Established in 1998 with 97 students, CCCS has steadily increased to more than 4,000 students in grades K-8 across 12 state-of-the-art buildings on four campuses. The school is a true community success story that has transformed the lives of thousands of students and their families, while breathing life back into a city that was once one of Philadelphia’s most vibrant manufacturing suburbs.
Job Summary:
The Accounting Assistant duties include, but are not limited to: billing, purchasing, accounting and audit preparation under the guidance of the Executive Director of Accounting.
Essential Functions:
- Enters vendor payments and tracks receivables
- Enters invoice data from other school districts (Chichester, Interboro, Ridley, Southeast Delco, etc.) for out of district students
- Manages purchasing, including procurements, charge backs to appropriate cost centers, and liaison with outside vendors
- Interfaces with other departments, as needed, to ensure that responsible duties and functions are performed
- Maintains financial records by analyzing balance sheets and general ledger accounts
- Provides financial status information by preparing special reports; completing special projects
- Helps to maintain general ledger accounts by reconciling accounts receivable detail and control accounts; adjusting entries for amortizations, prepaid expenses, fixed asset depreciation and accruals
- Files and organizes purchase orders, invoices, bills, receipts, and other documents
- Helps to maintain accounting controls by following policies and procedures; complying with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma required; Associate degree, preferred
- Ability to manage multiple projects
- Typing, Data Entry, Scanning, logical reasoning, and ethics
- Works well with employees, vendors and customers
- Pennsylvania Criminal Record Check Clearance
- Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
- FBI Criminal Background Clearance
- Mandated Reported Training
Demonstrated Knowledge of :
- Charter school operations generally, and charter school financial operations
- Computer systems operations, including Power Schools
- Procurement and inventory
- Microsoft Office Suite
Demonstrated ability to:
- Follow written and verbal directions and give directions to others
- Create and delegate assignments
- Complete assigned tasks with minimal supervision
- Read, write, and perform complex computations
- Compose clear, concise sentences and paragraphs
- Organize office settings to efficiently accomplish tasks
- Work independently and make work-related decisions
- Exercise good judgement in prioritizing tasks, and directing staff
- Communicate effectively at all organizational levels
- Sit for prolonged periods of time, including working at a computer workstation for the majority of the workday
Note: CCCS has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract.
This position/role is performed on-site and requires regular, daily attendance at the Chester Community Charter School. Remote or hybrid work is not available.