School Financial Analyst - Grand Rapids, United States - TalentPlug LLC

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    Duties and responsibilities:

    • collaboratively with school leadership and other supporting departments to develop, review, and adjust school budgets; provide regular and timely updates on spending to allow for proactive decision making as it relates to school business.
    • and monitor spending against school budgets for sustainability, allow ability, and program alignment.
    • for timely and accurate reporting of financial statements, spending as it relates to budget, and student record information through the use of multiple company and state data, financial, and grant system platforms.
    • and maintain expertise regarding applicable federal, state, local laws, and accounting rules and regulations.
    • for creation and submission of grant applications and amendments based on unique school and student needs for multiple schools and funding sources.
    • for schools' needs with departments of education, school boards and chartering authorizers.
    • clearly to teammates, schools, vendors, Service Center departments, and state departments of education while providing excellent customer service.
    • complex situations and provide solutions both independently and through a comprehensive team approach.
    • with programmatic and financial audits as needed.
    • to strict confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
    • duties as assigned.

    Qualifications:

    • perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily.
    • list below represents the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position.
    • years or more experience of financial statement analysis and working with budgets - Experience in business, accounting, or related field
    • minimum of a Bachelors degree is required; accounting, business or related field is preferred
    • highly motivated, growth minded
    • written and verbal communication skills
    • working in interdependent teams requiring strong collaborative skills
    • proficient in Microsoft Office products, especially Excel

    What are the 3-4 non-negotiable requirements of this position?

    • degree in accounting or finance
    • least 2 years of experience working with budgets and financial statements
    • coding experience
    • communication skills.