"Accounting Clerk II/Cashier"

Job Details

Job Posting:
JR101168 Accounting Clerk II/Cashier (Open)

Department:
Bursar, PM

Position Type:
Regular

Open Date:
06-24-2025

Close Date:
$42,770 - $44,812

Job Description:
Under general supervision, performs moderately complex accounting clerical or bookeeping tasks to support accounts payable/receivable, payroll, timekeeping, auditing and/or other accounting functions. Post journal entries, processes payments, and verifies accuracy of data.

Responsibilities:

• Operating the cashier window to include the following:
• Greets customers in person and by phone, answers question, and addresses concerns.
• Maintains a positive attitude with students, faculty, staff, and coworkers.
• Communicates concerns to management and follow-up on customer issues.
• Performs cashiering activities such as completing check, cash, credit card transactions, issuing receipts, and balancing registers and receipts.
• Ensures proper handling and safeguards in processing customer transactions. Examines currency and checks to detect counterfeiting, forgery or damaged money.
• Prepares currency for bank deposits or transfers such as endorsing checks, tallying totals of cash, charges and checks received and preparing bank deposit slips.
• Operates automated equipment such as cash registers, charge terminals, computer terminals and other manual and automated office equipment.
• General advisement in all aspects of student financial services i.e. installment payment plans, fee payment, fee payment deadlines, refunds, dishonored, third-party billing, etc.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Mandatory overtime is required on occasion during peak periods.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum one (1) year of accounting/cashiering experience required.
• General knowledge of cashiering function.
• Working knowledge of general accounting principles and procedures used in financial record keeping.
• Skilled in making accurate monetary transactions; in performing mathematical computations i.e. account reconciliation.
• Ability to prepare written records and reports; to operate keyboards and calculators; to communicate effectively with customers and co-workers (i.e. students, staff, faculty and the general public); to operate manual and automated office equipment, computer literacy required. PeopleSoft ERP experience a PLUS but not required.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment and multi-tasks as necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:
Not Currently Available

Conditions of Employment:
This is a Union position.

Additional Job Information:
Benefits include medical, dental, prescription, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance; paid time for paid sick leave, annual leave, and personal leave; 12 paid holidays per year, tuition remission; employer-funded pension and supplemental retirement accounts.