What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Specialist II- Accounting and Reporting position at Central Piedmont Community College?
Salary : $41,600.00 - $51,288.00 Annually
Location : Central Campus - Uptown / Elizabeth
Job Type : Full-Time Staff
Job Number : 2025-00029
Unit : Finance & Facilities Operations
Department : Accounting & Reporting Dept.
Opening Date : 02 / 04 / 2025
Closing Date : 3 / 4 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Eastern
For part-time / adjunct faculty only : : N / A (not a PT faculty role)
Projected average hours of work per week : : 40 (full-time)
Required Cover Letter and Resume : Resume
Cover Letter
General Function
Performs moderately complex accounting work, including preparing and analyzing records and reports, maintains databases, processing positive pay for the college, entering requisitions, monthly / quarterly / annual journal entries to support month / yearend close, and balancing and reconciling specific accounts. Works with other departments providing customer service and answering questions. Completes the escheats process including bulk mailings of notice letters, collecting affidavits, and providing customer service to external customers.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Prepares assigned monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, internal reporting and various other accounting statements and reports; provides interpretation of results as appropriate.
2. Enter Requisitions for various purchases for the department.
3. Completes positive pay process as fraud prevention protocol for various bank accounts.
4. Monitors activity in assigned accounts; reviews specified accounts for accuracy.
5. Identifies non-standard accounting transactions through monthly internal reporting and communicates with appropriate parties to correct accounting records.
6. Performs completeness checks and prepares correcting entries to ensure proper application of financial transactions.
7. Assists with maintaining database for GASB 96.
8. Prepares monthly internal reporting and analysis.
9. Completes monthly merchant fee reclass.
10. Responsible for maintaining the journal entry inventory by ensuring receipt of backup as well as ensuring completeness.
11. Identify unclaimed property for the college and complete mailings for unclaimed property / escheats process with a minimum of two annual mailings. Maintains tracking of received affidavits and records of contact with payees in compliance with North Carolina regulations.
12. Responsible for timely customer service for internal and external stakeholders.
13. Completes Quarterly bank transfers and journal entries.
14. Completes year end journal entries as part of the year end process.
15. Completes annual cross training review to serve as back- up for other staff accountants.
16 .Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements and Preferred Qualifications
Associate Degree from an accredited institution in Accounting or closely related field and 2 years of related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications :
- General knowledge of Accounting Principles
- Experience with Ellucian Colleague
- Experience in Higher Education
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in Accounting or Business Administration and 1 year of related work experience
Additional Information
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics :
Working Conditions :
Typical office environment, frequently listening to and talking with faculty and other staff members either in person or by telephone; frequently sitting at a desk or workstation using a computer display, keyboard, and mouse
Central Piedmont is happy offer a comprehensive and affordable benefits package to full-time employees including :
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Do you have an Associate Degree from an accredited institution in Accounting or closely related field and 2 years of related work experience?
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Salary : $41,600 - $51,288
