Fiscal Assistant I - Lansdowne High School (1.0/12 month)

About the role

Under general supervision, performs responsible bookkeeping and accounting-clerical work in a school. Receives, maintains, and disburses school and student activity funds. Prepares school financial bookkeeping records and reports. Performs various secretarial and clerical duties in support of the school.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a complete accounting system for the receipt and disbursement of school and student activity funds in accordance with established Board policies and procedures.
• Performs various accounting clerical tasks such as counting money collected from various school organizations, furnishing receipts, crediting appropriate accounts, and depositing money into bank accounts.
• Maintains a petty cash fund.
• Prepares accrual, financial and sales tax reports.
• Discusses the financial status of the various accounts with school sponsors and treasurers.
• Prepares financial statements as necessary.
• Performs accounting-clerical activities associated with BCPS allocated funds.
• Handles transactions, pays bills, and maintains necessary records.
• Maintains source material from which school business and operational reports required by BCPS, state, federal, and other authorities are prepared.
• Prepares or assists in preparation of periodic and special school business and operational reports.
• Maintains a school internal purchase order system.
• Analyzes budget printouts with school records to verify accuracy.
• Reviews bank statements. Reconciles any discrepancies against amounts, accounts, and supportive documents.
• Totals and balances journal and ledger cards.
• Prepares monthly/periodic financial reports.
• Attends school finance committee meetings with administrator for the purpose of recommending specific actions to be taken with respect to the school activity funds and reporting current information on individual account revenues and expenses.
• Aids in developing general school fund and athletic fund budgets by providing revenue and expense amounts for past years.
• Prepares and submits to the Board monthly financial reports.
• Maintains and updates student obligation lists and amounts.
• Aids in preparing the payroll records.
• Prepares and completes after-school use of building request forms and invoices.
• Contacts students, school administrative and instructional staffs, central office staff, and vendors with regard to school bookkeeping matters.

Qualifications

• Possession of a high school diploma or an appropriate equivalent.
• Four years of progressively responsible bookkeeping and/or account-clerk office experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the practices and procedures of accounting clerical work and bookkeeping.
• Knowledge of office practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of personal computers and MS Office software applications.
• Skill in performing accounting-clerical and bookkeeping duties.
• Demonstrated skill in typing 40 words per minute.
• Ability to make decisions in accordance with established school policies and procedures.
• Ability to exercise courtesy and good judgment in dealing with students, parents, administrators, other employees, vendors, and the general public.

Physical and Environmental Conditions

The work of this class is generally sedentary and performed in an office environment. Work includes the operation of office equipment, including personal computers.

Salary

Grade 04/ESPBC, $25.45 - 46.22 (Hourly Base Pay Scale for Non-Exempt Office Professionals, Clerical and Classified Employees Represented by ESPBC, Effective July 1, 2026.)

Other Compensation

This position may also be eligible for comp time as per the ESPBC Master Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program for eligible employees including options for medical plans, dental plans, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, and 403(b)/457 plans.
• Additional benefits include paid holidays, sick, personal business, and bereavement days, and flexible leave options such as FMLA, sick bank, and board approved leaves.
• All new hires will attend a benefits meeting upon hire.

Application Instructions

Please read and carefully follow the instructions provided below. Applicants are required to have a completed application on file for employment with Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS). Information on your resume and application must match. This information is necessary for salary determination should you receive an offer of employment. Professional references must be submitted to complete your application. Examples of professional references include current and former principals, supervisors, managers, mentor teachers and university/college supervisors. Personal references from colleagues, friends, community members, etc. will not be accepted. Be sure to account for all periods of employment and unemployment. Failure to complete all fields of the "Work Experience" section of the application may result in your application not being considered. A resume will not be the only document considered in determining your qualifications for a position. You MUST attach your unofficial transcript(s) or license(s) to your application if you are applying for a position as a teacher or position which requires Licensure/Certification. Proof Of Licenses, Certifications And Education Applicants are required to submit proof of licenses, certifications and education beyond high school to meet the required and preferred qualifications of the position. Diplomas or transcripts must show the applicant’s major field of study. Copies and unofficial transcripts are acceptable only at the application stage. Official transcripts must be provided only after you have accepted a contingent offer. Failure to submit proof of Licenses, Certifications and Education may result in your application not being considered. Proof of licenses, certifications, and/or education must be submitted with your application. Proof Of Degree Equivalence Applicants who have obtained a degree from outside the United States are required to submit degree equivalence documentation from a MSDE approved Foreign Transcript Evaluation Agency. This information is located on the MSDE website at https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/Certification/Foreign-Transcript-Evaluation-Agencies.aspx

Contact Information

Email: otshiring@bcps.org
Phone: 443-809-8952