Accounting Assistant/Cashier

**Job Location**

New Bern, NC

**Benefits**

FT benefit package **Minimum Qualifications**

High school diploma or equivalent.

Two (2) years' professional work experience handling cash and deposits.

**Preferred Qualifications**

Associate's degree in Accounting from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning.

Colleague experience.

**Position Description**

Accounting Assistant/Cashier

SALARY:$32,000.00 - $35,000.00 Annually

DIVISION:AdministrationDEPARTMENT:Financial Services

OPENING DATE:03/24/21

CLOSING DATE:04/14/21 05:00 PM

OCCUPATIONAL SUMMARY:

The Accounting Assistant- Cashier is responsible for performing a variety of diversified duties exercising independent judgment, with the principal focus on processing cash receipts in a timely manner, petty cash disbursements, vending refunds, and other areas of Financial Services as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Receives, verifies, records and issues receipts for all College cash collections; prepares balancing sheet for daily closeout

* Processes in person, electronic and phone payments for registration and various fees

* Receives and processes requests for petty cash reimbursements in a timely manner

* Receives and processes vending refunds; maintains logs of refunds and collects amounts paid out from appropriate vendors

* Performs monthly audits of cash bags for Barbering, Esthetics, Library, Testing Center, etc. and performs monthly inventory audit of Testing Center snacks and drinks

* Assists with various accounting tasks and provides assistance to colleagues within the office

* Provides customer service regarding collection issues

* Works with the Student Accounts Office to ensure non-active accounts are sent to collections and the NC Department of Revenue debt setoff program

* Distributes receipts, reports and various checks to appropriate recipients

* Performs a variety of customer service and clerical work requiring general knowledge of fee collection and cashiering activities

* Assists with maintaining a variety of financial records related to fee collection

* Assists students with account, payment plan and refund questions

* Provides information and assistance to internal and external customers through email, walk-in and telephone

* Participates in appropriate committees and task forces as assigned

* Performs other job-related duties and projects as assigned in support of the College's mission, core values and goals

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High school diploma or equivalent.

Two (2) years' professional work experience handling cash and deposits.

**Preferred:**

Associate's degree in Accounting from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning.

Colleague experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

**Knowledge**

* Methods, techniques and practices of clerical and computerized report preparation, record keeping and filing systems, and auditing

* Basic accounting and bookkeeping terminology and practices

**Skills**

* Proficient in Microsoft Office which includes Word and Excel, and operation of standard office equipment, including a 10-key calculator

* Understand and apply specific instructions and procedures, current guidelines, system updates and revisions, and policy changes

* Proficient recording, compiling, summarizing and analyzing data

* Effectively manage time and prioritize tasks

**Abilities**

* Communicate effectively, both written and orally

* Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization

* Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals

* Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions

* Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

* Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work

* Handle confidential information with absolute discretion

* Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; demonstrated ability to work effectively with a culturally diverse workforce, including those with different levels of academic preparation and varying physical and learning abilities, and socioeconomic levels

APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT:

800 College Court

New Bern, NC 28562

252-638-7335

hr@cravencc.edu

Position #2021-00054

ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT/CASHIER

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