What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Assistant position at Davidson College?
Job Description
Accounting Assistant is responsible for processing cash receipts, processing journal entries, auditing college expense reports, assisting with accounts payable processes and performing monthly account reconciliations.
Duties : Cash Receipts :
- Upload weekly miscellaneous cash receipts received from campus departments. Maintain all-access Google sheet used for collecting coding.
- Process enrollment deposits for incoming students.
- Process student tuition payments
- Process customer payments
Accounts Payable :
Journal Entries :
Expense Reports :
Other duties as assigned, including but not limited to :
Requirements :
Associate's degree; Minimum of five years of Accounting / Bookkeeping experience. Bachelor's degree is preferred. Experience with processing a high volume of transactions, reconciling accounts, and basic accounting knowledge. Proficiency in banking software, Microsoft Excel, and an administrative software system like Banner or Oracle. Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to provide great customer service to a variety of customers. Strong attention to detail.
As a part of your application materials, a resume and cover letter are required. Information about how to submit the application documents can be found at https : / / employment.davidson.edu
About Us
Davidson is a highly selective, nationally ranked, residential, four-year liberal arts college located in Davidson, North Carolina, close to the city of Charlotte. Davidson is strongly committed to achieving excellence and cultural diversity (https : / / www.davidson.edu / about / commitment-diversity-and-inclusion), and welcomes applications from women, members of minority groups, and others who would bring additional dimensions to the college's mission.
At Davidson College, we believe the college grows stronger by recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff committed to building an inclusive community. In order to achieve and sustain educational excellence, we seek to hire talented faculty and staff across the intersections of diverse races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, socio-economic backgrounds, political perspectives, abilities, cultures, and national origins.
