Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Accounting

1. Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and maintain financial records according to governmental accounting principles and district procedures.
2. Compute and prepare data for journal entry and budget transfers.
3. Perform cost accounting activities, bank reconciliation, or accounting for grant expenditures.
4. Review and verify the accuracy of journal entries, accounting methods, and procedures.

Purchasing

1. Oversee the purchase of materials and equipment for the district by competitive bids, competitive sealed proposals, requests for proposals, government catalog contract purchases, informal quotations, and negotiations following established district criteria and in compliance with state purchasing rules.
2. Oversee preparation of all bidding documents, including notice and instructions to bidders, specifications, and proposal form.
3. Obtain and evaluate comparative prices and quotations. Make purchasing decisions based on the information obtained.
4. Develop vendor and bidder lists and approve additions.
5. Approve purchase orders and monitor all purchase requisitions to ensure accurate information, calculations, and coding.

Budget/ Fiscal Management

1. Assist in preparing the budget and developing long- and short-range objectives for the district's business operations.
2. Administer the district’s budget and ensure that operations are cost-effective and funds are managed wisely.  Prepare all budget adjustments, additions, and deletions.
3. Determine cash available for investment and payment of bills based on daily analysis of cash flow.