| PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT CLERK Accounts Payable/Purchasing & Financial/Business Tasks: |
| Prepares purchase requisitions for materials and equipment, places orders, maintains purchasing records and follow-up with vendors regarding specifications of items and/or delivery status, price changes, freight charges, etc. |
| Participate in the classification of a complex variety of receipts & expenditures and distribution cost according to prescribed codes |
| Locates and evaluates new sources of supplies |
| Furnishes and obtains information from sales representatives regarding supplies and materials including notifying departments of adjustments |
| Audits various accounts, claims and records, including but not limited to checking prices and approving invoices for payment |
| Reviews and maintains a variety of financial records and reports |
| Maintains files from incoming and outgoing correspondence and newsletters |
| Compiles, prepares, and analyzes a variety of financial and statistical records and reports |
| Receives, reviews remittances to verify amount, interest, penalties to post and prepare payment |
| Performs general auditing of files and required reports |
| Maintains vendor files, correspondences, receives and records bid results, researches OGS for state contract qualifications |
| May supervise subordinate clerical staff |
| Assist in the preparation of annual operating budgets, ensures the maintenance of necessary financial controls |
| Makes recommendations for revising and systemizing account-keeping methods and procedures |
| Processes vouchers for payment; prepares and distributes checks according to prescribed procedures, including ECAF. |
| Operates a keyboard and makes entries into computerized information/word processing systems |
| Trains new employees in the specialized remote requisitioning and reviews assorted clerical work |
| Liaison for purchasing, set-up and repairs for District-wide network printers and postage metering |
| Payroll Related Tasks: |
| May participate in preparing department payrolls involving verification and computations |
| May perform other routine clerical tasks including personnel/payroll transactions |
| May compile, calculate and input data into computerized payroll system, including employee status, benefits, deductions and related information in order to compute net and gross earnings per pay period |
| Under the direction of the School Business Administrator and/or the Human Resource and Benefits Coordinator, assists in maintaining centralized control records for employees for payroll and employee benefit purposes, preparing payroll checks and summarizing gross pay and the various deductions, preparing checks for Federal and State taxes, FICA and other payments/deductions |
| May assist in preparation of direct deposit of payroll deposits, paychecks and payroll, and tax funds transfers |
| Operates computer, related financial software, attendance and substitute software and a variety of office equipment |