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Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter School
School Business Manager
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What they do
A Student Support Administrator is responsible for operations within a student support facility, ensuring all facility staff and students' needs are met.
$81,778 / year median in Illinois
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Must have knowledge of:
- Operations and project management
- Strong technology skills, preferably from work experience
- Excel, word, outlook, quick books, power point and database skills
- Accounting software that automates accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger management processes
- P&L responsibility or prior experience managing accounting department functions
- Building income statements and balance sheets Must have the ability to:
- Meet deadlines
- Attend to details and ensure accuracy
- Prioritize objectives in a fast paced environment and among stakeholders with individual demands
- Consistently deliver quality work product and customer service
- Learn the environment and proactively acquire resources needed to meet deliverables, and proactively reach out and set goals
- Maintain strict policies when handling sensitive and confidential information
- Multi-task, organize, and prioritize
- Communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) Financial Accounting Functions
- Process accounts payable for payment and document the process
- Process accounts receivable and receipts
- Process payroll for school employees
- Create and manage monthly journal entries
- Oversee and ensure the accurate implementation of the lunch program
- Initiate and maintain all work with outside accounting and auditing agencies
- Complete monthly analysis and preparation of Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and statement of cash flows to support monthly review of the school's financial performance and grant management
- Implement financial controls for accounts payable process, bank deposits
- Produce recurring and ad-hoc reporting for the school's Board of Directors
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the auditors during the annual audit Training and Experience
- An undergraduate degree with a concentration in Finance, Business Management, or Accounting is required.