Job Title: Ascender Support Specialist - Business Services
FLSA Status: Exempt Pay Grade: 100 Work Days: 226 Reports To: Coordinator of Student and Business Services
Primary Purpose: Provide direct support to the Region 11 client local education agencies (LEAs) in all areas of business administrative services provided.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Education: Certification: Associate degree or equivalent experience TASBO certification preferred
Special Knowledge: Skills:
• Software knowledge of ASCENDER • PEIMS • State Reporting • MS Office Suite Proficient in daily business operations Team-oriented attitude and desire to work collaboratively with ESC staff and LEA personnel Excellent knowledge of school district central office administrative functions such as finance and payroll Excellent written and verbal communication skills Excellent organizational, public relations, and interpersonal skills Excellent knowledge of FAR and TRS guidelines Basic understanding of governmental accounting principles
Experience: Four years experience at a Regional Service Center or in a school district in a business office environment working with business accounting software. An accounting degree may be substituted for two years of experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making fair hiring and pay decisions.
This position may be partially or completely funded using grant and/or federal monies and is assigned programs to include activities designed to enhance the effective and coordinated use of funds.
Actively participate in and/or provide leadership for inter-departmental teams to help improve student performance in the region to improve the ESCs internal operations and to meet the established goals and objectives for the ESC.
Is responsive as the first point of contact to all stakeholders in the education community.
Participate in Business Team projects
Provide telephone support
Provide workshop training
Provide on-site visits
Assist with PEIMS
Learn new software features
Attends regional and statewide ASCENDER business training
Makes documentation recommendations
Makes software enhancement recommendations
Provides suggestions for planning and scheduling client training
Implements new applications
Supports clients with basic accounting functions
Other duties as assigned
Supervisory Duties: None
Equipment: Specialized Software Used: Computers Projection devices Control panels in meeting rooms Printers Productivity software Software specific to the job assignment Network resources Internet resources And other hardware and software necessary to perform the functions of the job effectively and efficiently, including ASCENDER Business, MS Office Suite, and TRS
Reporting: RE Portal Working Conditions: Mental Demands: Physical Demands: Environmental Factors: Mental: Public relations and people skills are always required. Work with frequent interruptions and maintain professional composure and confidentiality under stress.
Physical: Occasional prolonged and irregular hours. Ability to move tables and chairs and load/unload boxes and materials. Prolonged use of a computer. Frequent region and state-wide travel.
Environmental: Open cubicles and workstations
Evaluation: Annual performance evaluation will be performed in accordance with the adopted policies of the Education Service Center Region 11. Employment in this position is contingent upon performance need and funding.
Benefits: At ESC Region 11: