Senior Accounting Technician

Fayetteville Technical Community College is recruiting for a new member of our Business and Finance Team and now accepting applications for a full-time Senior Accounting Technician!

The Senior Accounting Technician performs a variety of responsible paraprofessional and technical level accounting work involving the preparation and maintenance of financial reports, accounting records, and statistical records and reports, provides technical or functional training to staff; and provides responsible technical staff assistance to higher level department staff.

We offer a valuable benefits package that includes the following:

 

• Perform a variety of paraprofessional and technical accounting duties in the preparation, maintenance, and review of financial records and reports.
• Serve in a lead capacity over either financial aid programs, accounts payable, payroll, accounts receivable, cashiering, or purchasing; review and audit the work of designated accounting clerical staff in assigned area of responsibility; establish work procedures and processes.
• Reconcile accounts in the general ledger; prepare journal entries as necessary.
• Review and prepare budget transfers by responsibility center as authorized; make adjusting entries and balance.
• Prepare, process, and balance accounts payable; establish check runs and ensure proper ordering and timeliness of runs; coordinate with other departments and vendors to meet specific needs and issues; prepare tax reports; coordinate with Vice President for Business and Finance the release of checks to insure the availability of funds.
• Research and analyze specific problems in the preparation of assigned reports.
• Reconcile and balance assigned accounts and funds against the general ledger.
• Prepare and maintain daily reports and records of money received on a daily basis; verify, code, calculate, and receipt all monies.
• Post on computer to general ledger all accounts receivables; balance revenues receipted, and prepare bank deposits.
• Prepare, process, and maintain Debt Setoff accounts to include Department of Revenue, Williams and Fudge, and NCO collections, and notification letters and refunds of overpayment.
• Act as backup for replacement checks.
• Key journal entries into Colleague.
• Assist students at the front counter; collect monies; issue receipts; provide information regarding student account status.
• Advise and inform other divisions and departments on accounting policies and procedures; answer questions concerning assigned accounting activities.
• Prepare petty cash funds for registration activities at on and off-campus locations.
• Balance cash and agree to daily computer recaps.
• Perform cashiering duties and assist and provide information to students during registration. Provide leadership role during registration in training other cashiers and balancing funds at the end of the day.
• Collect and process returned checks, including maintaining appropriate records of actions, letter writing and phone contact to resolve issues and preparing paperwork for legal action.
• Manage the reimbursable grants, including filing for reimbursement and monitoring activities for compliance both with the grant specifications and also state and federal guidelines.
• Perform related duties as assigned.