Position Description

There’s a momentum underway at Stark State College, and its energy comes from the exceptionally dedicated employees who work hard for students who work even harder.

Success – in its many forms – is the result.

If your love for numbers and details has taken you far in life, and if being a difference maker in the lives of others is important to you, we invite you to apply to our Assistant Staff Accountant - General (generally known as Accounts Payable Specialist/Clerk) in our Comptroller's office. This position's primary focus will be processing accounts payables, invoice analysis and working closely with vendors and our payroll and cashier teams for cross training purposes.

Typical in office hours are Mon-Fri 8:30a-4:30p

Salary Range:
$20.65 - $26.84 Hourly
$42,943 - $55,825 Annually

Position Duties

What you'll be working on in this position:

Process weekly disbursement batches to pay college obligations. This includes employee travel reimbursements, non-wage payroll disbursements, payment of vendor invoices for equipment, supplies, utilities, subscriptions, dues, repairs, etc. for the College.

Maintain accounts payable and purchasing vendor files in Banner ERP system including processing IRS Form 1099 for applicable vendors and submitting to IRS as appropriate.

Monitor the accounting departmental and account code information submitted on all purchase orders for accuracy.

Create and enter General Accounting journal vouchers, including recording of Prepaid Expenses and Account Reclassifications.

Serve as a backup cashier accountant by receipting various sources of revenue into the financial system, waiting on customers at the payment window, reconciling daily deposits with the receipts and preparing deposits for bank.

Assist with payroll function and become a back up for payroll processing duties.

Answer questions and provide assistance to students and outside agencies concerning account balances.

Prepare monthly College Foundation Financial Reports (using monthly bank statements and spreadsheets) and analyze and report on agency accounts

Accounting for the financial activities of the bookstore. These accounting functions include accounts payable, sales tax accounting & preparation, uploading daily bookstore revenue into the College’s Banner ERP system, and daily bookstore deposit verification.

Provide accounting, research and reporting for special projects and requests.

Other duties as assigned by the General Accounting Manager and/or Comptroller.

Education, Experience and Licensure/Certification Requirements

Associate degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required.

Minimum of two (2) years of accounting experience in accounts payable and accounts receivable, payroll, processing journal entries, system analysis and reporting and computer knowledge in the accounting field required.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Required

Statistical & accounting skills with effective use of Microsoft Office Suite.

Proficient computer skills to navigate Banner system and to create spreadsheets.

Oral & written communication skills to work with vendors, co-workers, and students.

Proficient problem solving and planning skills.

Attention to detail and organizational skills.