"Accounting Clerk II"

Accounting Clerk II

Company: Chadron State College

Job Location: Chadron, 69337

Category: Bursar and Student Accounts

Type: Full-Time

Job Summary:

Nature of work: This is complex clerical work involving the application of accounting principles and practices in maintaining financial records. Performs varied tasks such as responsibility for the application of bookkeeping principles and practices to a wide range of financial records and accounts within the limits of an established accounting system. Work includes performing accounting procedures including posting and balancing transactions to account ledgers, preparing account adjustments and reconciling general ledger accounts with monthly reports. Work decisions are made in accordance with established precedents and departmental procedures. Supervision is received from an administrative superior with work reviewed in the form of accuracy and results achieved.

Essential Duties: Provide excellent customer service to students, staff, and faculty over the phone, in person, and through email.
Responsible for accounts receivable (student accounts)
Process billings and payments
Answer inquiries on student accounts
Disburse student refund checks and process outstanding checks
Receipt off-campus payments
Send student accounts to outside collection agencies per procedures
Maintain files with adequate authorizations and backup for billings
Track study abroad and study away student payment balances
Assist Student Financials Accountant with weekly student account review
Responsible for reconciliations as assigned

Secondary Duties:
Assist with physical inventory duties related to campus inventory and surplus
Issue parking permits to students, staff, faculty and public
Open and close offices
Review housing files
Provide backup assistance to third party billing process
Other duties as assigned

Additional Info

About Us:

Founded in 1911, Chadron State College (CSC) sits nestled against the northern slope of northwest Nebraska's beautiful Pine Ridge. With its roots in teacher education, CSC has evolved into a comprehensive college offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs through on-campus and online courses in a variety of fields of study. CSC takes pride in being financially and academically accessible to a student population of more than 2,200. The College values diversity and inclusion in people and thought.

Chadron State College seeks to harness impactful experiences and outcomes for its students and recognizes that student engagement and learning is a primary component of its mission. While the College serves students from around the globe, CSC retains a special commitment to serve the residents and needs of Nebraska's High Plains region through education, research, and public service programs. CSC has a significant cultural and economic component to its regional role, working creatively to ensure access to quality educational offerings. A strong sense of community, resilience to adversity, and a practical approach have embodied the character of the College and region for more than a century.

Chadron State College is one of three institutions that comprise the Nebraska State College System (NSCS). Combined with Peru State and Wayne State Colleges, the three colleges serve nearly 9,000 students and offer more than 200 degree, certificate, and pre-professional programs. The open-enrollment institutions partner with the rural communities they serve to provide an engaging, personalized, and rewarding college experience for undergraduate and graduate students. The NSCS is committed to providing a high-quality education that is affordable and accessible to all students.

Required Qualifications:

High School education or GED
Coursework in accounting or 1 year work experience in accounting or bookkeeping or any combination or skills, knowledge, or abilities that meet these requirements

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree
2 years Accounting or Bookkeeping experience

Compliance Requirements:

Background Check
Credit Check