Auto req ID
25497BR
Summary
Performs a variety of paraprofessional accounting duties required to maintain the complex financial records of a secondary, high, or alternative high school; enters and maintains transactions within computerized systems; produces reporting and financial statements; reconciles and reviews financial activity for compliance to rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; monitors budget allocations and provides assistance with financial forecasting.
Location
Langley High School
Percent Full-Time
Full Time
Contract Length
260-Day Contract
Salary Grade
[Salary Information]
Unified Scale-Schedule A/Grade 013-FEU-OP
Pay Frequency
Monthly
Closing Date
11-Nov-2025
Open
Until
Filled
No
Re-Adv.
Position
No
Qualifications
Required
- Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school or possession of a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) certificate, supplemented by coursework in finance or accounting.
- Three (3) years of experience in general office administration and accounting, some of which shall have been at a level requiring independent judgment.
- Advanced degree(s) beyond the minimum degree requirement in a relevant field may be considered for some experience.
- Knowledge of the funding process in a public school system environment as related to accounting and budgeting.
- Knowledge of applicable regulations, legislations, and policies.
- Proficiency in the use of technology and data compilation, analysis, and reporting.
- Ability to input complex transactions with attention to detail and in adherence to timelines.
- Ability to evaluate and audit financial and budget data for accuracy and compliance.
- Ability to provide positive customer service and to develop and maintain effective working relationships with culturally diverse students, families, school staff, and community members.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Preferred
- Accounting experience in a school environment.
Posting Title
Finance Technician II
Job Type
Finance/Accounting
Salary Range
$60,613 - $102,317
Major Duties/Essential Functions
- Oversees and carries out the finance and accounting requirements of the School Finance Handbook
- Enters financial data and records of transactions into computerized systems in accordance with accounting rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Maintains and tracks accounts for programs involving highly varied and complex entries, including travel expenses, co-curricular activities, and high school athletics.
- Classifies transactions involving the distribution of expenditures among many classes of accounts.
- Supervises and assists with the receipt and deposit of funds from various sources.
- Analyzes and applies complex rules and procedures.
- Implements work methods for accounting duties to build processing efficiencies.
- Compiles and retrieves monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual totals, reports, and financial statements.
- Reconciles all financial transactions monthly; oversees budget compliance for programs and grants.
- Reviews past expense history and assists the school-based administrators with budget forecasting.
- Provides guidance and support regarding financial information and documentation to school-based employees and central office staff.
- May be assigned to order major supplies, equipment, or textbooks using divisionwide computer systems to process and monitor transactions.
- Carries out all accounting functions for a special fund or community-use activity.
- Performs related duties as required or assigned.
Work Environment/Physical Requirements
This job operates in a professional office environment and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
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