What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Clerk - Accounts Payable position at The University of Mississippi Medical Center?
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Job Requisition ID:
R00041795
Job Category:
Professional and Technical
Organization:
Accounts Payable Processing
Location/s:
Main Campus Jackson
Job Title:
Accounting Clerk - Accounts Payable
Job Summary:
To perform clerical and routine accounting tasks in support of a department or operating unit such as posting entries, verifying, reconciling and entering data, and processing payments. To respond to inquiries and perform various clerical duties.
Education & Experience
Education and Experience Required:
High School Diploma/GED and one (1) year of related experience.
Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: N/A
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of accounting principles and procedures. Skill in the use of computers and related software applications. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal and customer service skills. Records maintenance skills. Ability to sort, check, count, and verify numbers. Ability to prepare financial reports. Ability to analyze and solve problems.
Responsibilities
- Posts information, keys data, and performs routine accounting work as prescribed.
- Prepares journal entries required for the entry of data into the general accounting system.
- Prepares reports and correspondence; distributes financial documents and files.
- Reconciles expenditure reports to source documents.
- Answers telephones, opens and sorts mail, meets and greats visitors, and performs other clerical functions.
- Maintains applicable files and records.
- The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking.
Time Type:
Part time
FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:
No
Pay Class:
Hourly
FTE %:
40
Work Shift:
Rotating
Benefits Eligibility:
Grant Funded:
Job Posting Date:
03/21/2025
Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):
