Staff Accountant

Position Type:

Secretarial/Clerical/Business Office Clerk

Date Posted:

4/18/2025

Location:

Administration Building

Date Available:

ASAP

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled

Category: Finance

Reports to: Executive Director of Finance and Operations

Work Schedule: Full time

Location: Administration Building

Job Title: Staff Accountant

Work Schedule: 12 Months/Year - 8.75 Hours/Day

Summary: The Staff Accountant role is to support the daily operations of the District’s Finance Department. Salary: $55,000- 65,000 pay is dependent on experiance.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Maintaining and updating financial records in an organized manner

Reconciling balance sheet accounts and preparing basic financial statements

Recording journal entries

Calculating pay cheques for tax and related bills

Completing and submitting tax remittance forms

Performing other bookkeeping duties

Implementing internal controls

Other duties as assigned Education and Experience:

Associates Degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Required)

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Highly Preferred)

Experience with MS Office and Google Suite applications (Required)

Experience with Tyler Technologies IVisions system (Highly Preferred)

Experience with governmental accounting (Preferred)

Experience with public school district accounting (Highly Preferred)

Strong written and verbal communication skills to present accounting concepts to other professionals

Excellent organization skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality when managing company records

Computer proficiency to work with digitalized financial records

Strong numeracy skills

Ability to establish and monitor financial reporting systems

Critical-thinking and analytical skills

Ability to prepare detailed reports and financial statements

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Benefits include: PERA retirement, health insurance, paid time off, short and long term disability, other optional benefit elections.

Additional information: *Salary/pay rate is determined based on qualifications and experience relevant to the job description requirements. Employees hired new into a position are rarely qualified to receive the maximum of the pay range shown on the salary schedule.

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information and work positively with employees, and general public. Excellent telephone communication skills.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to organize and prioritize work assignments.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Procedure for application: Moffat County School District uses the applicant tracking system from Frontline Education to manage employment applications online.

In compliance with Title VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, Moffat County School District RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to, treatment, or employment in educational programs or activities which it operates. English speaking ability will not be a barrier to participation and admission to District programs. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees or need for special education services. The following person(s) have been identified as the compliance officer for the District. Compliance Officer for Title IX – Megan Caughey, 600 Texas Ave, Craig, CO 81625,, .

En cumplimiento del Título VI y VII del Acto de Derechos Civiles de 1964, Título IX de la Enmienda de Educación de 1972; Sección 504 del Acto de la Rehabilitación de 1973, la Discriminación de Edad en Acto del Empleo de 1967, el Acto de los Americanos con Discapacidades, el Acto de no Discriminación de Información Genética de 2008 y la ley de Colorado, Condado de Moffat Distrito Escolar RE-1 no discrimina ilegalmente en base a raza, color, sexo, religión, origen nacional, ascendencia, credo, edad, estado civil, orientación sexual, información genética, discapacidad o necesidad de servicios de educación especial en la admisión, acceso, tratamiento o empleo en programas educativos o actividades que opera. Capacidad de hablar ingles no será un obstáculo para la participación y admisión a programas del Distrito. Se han establecido procedimientos de queja para los estudiantes, padres, empleados o necesidad de servicios de educación especial. La(s) siguiente(s) persona(s) han sido identificadas como el oficial de cumplimiento para el Distrito: Megan Caughey, 600 Texas Ave, Craig Co 81625,, .