General Statement of Duties

This position is a 260-days (12 months), 8 hours/day position at Highland High School. The starting salary is $45,599.38 or based on promotion policy for internal candidates. (Note: Salary may be prorated dependent upon employment start date.).

• Serves as the financial secretary for the school
• Performs a wide variety of clerical or account keeping tasks
• Receives forms and documents from vendors, verifies and processes for payment
• Uses computer terminal to enter, retrieve, verify and research information relative to departmental expenditures
• Checks, verifies, and analyzes a variety of data to locate errors and solve problems
• Attends work daily and is engaged and on task
• Strong member of the front office while assisting with customer service responsibilities

Essential Duties

• Receives letters and phone calls concerning complaints or problems; researches problems and communicates by phone or letter
• Prepares payroll information related to automated personnel, payroll and leave system
• Performs a wide variety of clerical or account keeping tasks
• Calculates amount of checks and writes checks to cover payroll, federal and state withholding tax, credit union, etc.
• Receives information and processes employment forms
• Receives forms and documents which affect payroll and makes required changes
• Uses computer terminal to enter, retrieve, verify and research information
• Checks, verifies, and analyzes a variety of data to locate errors and solve problems
• Attends work daily and is engaged and on task
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

A high school graduate or equivalent (business school or some college preferred). Leadership qualities and communication skills are necessary. Ability to use computers in a broad range of applications such as but not limited to the following: Word Processing; Spreadsheet Data Entry and Spreadsheet Design; Database Maintenance; and Internet Search Engines. Should be able to deal effectively with the public.