Accountant

Job No: #2242 Posting Timeline: November 17 - 27, 2023 or Until Filled Position: Accountant Location: Administration Building Starting Date: ASAP Work Weeks: 52 Weeks Work Days per Week: 5 days Hours per Day: 8 hours Salary: Per appropriate placement on the Meet & Confer Specialist salary schedule (starting at $58,530) 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 in Accouting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience preferred.
Have demonstrated knowledge of accounting operations in a medium or large organization, preferably with a Federal/State/local governmental unit.
Have demonstrated ability to prepare and interpret financial data.
Have demonstrated experience with personal computers, including spreadsheet and word-processing software.
Have ability to manage several tasks/projects at the same time.
Knowledge of grant accounting preferred.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Assists in the preparation or, adjustments to, and monitoring of department/program/grant budgets Completes assigned reports to various requesting departments/agencies.
Performs financial analysis to identify and correct problems, as assigned.
Assists with various tasks in preparation for the annual external audit.
Assists buildings/departments in understanding financial data and procedures.
Assists with monitoring of staffing levels in relationship to various budgets, as assigned.
Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
Physical Demands: Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, and hear.
Sitting for long periods of time.
Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
Regularly required to use close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
Must also have the ability to adjust focus.
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.