Secondary Bookkeeper (2026-2027 school year)

Job Description

Job Title: Secondary Bookkeeper

Supervisor(s): Principal

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Contract Days: 240 days

Job Summary: To provide support to school administration by maintaining accurate records of accounting transactions, ensuring that financial activities comply with district policies and procedures, applying principles of accounting to analyze financial information and preparing reports for school administration and other stakeholders as required. Coordinates the implementation of accounting controls, administers school budgets and provides oversight of district systems.

Qualifications:

• Associate Degree in Business or Accounting; or
  • 60 hours of financial coursework
    
  • 5 years of successful bookkeeping experience - governmental accounting experienced preferred
  
  
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and perform assignments as directed with accuracy, attention to detail, and within established time frames
  
• Ability to organize and maintain accurate records
  
• Detailed knowledge of bookkeeping duties and responsibilities
  
• Must have typing and strong computer skills
  
• Familiarity with standard office equipment
  
• Ability to work with students, teachers, and the general public in a courteous manner
  
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as District Administration may find appropriate and acceptable
  
• Must take an Office Basic Skills test

Essential Duties:

• Performs bookkeeping responsibilities for the school keeping accounts according to Georgetown County School District policy with duties including, but not limited to, the following; counts and receipts all money collected at school which includes fundraisers, athletics, clubs, classes and departments
  
• Monitors and reconciles all aspects of financial record keeping according to GCSD policies and procedures
  
• Prepares/makes deposits; maintains petty cash account including monthly bank reconciliation; and processes for payment all accounts payable
  
• Reconciles all accounts
  
• Initiates and processes appropriate forms for the ordering of instructional, office, and other supplies in accordance with district procurement policies and procedures
  
• Receives and verifies delivered materials and routes them appropriately
  
• Processes all time sheets and makes sure they are sent to the District by the due date
  
• Performs clerical duties including maintaining all financial records as prescribed by district policies and procedures
  
• Supervisor may assign other duties as needed

Physical Requirements:

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 essential functions. Must exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal workplace levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal workplaces, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds.

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. Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment. Duties may be conducted in work-related community settings and/or occasionally performed on study trips away from the school.

Salary Scale: Classified B12 https://5il.co/3l3r0

Last Updated

05/2024

Welcome to ATX Learning

Georgetown County School District enrolls more than 9,000 students in grades preschool through 12 and employs over 1,350 staff members. The district encompasses 813 square miles and serves students in 10 elementary schools, one intermediate school, six middle schools, four high schools, an alternative learning center, and an adult education center.

Georgetown lies on the South Carolina coastline near five rivers. The community has a highly diversified economic base and is famed for its beaches and excellent quality of life. USA Today recently named the town of Georgetown, the county seat, as one of the "Ten Best Coastal Towns in America." The area boasts some of the best fishing and golf in South Carolina, a rich history, and a lively restaurant and shopping scene. Georgetown County is about a one-hour drive from Charleston and a two-hour drive from the state capital of Columbia, SC. Georgetown is also home to Georgetown-Horry Technical College and near the fast-growing Coastal Carolina University. Georgetown County is the location of the Belle Baruch Research Center, which does cutting-edge research in the areas of coastal ecology and forestry.

Georgetown County School District is accredited by the South Carolina Department of Education and AdvancEd. Its General Fund budget totals more than $91.5 million, and its graduation rate is over 90%. Almost 62% percent of graduates attend college or some other form of continuing education. The district has also recently completed a $165 million capital program and has extremely stable finances. For more information about the district, check out Georgetown County School District's website at www.gcsd.k12.sc.us.