Bookkeeper (Brownsville Child Care)

Overview

The following job description is intended to set forth the full range of functions required of a day care bookkeeper.

Timely and competent performance of these tasks is critically important to the smooth operation of everyday care program, its funding and accountability. For this reason and because the tasks here outlined are extremely diverse, directors must develop a plan to provide a regular, uninterrupted time period for fulfillment of the following priority functions :

• Bookkeeper works on General Journal, General Ledger and trial balance.
• Bookkeeper works with Assistant to train him / her to perform all bookkeeping functions as needed.

Under the general supervision of the center director, the Bookkeeper is responsible for maintaining a complete set of records of all financial transactions of the childcare center. The Bookkeeper balances books for the preparation of reports to show income, expenses and other items related to bookkeeping of the center’s activities.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Educational Director of the center, the Bookkeeper performs the following :

Qualifications

Bookkeeping courses or six credits of college accounting with knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.