Job Number 1909055


Technician, Accounting




This position is past the Close Date, no more applications will be accepted.
Position Information

Location Service Center
Hours 40 hours/week as assigned; Generally Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM
Salary Technician 3/117 ($31,200.00 - $43,577.00)
FLSA Status Non-Exempt
Reports To Manager or Supervisor
Criminal Background Check
College Profile

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
 
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
  • Reflects the diversity of our community
  • Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
  • Is attracted by the college mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
  • Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for under-represented populations
  • Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
  • Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Our Mission

The Austin Community College District promotes student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training in its service area.
 
For more information, see http://www.austincc.edu/about-acc/mission-statement

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention and completion of historically underserved and under-represented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.
 
As an open access and low-cost institution, ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body.  Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to the diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds of our students.  In 2017 our faculty adopted a Statement of ACC Faculty Values.  This Statement affirms that ACC's faculty members value collaboration, service, agency, scholarship, inclusion, and teaching, all of which attest to our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our mission.

General Statement of Job

To perform various technical accounting activities as assigned and provide assistance to other members of the Business Services team as required.

Description of Duties and Tasks

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Assists staff, students and vendors with accounting related issues.
  2. Works with sponsorship letters and purchase orders that are received via fax, interoffice, email or mail.
  3. Prepares the employee voucher, exemption and waiver reports.
  4. Promptly processes the employee vouchers.
  5. Gathers data to develop, verify and edit various accounting reports.
  6. Prepares, analyzes, and compiles worksheets, balances, and accounts.
  7. Processes billings for sponsors, auxiliary accounts, and verifies sponsor agreements, waivers, and exemptions.
  8. Researches banking or billing transactions for accuracy utilizing on-line resources to resolve discrepancies.
  9. Performs reconciliation activities by monitoring accounts, preparing and processing journal entries to clear reconciling items.
  10. Audits invoices for accuracy.
  11. Serves as a liaison with vendors, internal and external business partners, and other stakeholders.
  12. Researches inquiries about invoices, general ledger entries, or other matters.
  13. Assists with audits and special projects as required.
  14. Participates in closing the books on a monthly and annual basis.
  15. Scans, e-files, and retrieves documents in the records management system.
  16. May train other staff members and test accounting software.
  17. 17) Assists with Treasury-related tasks and provides cash position updates.

    18) Processes transactions from various funding sources using file uploads into Colleague, Workday, and other repositories.

    19) Coordinates and executes financial transactions and activities, such as bill payment, invoicing, payroll, etc.

    20) Liaises with and responds to inquiries from business partners, customers, or other stakeholders.

    21)Assist with the audit process by providing information and data as requested.

    22) Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge

Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Skills

Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Technology Skills

Required Work Experience

Required Education

Preferred Education

Physical Requirements

Safety

HR Use Only

ACC Benefits Overview

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Austin Community College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under the Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.