JOB DESCRIPTION

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Accountant to join the ESC Region 12 Business Team. You will join an active, caring, and expanding team of accounting professionals who love to provide business and accounting services to Texas School Districts. The position offers challenge, growth, and professional development as you become a vital member of a business team that partners with Texas School Districts.

The Accountant III position will provide:

• accounting and business support for school district business offices, e.g., budgeting, financial reporting, bank reconciliations, accounts payable, state reporting, grant reporting, business software, payroll, cash flow, and internal controls;
• on-site, telephone, email, and remote assistance to school district staff;
• cash flow and audit preparation services to districts;
• support the vision, mission, and strategic priorities of ESC Region 12, and
• serve as an active team member on the ESC Region 12 Business Services Team.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION/COMPENSATION

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Accounting or commensurate experience
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred
• Salary will be commensurate with experience

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

• Knowledge of Texas School District Accounting
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data, evaluate accounting issues, and recommend improvements
• Working knowledge of the interaction of financial accounting and computerized accounting systems
• Technology application skills
• Ability to train and teach others, displaying professionalism, empath,y and a servant’s heart

Applicant needs to possess these core values through words and actions to build positive, long-term relationships with customers by demonstrating:

• Professionalism, integrity, respect for others, expertise, and credibility at all times
• Quality in delivering what I promise and helping create superior programs and services that add value beyond what is expected
• Teamwork by working cooperatively with others to promote a positive and fun work environment
• Adaptability by being flexible, attentive to change, and ready to move quickly and decisively in response to the needs of customers
• Innovation by contributing to the implementation of new or significantly improved services and delivery methods
• Superior Service by providing personable, direct attention that delivers customer satisfaction beyond what is expected

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

All positions at ESC 12 are defined as security-sensitive. Security-sensitive positions are those that require employees to be entrusted with certain types of data, whether electronic or in paper form. Those data elements, as defined by the ESC 12 Data Classification and Handling Policy, may include, but are not limited to:

• Sensitive Personal Information (SPI)
• Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
• Protected Health Information (PHI)
• Family Educational Records (FERPA Data)
• Federal Tax Information (FTI)

It is the employee’s ongoing responsibility to safeguard this type of data and to report any instance of lost or stolen data.

Please refer the Job description for details