Position Title:  School Nutrition Finance Specialist

Reports to:       Director of Nutrition Services

Terms of Employment:  12-month employment with benefits as specified in the Classified Agreement.

Purpose:

This position is responsible for providing finance assistance to the Food and Nutrition Services office. This position is a full-time twelve-month position (40-hour week).

Qualifications:

• High school diploma, Associates degree preferred.
• Accounting experience preferred.
• Experience working in a professional office setting.
• Ability to evaluate processes for potential improvement and streamlining.
• Experience working with and training adults.
• Strong computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Experience working with Nutrikids and/or Mosaic preferred.
• Highly motivated with strong organizational skills; able to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Self-starter; able to work independently.
• Strong telephone and interpersonal communication skills.
• Good work attitude with a positive and pleasant disposition.

Essential Job Functions:

• Answer phone, receive messages, and respond to inquiries by staff, parents, or patrons of the district.
• Input data for recordkeeping in multiple software systems.
• Type and/or draft letters of correspondence.
• Type or prepare reports, compile data, and distribute information as needed.
• Maintain database to ensure meals are counted and claimed accurately.
• Assist and train cashiers to ensure they understand how to accurately count and claim meals.
• Monitor daily meal counts, compile monthly meal counts and complete claim on DESE website and DHSS, process FFVP claim.
• Process meal benefit applications and inform parents of results.
• Process Direct Certification and inform parents of meal status.
• Assist with CEP and provision 2 calculations.
• Process billing of After School Snack Program with Y-Care.
• Process milk and bread invoices.
• Reconcile daily deposits.
• Assist with monthly financial transactions
• Make deposits at the bank
• Train new cashiers and provide on-going training to cashiers.
• Review and evaluate cashiers.
• Work in kitchens as needed.
• Review and approve employee timesheets.

Other Job Functions:

• Maintain confidentiality.
• Attend meetings and training as directed.
• Present and communicate in a professional manner.
• Work additional hours or overtime as directed.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Perform other appropriate duties as necessary to support the mission and vision of Jefferson City School District.

CONTACT:

Human Resources

315 E Dunklin Street

Jefferson City MO  65101

573-659-3013

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NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION

Applicants for admission or employment, students, parents of elementary and secondary school students, employees, sources of referral and applicants for employment, and all professional organizations that have entered into agreements with our School District are hereby notified that our School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.