Finance Coordinator- 12- Month - Full Time

Crossroads Charter Schools is looking for highly effective, highly qualified and highly motivated individuals to join our organization. Ideal candidates will have experience in urban education and be committed to our four core values: High Expectations, Real World Learning, Creative Culture, and Belonging.

Crossroads Charter Schools organization is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other factor prohibited by law.

Job Description: Finance Coordinator

Direct Supervisor: Chief Finance Officer or designee

School Summary:
At Crossroads Charter Schools, we…

• Develop school environments where all students are actively and meaningfully engaged in rigorous instruction and authentic learning tasks.


• Interrupt the “school to prison pipeline” – policies and practices that are directly and indirectly pushing the most at risk students out of school and on a pathway to the juvenile and criminal justice systems.


• Engage families as partners in meaningful ways.


• Build the capacity of diverse teams that are more reflective of our students.


• Nurture an open, collaborative, and trusting environment because the work is enormous, deeply personal, emotional and often difficult. 


• Engage in on-going job embedded professional development through co-teaching and co-planning.

Position Summary:

Crossroads Charter Schools is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Finance Coordinator provide support to the finance department by handling routine task, maintaining financial reports, reconciling accounts, and preparing financial reports, assist with company payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, grant management, create and manage purchase orders and invoicing process, and attend meetings with the team.

Position Responsibilities:

           Payroll 

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  • Tracking Payroll deductions
  
  
  • Assist with payroll processing including preparing payroll spreadsheets 
  
  
  • Customer Service (assist employees as needed) 
  
  
  • Maintain accurate records of all payroll liabilities activities.
    
  
  
  
  

       Budgeting and Forecasting 

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  • Assist with Budget preparation
  
  
  • Monitoring expenses
  
  
  • Assist with forecasting financial needs 
  
  
  • Manage department budgets
  
  
  
  

      Accounts Payable:

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  • Process and verify purchase orders and invoices.
  
  
  • Ensure timely payment of bills and vendor invoices.
  
  
  • Reconcile accounts payable transactions and resolve discrepancies.
  
  
  • Review and reconcile vendor monthly statements
  
  
  
  

            Accounts Receivable:

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  • Prepare and send invoices to customers and clients.
  
  
  • Monitor and follow up on outstanding receivables.
  
  
  • Reconcile accounts receivable transactions and resolve discrepancies.
  
  
  • Maintain accurate records of all accounts receivable activities.
  
  
  
  

         General Financial Duties:

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  • Assist with month-end and year-end financial closing processes.
  
  
  • Prepare reports and financial statements as needed.
  
  
  • Support audits and compliance requirements related to accounts payable and receivable.
  
  
  
  

• Participate in meetings, training and professional development


• Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as: meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating, etc.


• Act in a professional and ethical manner at all times and comply with school policies, procedures, and expectations.


• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required, Bachelor’s Degree preferred.


• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in finance preferred.


• Proven experience in payroll, accounts payable and receivable roles.


• Proficient in accounting software, Google Suites (sheets, docs, slides and forms) and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).


• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.


• Excellent organizational and time management skills.


• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.


• Strong communication skills and ability to handle sensitive financial information.


• Prior experience in an educational or non-profit environment is a plus.


• The desire to continue professional development


• Excellent organization skills and an ability to coordinate multiple tasks and activities


• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and an ability to keep multiple stakeholder groups, including parents, teachers, staff, volunteers and partners, informed of critical issues, activities and schedules.  


• Ability and enthusiasm for promoting the school and its mission to a broad and diverse group of people.


• Excellent work ethic, positive attitude, flexibility and willingness to perform tasks assigned


• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and teachers in the school environment and community.


• Must pass an extensive background check.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds.  Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch.  Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. Is directly responsible for students’ safety, work output and well-being.

All applicants must apply on the Crossroads website at:  http://www.crossroadsschoolskc.org/careers

Key Working Relationships in Addition to Supervisor:

Teachers, Students, Parents, Volunteers, Office Staff, Support Staff, Assistant Principals, Principals, District Leadership Team, Central Office Team

Both federal and state law requires all public school personnel to submit to and pass a criminal background check prior to employment by the school.  Crossroads Charter Schools is required by law to exclude from employment any person who has pleaded to or been found guilty of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of the State of Missouri, any other State of the United States or any other country, whether or not a sentence is or was imposed.

Please be advised that Crossroads Charter Schools does not seek information related to the conviction of crimes unrelated to those described in this question.  Your conviction of a crime not otherwise listed above is not an automatic disqualification from employment consideration.  The school will consider the nature of the offense and the relationship between the offense and the position for which you are applying.