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Palo Alto Unified School District · 11 hours ago

Senior Accountant

Palo Alto, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$49.08/hr - $62.64/hr

5+ years exp

Palo Alto Unified School District is seeking a Senior Accountant to perform a variety of complex technical and specialized functions supporting the District's financial operations. The role involves coordinating tasks related to accounting, payroll, budget preparation, and financial analysis while working closely with various departments to ensure accurate financial records and compliance with budget functions.

Education Management

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of complex technical and specialized functions supporting the District's position control, payroll, purchase requisitions, and financial analysis

Provide minimum leadership and coordinate the tasks of the fiscal services staff, including accounting, payroll, budget preparation, and monitoring

Work directly with departments to develop and monitor financial and accounting records in support of budget functions of the District's central business operations

Serve as a technical resource for allocating funding sources to expense items, including approving position control and budget lines

Work together with curriculum and instruction departments to complete the LCAP financials and be responsible for assigning financial resources to each goal, action, and service outlined in the LCAP

Operate with limited supervision, exercising independent judgment and decision-making skills regarding standard accounting procedures for the District

Qualification

Accounting experienceFinancial analysisBachelor's degreeAccounting softwareCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree, or academic or technical programs or experience determined to meet equivalency, required

Advanced skills using a variety of computer applications, including word processing, database, spreadsheet, accounting software, and communication software

Five years of accounting experience in the maintenance of financial or statistical records for large or medium-sized institutions, school district experience desirable

Experience with comprehensive computerized data analysis

Successful experience demonstrating tact, courtesy, positive attitude, and maintaining cooperative relationships with those contacted during work