records for documentation and control.

Job Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance preferred or associates degree with commensurate experience.
2. Proficient at Microsoft Excel and knowledge of other Microsoft Suite products.
3. Familiarity with school fund accounting procedures and systems preferred.
4. Familiar with General Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP)
5. Experience with budgeting preferred
6. Broad knowledge of organization operations, policies, and procedures.
7. Must possess a positive attitude and interpersonal skills to clearly communicate to both internal and external customers.
8. High level of organizational and problem solving skills with the ability to prioritize and work independently with confidentiality, trust, and accuracy.
9. Predictable and reliable attendance, essential.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Budgeting:

1. Coordinate all budgeting needs for the Facilities department
2. Develop and/or enhance budgeting process
3. Work with Facilities department staff to coordinate updated budgets
4. Work with business office to coordinate account descriptions
5. Support business office on fixed asset accounting
6. Assist Director of Facilities with long term facility budget planning
7. Monitor and track change orders on major facility projects
8. Develop and administer facilities replacement & risk assessment program
9. Assist Facilities department leadership with utility bulk purchasing and third party custodial service programs

Purchasing:

1. Vendor maintenance – Collect and update W-9 information in financial system.
2. Enter requisitions for Facilities department.
3. Complete all necessary price quotations & required competitive bid processes for Facilities department
4. Purchase Order maintenance.
5. Monitor requisitions in progress and open purchase orders.
6. Issue sales tax exemption forms to vendors and staff.
7. Makes purchases for eligible orders on district purchasing card; reconciles statement monthly.
8. Process vendor credit applications.

Other:

1. Assist the Director of Facilities & Operations with the annual capital outlay process
2. Complete reports and communications related to the annual capital outlay process
3. Provides backup for purchasing staff accountant and other areas as necessary.
4. Performs tasks and projects as requested by Director of Facilities & Operations
5. Support business office needs as it relates to the Facilities department
6. Support the Facilities department administrative assistant as needed
7. Demonstrates a strong commitment to equity, social justice, and inclusion in all practices and position responsibilities.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Alternative requirements that may be appropriate and acceptable to the School Board may be considered. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits: Robust benefit package includes full medical, dental, and vision insurance; generous paid sick and vacation days; State of Michigan School Employment retirement program; Kent ISD is a participating employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF/ SAVE plan) for eligible Federal student loans.

Please note, due to the large number of applications, we are unable to attend to e-mail or telephone inquiries on application status.  

The final candidate for this position will be required (at their cost) to furnish Kent Intermediate School District with a current Michigan State Police and FBI criminal records LiveScan check prior to our recommendation to hire.

It is the policy of the Kent ISD School Board that no student, staff member or candidate for any position in the District shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, ancestry, age, gender/sex, sexual orientation, marital status, height, weight, veteran status, political belief or physical/mental disability which does not impair their ability to perform adequately in the individual's particular position or activity, excluded from participation in, denied the benefit of, or to be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity for which the Kent ISD School Board is responsible for or receives financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education. The Coordinator for Title IX, Section 504, the Age Discrimination Act and Title II is: Dave Rodgers, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources