Purchasing Finance Specialist at Charter School - Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver

Job Title: Purchasing Finance Specialist

Location: Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver (ACAND)-Brighton, CO

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Dean of Operations

Work Hours/Days: Full-Time Year round

Desired Start Date: Immediately

Salary Range: $40,000-$45,000 annually

Position Summary:

We are looking for a full-time Purchasing Finance Specialist. The Purchasing Finance Specialist (PFS) serves a key customer service role in supporting the campus leader, faculty, and staff to ensure the school's smooth operation, primarily in purchasing, returns, revenue tracking, and other financial tasks. The position ensures school alignment with the mission and vision of Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver, legal compliance, and financial best practices in purchasing. The collaborative team-oriented approach to projects between the Purchasing Specialist, the Inventory Finance Specialist, and other Finance staff exemplifies one primary area of support to school staff.

The ideal individual will have the ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations, with strong written and verbal communication, administrative and organizational skills, and the ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities. He or she will have the ability to work independently on projects, from conception to completion, and must be able to work under pressure at times to handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with discretion.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for modeling, implementing, and continuously improving in the following areas and scope of work:
• Placing Orders, picking up items from stores/vendors (when necessary), and managing order placement during school breaks
• Manage Shipping Returns and order errors
• Track down and enter Credit Card Receipts and Bills into the accounting system (not previously tied to Purchase Requests or not related to items arriving in the building)
• Adhering to procedure and policy execution, ensure financial records and documents are accurate to support the preparation, coordination, execution, and reporting of the annual financial audit
• Coordinate with school and network leadership to manage all vendor records and relationships
• Managing all aspects of revenue collection including but not limited to, petty cash, online revenue collection portal (RevTrak), cash/check deposits, online revenue tracking and follow-up with staff/families, processing refunds
• Distributing appropriate financial reports to appropriate Ascent staff
• Collaborating with (and receiving collaboration from) the Inventory Finance Specialist and other Finance staff
• Cheerful attendance to other duties as assigned

Position Requirements:

• Commitment to the mission,vision and policies of Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver
• Commitment to high moral character necessary to sustain ordered liberty and constitutional self-government
• Associate's degree or equivalent preferred
• Solid understanding of employment laws and regulations and the payroll process
• Well-organized
• Analytical mind
• Commercial and business awareness
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A keen eye for detail and desire to probe further into data
• Ability to stick to time constraints
• Precise, edifying, and moderate speech
• Contribute to a collegial faculty across the school
• Sensitivity, confidentiality, and professionalism
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
• Ability to develop positive and professional relationships with students, parents, and colleagues
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Ensure prompt, courteous, and superior customer service of the school's faculty, staff, administration, students and families

Benefits Available

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to stand, sit, regularly use vision, hands, and fingers to operate a computer for long periods of time.
• May require occasional lifting and moving of heavy items.