Accountant
Accountant – Business Office
The Brandywine Heights Area School District is seeking an entry-level accountant to join our team! The successful candidate must possess an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in accounting and be detail-oriented, customer-centered, and organized, with the ability to work with administrators and staff at all levels. Experience in general accounting, accounts payable, and/or payroll is highly desired; governmental accounting experience is preferred.
Position Specifications:
Physical Demands:
- Often sitting at a desk or table for extended periods.
- Standing for limited periods of time.
- Frequent travel to school district buildings, classrooms, and other job-related locations.
- Frequent walking throughout the buildings.
- Moderate lifting to 100 pounds.
- Some carrying - up to 50 pounds.
- Manual dexterity to use office equipment.
- Repetitive movement of fingers and hands for keyboarding.
Sensory Abilities:
- Visual acuity (with or without corrective lens) to read correspondence, computer screen
- Auditory acuity (with or without assistive hearing devices) to be able to use the telephone, interview job candidates, conduct staff meetings
- Ability to speak clearly and distinctly
Work Environment:
- Generally, office setting year-round
Temperament:
- Ability to work as a manager and member of a team
- Must be courteous and able to effectively work with people
- Must be cooperative, congenial and service-oriented, and promote these qualities in the department
- Ability to work in an environment with frequent interruptions
- Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced office
Cognitive Ability:
- Ability to follow written and verbal directions and give direction to others
- Ability to create and delegate assignments
- Ability to complete assigned tasks with minimal supervision
- Ability to read, write and do complex computations
- Ability to use correct grammar, sentence structure and spelling
- Ability to compose clear, concise sentences and paragraphs
- Ability to organize office setting to efficiently accomplish tasks
- Ability to work independently and make work-related decisions
- Ability to exercise good judgment in prioritizing tasks, and directing staff
- Ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels
Specific Skills:
- Ability to use computer technology and software efficiently and effectively
- Ability to maintain confidential information
- Ability to work in a complex department with varied changing, service demand
- Ability to use AV equipment for group meetings, presentations, overheads, projectors, video equipment
License:
- Valid Driver’s License
Comments:
- Position holder must have a friendly, helpful, caring personality
- Position holder has relatively unrestricted access to information for the school district and knowledge of management/operational activities
Terms of Employment
- Twelve (12) month position. Salary, work schedule and other conditions of employment in accordance with current LEA salary schedule and applicable policies
Evaluation
- Performance of this job will be evaluated annually by the Business Manager
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