Accounting Specialist (Part-Time, Temporary)

Description

Company Description

KIPP Memphis Public Schools is part of KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program), a national network of tuition-free, open-enrollment, public schools that are successful in helping students from educationally underserved communities develop the knowledge, skills, character, and habits needed to succeed in college and the competitive world beyond. There are currently 280 KIPP schools across the nation serving nearly 120,000 students. Founded in 2002, KIPP Memphis serves over 1,200 K-12 students in our three North Memphis schools and almost 900 alumni on their journeys to-and-through college with our KIPP Forward Program.

As a leader in providing high quality education for students who need us most, the KIPP Memphis team and family serves as a model of excellence and collaborates with other community organizations to raise the overall quality of education in Memphis. The mission of KIPP Memphis is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career, and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

ROLE Overview

The Accounting Specialist will report to the Managing Director of Finance. The ideal candidate is a highly organized, efficient, and systematic, with experience using accounting software. The individual will be responsible for preparing Journal Entries and reconciling all the cash accounts daily/monthly into the General Ledger accounting software. Additionally, the ideal candidate is a team player who believes in the KIPP Memphis school model and is committed to helping build a network of high- performing schools that empower all students with the academic, character, and life skills they need to succeed in high school, college, and the competitive world beyond.

1. Ensure all invoices are processed and assigned to appropriate school or department
2. Code and submit invoices for SST in Concur 
3. Complete manual check runs in Abila
4. Manually enter and submit client paid invoices
5. Add new vendors in Concur and Abila
6. Take SST deposits to the bank
7. Scan mailed invoices to Concur
8. Prepare positive pay and send to controller
9. Prepare and Upload invoices from Concur to Abila
10. Prepare and Upload Checks from Concur to Abila
11. Reconcile monthly credit card payments and expenses
12. Prepare Journal Entries for various accounts
13. Work with school management, auditors, and federal programs consultant to ensure accurate and timely financial and compliance reporting to internal and external stakeholders and other required entities.
14. File W-9s for new vendors
15. Perform other assignments/projects as assigned

Requirements

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; Bachelor's degree, preferred
• 2-4 years of previous accounting experience in an educational setting.

Skills, Characteristics and Competencies:

• Detailed oriented and organized
• Results Driven
• Team player and self-starter
• Ability to work under pressure and remain calm amid changing circumstances.
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Competence in Excel and other Microsoft applications
• Competence in Google Docs, sheets and other applications
• Analytical with strong organizational skills
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, highly disciplined, sometimes unpredictable school environment
• Maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and roll-up-my-sleeves attitude
• Belief in the KIPP Memphis mission and educational model
• Proven track record for meeting project deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to drive toward results
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)

Additional Information

Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience, degree attainment, and credentials. 

ADA Requirements:

• Prolonged periods standing and actively monitoring student behavior while teaching
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
• Must be able to traverse classroom and adjust height, by bending or leaning, in order to teach each child
• Must be able to facilitate classroom transitions by walking through hallways and up and down stairs with students

KIPP Memphis is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to the school. KIPP Memphis does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.

All application information will be kept