Job Description
Job Title
Position Title: Principal Accountant
Location: King High School
Salary: $85,051 - $106,322
Reports to: Principal
Bargaining Unit: OSAS
Benefit Eligible: Yes
Telecommuting Eligibility: Not eligible for telecommuting.
In accordance with the Agreement between the Organization of School Administrators and supervisors and the Detroit Public School Community District the following vacancy is announced:
Position Summary:
The Principal Accountant, Cash Management will work with the Accounting, Budget and Cash Management team and other DPS stakeholders to ensure that annual and periodic budgets cash flow management is fiscally responsible, aligned with district priorities and organized around the needs of schools in a manner that promotes the academic and social/emotional growth of DPS students.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Must possess and provide evidence of a bachelor's degree from an accredited university, preferably in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics or Information Technology, or related field
Minimum of three (4) years of financial accounting experience, program management, account management, or related experience
Financial data management through digital platforms such as Oracle, E-Builder, or other platforms for tracking projects, budgets, and expenditures. Proficiency in PeopleSoft is highly preferred
Must be highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Detail-oriented in preparation of documents such as digital presentations, budgets, spreadsheets, etc
Must possess good verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
Ability to relate positively with staff, vendors, and clearly articulate program policy and procedures
Must have the ability to learn new systems and procedures at a rapid rate
Will need strategic planning skills and must be proficient with skills such as backwards planning techniques and design thinking methods
Essential Functions:
Review contracts to ensure billing accuracy from vendors.
Work weekends and evenings during events to collect cash at, but not limited to, sporting events, plays, performances, after-school activities, dances, etc.
Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual cash flows.
Process online banking transactions daily.
Provide assistance to schools and central office divisions with banking needs as required.
Assist in the preparation of periodic and annual financial reports.
Maintain communications and rapport with staff in schools and the central office as well as external contacts, especially financial institutions.
Schedule and coordinate armored car service for schools and departments.
Revise and update policies and procedures in Cash Management to enhance service provision to schools and central office divisions.
Provide training to schools and central office divisions twice per year.
Reconcile general ledger accounts and prepare journal entries as required, including uploads in the financial system.
Maintain district records of all financial transactions.
Prepare monthly reconciliations of banks and accounts as required.
Fulfill other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Security Clearance:
Internal Applicants
If you are a current Detroit Public Schools Community District employee, you do not have to submit to a new security clearance, unless your new role requires a different type of criminal background check.
External Applicants
In alignment with Michigan law, if you are hired to fill a position, you will be required to submit to a Detroit Public Schools Community District criminal background check. Information regarding required background checks will be shared at point of hire.
Method of Application:
Applicants must apply through the online application system. Only applications submitted through the online application system will be considered for any posted position and all applications require a resume to be considered.
Successful candidates are required to submit official transcript(s) at point of offer to hire. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide all documentation (including copies) as requested.
Applicants requesting assistance during the application process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email at [email protected] or phone at (313) 873-6897.
DPSCD does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability and/or religion. Contact the Civil Rights Coordinator for more information at (313) 240-4377 or detroitk12.org/compliance.
