(1.0) High School Bookkeeper - Level 11 - 12 months

Livonia Public Schools Bookkeeping Position

The major responsibilities of this position entail all bookkeeping procedures involved in maintaining internal activity accounts, collection of all monies, writing checks and banking, processing supply requisitions and repair work orders, maintaining supply and equipment inventories, working with bookstore and fundraising sales, and possibly assisting with budget control. The person in this position also has the shared responsibility for typing correspondence, notices, announcements, and numerous other reports; maintaining child accounting and immunization records, making appointments involving school personnel and parents, and other duties as assigned.

Livonia Public Schools employs approximately 1,800 staff members, serving approximately 13,100 students pre-K post secondary. There are 15 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, 1 career technical center, 1 early childhood center, and 1 vocational and transition center in the school district. The annual budget for Livonia Public Schools is $185 million, with a state funding of $10,050 per pupil.

Benefits of working with Livonia Public Schools include a traditional pension and tax-deferred retirement savings accounts with an employer matching contribution. Newly hired public school employees are automatically enrolled in a Personal Healthcare Fund (PHF), which is a portable, tax-deferred investment account that can be used to pay for healthcare expenses in retirement. The district contributes a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 2% you contribute. As an employee, you will also have access to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; long-term disability coverage; paid holidays; earned vacation, sick, and bereavement days; longevity pay; and paid "act of God" days, such as snow days. Additionally, the children of employees living outside the district's attendance boundaries are eligible to attend Livonia Public Schools via schools of choice if working more than 20 hours/week.

Minimum qualifications for this position include demonstrated bookkeeping skills, including excellent mathematical skills; ability to compose documents using Microsoft Word; ability to create and work with financial spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel; proficiency in operating various other business office machines such as calculators, printers, fax machines, etc.; and ability to communicate effectively with others in person, by telephone, through e-mail, and other written communications.

Specific details involved in the position will be discussed with the administrator during the interview and at the time of hiring for the position. Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement between the Livonia Public Schools School District and the Livonia Secretarial Association, Michigan Education Association.

Applications must be submitted through Applitrack, available on the Livonia Public Schools webpage. The deadline for applications is minimally August 24, 2026. Position will remain open until filled with qualified candidate. The Livonia Public Schools School District prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or transgender status), national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, handicap, or disability in any of its educational programs or activities.