Accounting Clerk

The Accounting Clerk performs any combination of duties involving routine calculating, posting, monitoring, reconciling, processing and verifying to obtain or record financial data for use in maintaining the University's accounting records within the Office of the Bursar.

• Key data and prepares batches for processing which involves sorting, alphabetizing, and running tapes to verify hash counts and totals.
• Review student award checks or related documents.
• Prepare routine entries and posts financial transactions; reconciles entries and internal ledgers to financial reporting system reports.
• Research processing problems, contacts departments and students to resolve problems and expedite payment, and responds to inquiries by telephone or in writing; refers complex problems for solution.
• Handle cash and cash related transactions, issues receipts, and balances cash fund; enters cash transactions in ledgers and reconciles cash reports; prepares bank deposits; takes deposits to the bank.
• Assist in bad debt write off and collection of written off accounts through collection agencies and the State of Missouri.
• Distribute, review, calculate, and process student refund payments.
• Strong customer service skills
• Post charges to student account in a timely and accurate manner. Post financial aid to student accounts in compliance with state and federal guidelines, or institutional policy.
• Ability to work as needed to collect funds at University events at night and on weekends.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

• Associate's degree or higher in accounting or business preferred.
• Two years' experience in an accounting, book-keeping or related office setting.
• Higher Education background preferred

• Ability to prepare routine administrative paperwork.
• Basic data entry and/or word processing skills.
• Knowledge of Title IV rules and regulations.
• Ability to sort, count, and verify numbers.
• Knowledge of university accounting procedures involving student accounts.
• Ability to perform simple accounting procedures.
• Account balancing skills.
• Ability to use computers, spreadsheets and word processing programs.
• Ability to use an automated accounting system.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems.
• Strong customer service soft skills.