Accounts Payable Specialist

Posted: Continuous 2012-06-29
Available: 08/01/2012 Closes: 07/13/2012
District Services Center - Highland Park, IL
 

TITLE/POSITION :           Accounts Payable Specialist

The Accounts Payable Specialist supports the NSSED student outcomes vision which is to help students become successful, happy adults in home, school, work, and community by providing programs and services that ensure students:

 a) acquire/use knowledge and skills, b) interact well with others and have friends, c) take appropriate action to meet their needs, d) care about and contribute to society, and e) take actions to maintain health and wellness.

The Accounts Payable Specialist supports the student outcomes vision by being responsible for processing payments in a timely manner.  Additionally, the AP Specialist will handle the processing of all reimbursement checks to NSSED employees.   Annually, complete and submit the Transportation Reimbursement Claim to the Illinois State Board of Education and handle any associated audits.

Core Competencies:

 

·        Proficient Communication skills

·        Effective Collaborative Problem-solving ability

·        Engages in Continuous Professional Improvement

·        Possesses Job Specific Skills required to meet essential job functions

 

Essential Job Functions :           

Accounts Payable:

·        Process invoices for payment.

·        Prepare A/P checks for mailing after Board approval

·        Prepare activity and petty cash checks and maintain proper records

·        Monitor checks to make sure the bills are paid in a timely fashion without late payment penalties.

·        File all payments and backup information

·        Report unreasonable and suspect purchases to the Director of Business Services

·        Prepare and record NSSED Manual Checks.

·        Audit, enter, produce and distribute Professional Development, Out-of-Pocket and Mileage Reimbursement Expenditure checks to NSSED employees.

 

Transportation Claim:

·        Annually, complete and submit the Transportation Reimbursement Claim via IWAS

·        Provide support during the ISBE audit process for transportation

Other:

·        Other duties as assigned by the Director of Business Services

 

 

Qualifications:

·        Background and experience in record keeping

·        Ability to negotiate with vendors

·        Business degree preferred or some advanced study courses in business

·        Knowledge in working with   IEPoint, IWAS ,  Excent/Tera Student Management System Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and alio software

 

REPORTS TO:  

               Director of Business Services                                                                                                      

North Suburban Special Education District

760 Red Oak Lane
Highland Park, IL 60035
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