Accounts Receivable Technician

Job Description

Job Title: Accounts Receivable Technician

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Grade: 6 - $20.64 - $25.29

Department: Business Office

Reports to: Controller

Job Summary

The Accounts Receivable Specialist will process student tuition payments, process customer invoices, and provide customer service to students, faculty, and staff. This is a customer-facing position, but also one that assists the Controller with month-end tasks for financial reporting including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations. This position plays an important role in year-end audit readiness and responding to audit requests. This is a highly visible role in the organization, and we are seeking a professional with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and understand the urgency and accuracy required in accounting.

Essential Functions

· Bank and GL account balancing and reconciliation

· Serve as an initial point of contact for students and customers by assisting them with payments and responding to other correspondence as necessary

· Bank deposits for various departments and organizations of the College

· Create customer invoices within timelines and with appropriate supporting documentation

· Regular follow up with slow paying customers

· Learn the other accounting functions in the business office and assist as needed

· Must demonstrate honesty and incorporate professional and personal integrity into every aspect of this job.

Minimum Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree required

· 3-5 years of accounting support function, including customer service experience

· Proven ability to reconcile accounts and create journal entries to appropriately adjust account balances.

· Previous experience with ERP and various business office software

· Competency in Excel

Preferred Qualifications

· Accounting in a Higher-Education business environment

Competencies for Successful Performance

Knowledge of:

· Accounting procedures, methods and computer equipment and programs.

· Work safety principles and practices.

Ability to:

· Understand and follow safety procedures.

· Organize work tasks and work independently.

Skill in:

· Performing various duties, frequently changing from one task to another.

· Interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain appropriate and effective relationships in the workplace.

Supervisory and Management Responsibility

· None

Physical Demands (The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

· This position involves physical demands such as exerting up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently and up to 30 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.64 - $25.29 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $25