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About the Role

Business Clerks serve as the finance liaison between the Business Office and campus staff, assisting with campus issues and finance projects. They present budgets, manage contract submissions, requisitions, inventory, and support fundraising and field lessons, offering budget advice and solutions to campus partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide and maintain financial skillset for campus-level finance support and management.
• Ensure campus systems and procedures are executed with fidelity to meet budget targets, procurement timelines, and compliance.
• Implement and support campus administrative and instructional staff with financial policies.
• Respond to emails and Teams messages within 48 hours.
• Complete submissions of forms accurately and on time (Requisitions, contracts, other approval forms).
• Provide campus support to staff and students.
• Participate in Campus Operating Mechanisms (weekly/biweekly check-ins, tactical, EOD updates).
• Provide support and potential solutions that meet IDEA Business Office policies in emergency situations.
• Adhere to escalating matters to the Regional Manager.
• Ensure inclusion in procurement, fundraising, and field lesson decisions.
• Submit Contract Requests in the Contracts Module with supporting documentation.
• Partner with others to ensure Contract Requests meet requirements.
• Support in securing Charter Bus quotes with updated Safer Reports for compliance for all field lessons and travel.
• Partner with others to ensure Charter Bus quote requests meet requirements.
• Support in submitting all fundraising approval forms with Administrative Assistants.
• Maintain cash handler compliance for all sponsors on campus.
• Prep cash and check deposits to avoid suspensions.
• Execute and implement Business Office best practices for specific campuses.
• Audit inventory of campus supplies and technology on a bi-monthly basis.
• Be available to meet deadlines and timelines set by the Business Office (APB, textbook orders, BOY/EOY Checklists, receiving, contracts).
• Attend to emergency matters for resolution, such as receiving, securing field lesson transportation, or lodging due to unforeseen changes.
• Visit different sites within their region to support processes, act as an administrator for multiple sites, or temporarily fill an unforeseen vacancy.
• Support, submit, and track Business Office processes using specific systems.
• Not be approved for overtime for work not core to the role.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience at a school system or nonprofit.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects and finances in a large, mission-driven organization.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Must be included with procurement, fundraising, and field lesson decisions.
• Must support in securing Charter Bus quotes with an updated Safer Reports for compliance for all field lessons and travel.
• Must support in submitting all fundraising approval forms and maintain cash handler compliance for all sponsors on campus.
• Must prep cash and check deposits to avoid suspensions for that corresponding month.
• Must have a sufficient work area where the Business Clerk can comfortably work to operate any cash handling and inventory.
• Must require access to storage closets to audit inventory on a bi-monthly basis for all campus supplies and technology and the campus safe.
• Must be available to meet deadlines and timelines set by Business Office.
• Must be available to attend to emergency matters for resolution.
• May visit different sites within their region to support in processes, act as an administrator for multiple sites, or support to temporarily fill an unforeseen vacancy.
• Must be available at all times.
• Will not be approved for overtime for work not core to role.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Knowledge of educational processes.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Attention to detail.
• Commitment to data accuracy.
• Proficient in using financial software.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change.
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them.
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly.
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes.
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change.
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization.
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes.
• Believes in education as a profession and holds high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for colleagues and students.

Location

• IDEA campus daily

Work Type

• Full-time
• In-person

Experience Level

• 0 years of experience
• 2+ years experience

Education Level

• HS Diploma or GED Required
• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $19.99 per hour
• $24.99 per hour

Benefits

• Eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.
• Comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan.
• Subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children.
• Up to 8 weeks of paid family leave for birth or adoption of a child.
• Up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year.
• 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year.
• Unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling.
• Other work-life services available at no cost.
• Dental and vision plans.
• Disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Parenting benefits.
• Generous vacation time.
• Referral bonuses.
• Professional development.
• Relocation allowance may be offered.

About the Company

• At IDEA Public Schools, we believe each and every child can go to college.
• Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to a multi-state network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools.
• IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools lists.
• IDEA serves over 80,000 college-bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Florida, Ohio, and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college.
• When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family.
• You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.
• At IDEA the Staff Culture and Belonging Team uses our Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members.