Bookkeeper

FBCS Mission:

Our mission at Faith Bible Christian School is that by the end of elementary, middle, and high school every student by name is meeting or exceeding academic standards, has developed Christ like character and are equipped to serve others through a Biblical worldview.

Our employees' highest priority is to support the work in our schools every day. We want our students to be prepared to succeed, not just at each grade, but for a future beyond our schools: college, careers, and fulfilling lives worthy of the Lord as good parents, neighbors, and members of the community. We want our students to demonstrate the fruits of the Spirits wherever called by God to serve.

Role Summary:

Performs a variety of general bookkeeping, record keeping, accounting functions, administrative and office clerical duties; and computes, classifies, and records numerical data to keep sets of financial records complete.

Responsibilities:

• Keeps an accurate record of all receipts and disbursements
• Keeps accurate records and receipts for the funds allotted to the school for the purchase of supplies, equipment
• Maintains a complete bookkeeping system for the school and all extra-curricular activities/sporting events
• Maintains files for all purchases that required quotes
• Assists with keeping administration/ staff advised of balances and deadlines for all orders and expenditures
• Keeps separate records for funds allocated to each department/account and records purchases made against each account
• Writes checks for payment of bills
• Utilizes word processing equipment to prepare general correspondences, memorandums, reports, purchase orders, and other materials from rough draft, copy, marginal notes, or verbal instruction
• Records, codes, and files all purchase orders
• Prepares and routes purchase orders and vendors invoices for school staff
• Checks and reviews a variety of data for accuracy, completeness, and conformance to established standards and procedures
• Collects and prepares expenditure data at the end of each month for records and reports
• Maintains records and generates appropriate reports
• Accumulates all bills, making copies of the same for reimbursement from the appropriate agency
• Keeps accurate records and writes checks for supply accounts
• Keeps records of students lost textbooks and amounts owed to the school in collaboration with the principal
• Assists with the establishment of computer data involving the foregoing procedures and maintains the same
• Maintains financial transactions of office funds
• Operates standard office equipment to include, word-processing, and data processing equipment, copiers, laminators, etc.
• Maintains and respects confidentiality of student and office related information
• Reconciles monthly bank statements
• Attempts to collect bad debts due to the school; writes receipts for all transactions and maintains accurate records on debts collected
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Complies with and supports school and division regulations and policies
• Prepares requisitions for funds as required by the Board
• Models non-discriminatory practices in all activities
• Performs related tasks as assigned by the supervisor in accordance with the school/policies and practices.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

General knowledge of standard office and general bookkeeping practices, procedures, equipment, and secretarial techniques; thorough knowledge of business English, spelling and arithmetic; thorough knowledge of division regulations and policies as they pertain to school financial record keeping; ability to keyboard accurately and at a reasonable rate of speed; ability to make arithmetical calculations; ability to maintain accurate records on a variety of school accounts; ability to meet the public effectively; ability to operate a variety of office equipment; skill in the use of data and word processing equipment; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; ability to follow oral and written instructions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Faith Bible Christian Schools is a faith-based institution of education which requires faculty and staff to be in agreement with our doctrinal statement and to adhere to our community lifestyle standards.

With this, as an independent educational institution which exists to educate Christians who will make a difference in the world for Jesus Christ, a personal relationship with Jesus Christ is required for all employees and students. Within these guidelines, it is the policy of Faith Bible Christian Schools to provide equal opportunity to all applicants, employees and students and not to discriminate on the basis of gender, disability, race, color, national origin or age in access to, or treatment in employment, unless it relates to job performance.

FBCS will afford reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with a known disability, if necessary, as long as the employee can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without accommodation and the accommodation does not cause undue hardship.

Learn more about Faith Bible Christian Schools at fbcs.school.