Accounting Technician

NC Community Colleges; Winterville (NC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pitt Community College in North Carolina is seeking a cashiering and accounting support specialist to maintain student AR accounts, process deposits, refunds, and financial aid postings. Under supervision, you will support the Cashier's office and collaborate with Financial and Registrar offices.

Requires an Associate’s Degree with coursework in Accounting or Business; 1–2 years of accounting or finance experience. The role is full-time, on-site, with daily cash handling and report preparation.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree with coursework emphasis in Accounting, Business Administration or related field.
• One (1)- two (2) years previous experience and/or training involving accounting or finance.

Responsibilities

• Verifies daily cashier reports and prepares daily deposits to appropriate banks; prepares daily reports to North Carolina State Treasurer and NCCCS.
• Receives and processes Return to Title IV Financial Aid calculations for repayment /reduction of financial aid.
• Assists with Third Party Sponsorships creation and billing.
• Processes tuition and fee refunds after verifying the accuracy of refund amounts.
• Reviews the online web payment emails for payment accuracy and student restriction hold removal.
• Receives payments from students, Continuing Education Department, staff, faculty, third party payors, EFT, and contracting agencies on a daily basis.
• Verifies and processes the Bookstore, Library, Copy Center and various other department deposits.
• Processes Financial Aid postings and initiates the refund vouchers in the absence of the AR/AP Accounting Technician.
• Prepares financial aid refund checks for mailing. Holds, tracks and contacts students with financial aid checks that are being held.
• Receives, reviews, processes, submits, and/or files a variety of documents and reports including refund requests, bookstore daily reports, day end reports, stop payment forms, etc.
• Acts as liaison for the Cashier’s office to the Financial and Registrar office’s.
• Receives, processes, or resolves student inquiries and issues.
• Cross-trained to and backs up all Accounts Receivable personnel.
• Refers to policy and procedure manuals, computer manuals, codes / laws / regulations, publications and reference texts, etc.
• Operates and use a variety of office equipment such as computer, printer, telephone, calculator, etc.
• Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals including immediate supervisor, co-workers, staff, and the general public.
• Sets up and maintains files for all receipts; prepares various forms to be used by the office.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Education

Associate’s Degree with coursework emphasis in Accounting, Business Administration or related field

Job description

• Associate’s Degree with coursework emphasis in Accounting, Business Administration or related field
• One (1)- two (2) years previous experience and/or training involving accounting or finance

Position Description

Under general supervision, the purpose of the position is to provide cashiering, accounting, and clerical support. Employees in this classification perform routine accounting and clerical work related to student accounts receivable (AR) accounts. Performs related work as directed.

What You’ll Do:

• Verifies daily cashier reports and prepares daily deposits to appropriate banks; prepares daily reports to North Carolina State Treasurer and NCCCS
• Receives and processes Return to Title IV Financial Aid calculations for repayment /reduction of financial aid.
• Assists with Third Party Sponsorships creation and billing.
• Processes tuition and fee refunds after verifying the accuracy of refund amounts.
• Reviews the online web payment emails for payment accuracy and student restriction hold removal.
• Receives payments from students, Continuing Education Department, staff, faculty, third party payors, EFT, and contracting agencies on a daily basis.
• Verifies and processes the Bookstore, Library, Copy Center and various other department deposits.
• Processes Financial Aid postings and initiates the refund vouchers in the absence of the AR/AP Accounting Technician.
• Prepares financial aid refund checks for mailing. Holds, tracks and contacts students with financial aid checks that are being held.
• Receives, reviews, processes, submits, and/or files a variety of documents and reports including refund requests, bookstore daily reports, day end reports, stop payment forms, etc.
• Acts as liaison for the Cashier’s office to the Financial and Registrar office’s.
• Receives, processes, or resolves student inquiries and issues.
• Cross-trained to and backs up all Accounts Receivable personnel.
• Refers to policy and procedure manuals, computer manuals, codes / laws / regulations, publications and reference texts, etc.
• Operates and use a variety of office equipment such as computer, printer, telephone, calculator, etc.
• Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals including immediate supervisor, co-workers, staff, and the general public.
• Sets up and maintains files for all receipts; prepares various forms to be used by the office.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Our Values:

At Pitt Community College, our culture is built on excellence, collaboration, innovation, accountability and a student-centered focus. We expect our employees to embrace the following cultural statements:

• Every role contributes to student success.
• We treat one another with respect and work together as one team.
• We embrace creativity, adaptability, and new ideas to stay relevant.
• We act with integrity, accountability, and responsible stewardship.
• We put students first, designing programs and services that help them thrive in college, career and life.