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UMass President's Office is Hiring an Accounts Payable Clerk Near Shrewsbury, MA
Primary Work Location:
Hybrid: Two days on-site in Westborough, MA three days working from home.
Job Summary:
Working under the direct supervision of the Accounts Payable Supervisor, this position performs various clerical and data control duties to support the Accounts Payable department of the UPST.
Essential Functions:
- Provides clerical support to the Accounts Payable department.
- Examines documents for compliance with rules and regulations of the State Comptroller, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the University of Massachusetts.
- Reviews problem data, checking for discrepancies and making corrections and enters information into the system.
- Processes and verifies balances and maintains and purges records and routine files.
- Answers questions on University policy and procedures in reference to appropriateness of expenditures, status of accounts, and invoice problems.
- Checks for discrepancies between source documents and data entry to determine accuracy of information and ensure compliance with established standards and procedures.
- Processes payment of assigned vendors on a daily basis.
- Research and resolve problems and/or questions relating to invoices with vendors and departments.
- Receives invoices from vendor for payment, audits disbursement vouchers for appropriate documentation and accuracy of data for entry, and for availability of funds.
- Processes refund checks and deposits from vendors. Requests stop payments and copies of cancelled checks, when appropriate.
Other Functions:
- Perform other duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience):
- High School degree or equivalent
- 1-2 years of Accounting/bookkeeping experience or related work experience
- Demonstrated ability to handle details and multiple priorities and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience):
- PeopleSoft experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office or similar software
Working Conditions:
- Typical office environment
Additional Details:
Salary commensurate with experience up to $53,000.
Job Summary
Full Time
$46k-57k (estimate)
05/12/2024
05/31/2024
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