Accounting Clerk - Dekalb County Regional Office of Education : Job Details

Position Type: Secretarial/Clerical/Bookkeeper Date Posted: 7/23/2025 Location: Indian Creek School DIstrict District: Indian Creek Shabbona #425 Job Description Job Description: Indian Creek CUSD 425 is seeking a responsible individual to join our district office as an Accounting Clerk. Reports to: Superintendent of Schools Qualifications:

• College graduate (not necessary but recommended or experience)
• Health and T.B. Certificate on file in the Central Office, Background Check (after employment offer is made).
• Accounting experience.
• School district experience preferred.
• Knowledge of computer usage, as well as various office machines, telecommunications equipment and personal computers.
• Knowledge of all accounting procedures
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance.

General Responsibilities:

• Essential Functions:
• All Accounts Receivable.
• Fund and Bank reconciliation
• Federal programs
• Ability to ensure financial activities conform to District guidelines.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the District staff and community.
• Ability to react to change and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner, meeting deadlines as assigned.
• Ability to appropriately operate all equipment as required.
• Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions:
• Requires prolonged standing, sitting, and use of equipment including repetitive motions and computer eye fatigue.
• Must work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions.
• General Responsibilities:
• Ability to direct financial accounting of receipts and expenses. Accounts Receivables.
• Reconciliation of bank statements.
• Ability to assist in preparation of annual budget.
• Ability to assist and provide information to auditors for annual audit and state audits.
• Ability to prepare 1099s
• Investments
• Journal Entries
• Title Grant Reporting, Periodic Grant Reporting
• Expenditure Reporting
• Ability to be responsible for internal charts and updates in budgetary accounting software, Powerschool.
• Ability to maintain all income and expenditure records for school district funds.
• Ability to observe and follow all school district policies at all times.
• Ability to respond to information requests in a cooperative, courteous, and timely manner.
• Ability to keep personnel information and records confidential.
• Ability to serve in a responsible, honest, and trustworthy capacity.
• Perform other duties and assume other responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent of Schools.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated on an annual basis in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation of support staff. Payment rate: Salary and benefits to be established by the Board of Education based on experience. Terms of Employment: Twelve month position, full time. Work day is 8:00 - 4:30. Please submit your resume and cover letter by Friday, August 8, 2025. Online appications : 506 S. Shabbona Road Shabbona, IL 60550 815-###-#### [email protected]