What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable position at Central Lakes College?
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Working Title:
Accounts Payable
Institution:
Central Lakes College
Classification Title:
Bargaining Unit / Union:
206: AFSCME - Clerical and Office
City:
Staples
FLSA:
Non Job Exempt
Full Time / Part Time:
Full time
Employment Condition:
Classified - Unlimited
Salary Range:
$21.90 - $31.21
Application Procedure:
Please upload the following information with your application:
- Cover Letter/Letter of Interest
- Current resume (include dates of employment with month and year) for each position and indicate average hours worked per week for each job.
Job Description
This position exists to process payments to vendors in a timely manner ensuring legality, budget availability, and appropriate authorization of all college purchases while insuring appropriate accounts are charged. This position also performs a variety of administrative and operational functions such as account and system reconciliations, monthly tax and ad hoc bank processing and settlements and budget and accounting support.
Minimum Qualifications
- Knowledge of basic accounting and business principles sufficient to monitor, collect and analyze data, prepare financial information, and implement minor procedural and transactional changes in fiscal operations.
- Skills in math sufficient to calculate, review and reconcile data and balance accounts.
- Ability to create and maintain electronic spreadsheets (such as Excel) sufficient to enter and retrieve data, and create formulas
- Word processing skills sufficient to prepare grammatically correct letters and documents in a professional manner.
- Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
Preferred Qualification
- Two year accounting degree or four years of equivalent accounting experience.
- Analytical thinking and high attention to detail with ability to understand and effectively carry out complex oral and written directions.
- Knowledge of office procedures, methods and equipment sufficient to input and access information in computer systems, and assemble and complete documents.
- Ability to operate a variety of office equipment (computer, copier, etc.) and learn the computerized accounting systems and software used by the State and the agency.
- Time management and organizational skills sufficient to organize workload and meet deadlines while ensuring records are accurate and retrievable when necessary.
- Customer service skills sufficient to provide courteous and efficient service and communicate effectively with customers including the public, students, residents and their families, and employees of other state agencies, sufficient to explain policies and procedures and deal with complaints from clients who may be hostile, confused or agitated.
- Working knowledge of MinnState accounting and reporting systems.
- Knowledge of laws, policies, procedures, and auditing principles and procedures sufficient to provide information to assist in the audit of the college.
- Knowledge of Legislative Auditor, Department of Finance, and State Treasurer requirements for handling state funds.
- Knowledge of data query functions and report development skills.
Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)
Monday-Friday, 8 hours/day, 8:00-4:30
Telework (Yes/No)
No
About
Central Lakes College (CLC) is a comprehensive community and technical college serving about 5,500 students per year. With a knowledgeable, caring faculty and modern, results-oriented programs in comfortable facilities, CLC is the college of choice for seekers of success.
Benefits Information:
At Minnesota State, we have a GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays, Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500), a Pension Plan, 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents, etc. We promote the health and well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.
Desired Start Date:
02-17-2025
Position End Date:
Open Date:
01-10-2025
Close Date:
01-22-2025
Posting Contact Name:
Terri Henrikson
Posting Contact Email:
as3269re@minnstate.eduSalary : $22 - $31
