California School Boards Association: Director, Accounting

SUMMARYUnder the general direction from the CFO, compiles and analyzes financial information for the Association; develops integrated revenue and expense analyses, projections, reports, and presentations; creates and analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensures financial information has been recorded accurately; identifies trends and developments in competitive environments and presents finding to senior management; performs financial forecasting, reporting, and reconciliation of internal accounts; relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals; performs a variety of complicated tasks; leads and directs the work of others; a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIESAnalyzes general ledger accounts and prepares necessary journal entries.Plans, manages, and oversees the daily functions, operations, and activities of the Accounting Department, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and collection.Manages month-end closing of financial statements; prepares journal entries, reviews entries prepared by other departments; inputs data into general ledgers; ensures that all departments have closed.Prepares monthly bank reconciliations, investigates and resolves any unreconciled differences and prepares worksheets for the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement.Assists CFO with year-end audit; analyzes data and prepares work papers for auditors.Assists in various other audits.Ensure the integrity of the general ledger system.Processes and maintains fixed asset information and depreciation for books and taxes, reconciles subsidiary ledgers to general ledgers.Assists various other departments with accounting related issues.Analyzes and reconciles various balance sheet accounts, such as inter-company receivables, accrued payables, deferred accounts, etc.Prepares various accounting reports for other departments and senior management.Develops reports to assist with analysis.Prepares individual departments and company’s balance sheets and income statements, as well as the consolidated financial statements.Assists in the preparation of annual budgets and budget revisions.Reads and demonstrates an understanding and adherence to CSBA values, policies, and practices.Demonstrates respect, honesty and professionalism at all times.Other duties as assigned.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESThis position may be required to manage and direct other staff, with the responsibility of overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of those roles.This position will carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and all applicable laws.Overall responsibilities of this position include, but may not be limited to, interviewing, training, timekeeping and wage & hour management, planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and addressing and resolving complaints.RequirementsKnowledge of:Accounting principles, practices, and procedures; GAAP, GASB, FASB, accounting law, professional systems and practices; cost allowance and budgeting.Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulatory codes, ordinances, and procedures relevant to assigned area of responsibility.Auditing experience.Principles and practices of budget development and administration; employee supervision, either directly or through subordinate levels of supervision, including work planning, assignment, review and evaluation, and the training of staff in work procedures; contract management; and researching issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and presenting effective staff reports; and general principles of risk management related to the functions of assigned areas.Terminology and practices of financial and account document processing and record-keeping, including accounts receivable and accounts payable.Business arithmetic and basic financial and statistical techniques.Record-keeping principles and procedures.Modern office practices, methods, and computer equipment and applications related to the work, including word processing and spreadsheet software.Proficient operating skill on ten-key calculator, by touch.English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and Association staff.Techniques for effectively representing the Association in contacts with governmental agencies, community groups, and various business, professional, educational, regulatory, and legislative organizations; techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and Association staff.Ability to:Recommend and implement goals, objectives, and practices for providing effective and efficient services.Administer complex and technical programs, projects, and services in an independent and cooperative manner.Evaluate and develop improvements in operations, procedures, policies, or methods; research, analyze, and evaluate new service delivery methods, procedures, and techniques; and interpret, apply, explain, and ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.Conduct complex research projects, evaluate alternatives, make sound recommendations, and prepare effective technical staff reports.Effectively represent the Association in meetings with member organizations, other education institutions, governmental agencies, community groups, and various businesses, professional, and regulatory organizations, and in meetings with the public.Organize and prioritize a variety of projects and multiple tasks in an effective and timely manner,Organize own work, set priorities, and meet critical time deadlines.Operate modern office equipment including computer equipment and specialized software applications programs.Use English effectively to communicate in person, over the telephone, and in writing.Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.EDUCATION & EXPERIENCEAny combination of training and experience equivalent to completion of a bachelor’s degree or higher with major coursework in accounting, finance, economics, business administration, public administration, education, government, political sciences, or related field with five (5) years of progressive, responsible accounting experience, plus four (4) years of supervisory and/or administrative experience.ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS & PHYSICAL DEMANDSEmployee works in a primarily sedentary office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances.Employee is personally responsible for following health and safety guidelines, instructions, and policies.Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person, and over the telephone; must be able to bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push and pull drawers open and closed in the execution of duties.Must be able to sit at computer for long periods of time and have the dexterity to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator, and operate standard office equipment.Employee must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 25 pounds, hand truck available to assist.Must be able to travel overnight on occasion throughout the state of California.Must have the dexterity and mobility to facilitate or present information to a group, access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator, and operate standard facilitation equipment.Occasional travel preferably by car.Proof of insurance and a clean DMV record may be required.LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONSPossession of, or ability to, obtain a valid California Driver’s license by time of appointment.