Payment Processor

Montana-Dakota Utilities; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Montana-Dakota Utilities is seeking a clerical payments assistant to open, balance, image, and process customer payments, while maintaining accurate accounts and preparing deposits.

You will support imaging, deposits, checks, and balance batches, with tasks such as updating addresses and handling follow-up research. The role requires a high school diploma and office experience, and offers an hourly wage described in the posting.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalency.
• Ability to operate payment processing equipment with basic bookkeeping knowledge (debits/credits).
• One year of office experience preferred or coursework in accounting.

Responsibilities

• Open and balance payments in preparation for imaging.
• Assist in payment processing, including imaging, deposits, and checks.
• Balance multiple payment batches for deposit.
• Update mailing addresses and research customer accounts.
• Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Payment processing

Basic bookkeeping

Education

High School diploma or equivalency

Job description

Responsible for placing safety as #1 priority in day-to-day work routine for self and others. Provide clerical and administrative support in the processing and posting of customer payments; including preparation of payments for processing, researching customer accounts, and preparing deposits. Responsible for placing safety as #1 priority in day to day work routine for self and others.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High School diploma or equivalency; and
• Ability to operate payment processing equipment and understanding of basic bookkeeping concepts such as debits and credits normally acquired through accounting coursework or one year of office experience.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Must take all measures necessary to protect networks, devices, programs and data from cyber-attack, damage or unauthorized access.
• Required to maintain a valid driver's license.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, no sponsorships considered.
• Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background checks.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Opens and balances payments in preparation for imaging.
• Assists in payment processing, including imaging documents, keying corrections, assists in deposit process, balance and direct payments, endorses/encodes checks and prepares bank deposit.
• Balances multiple payment batches for deposit.
• Sorts outgoing mail and research customer accounts.
• Updates mailing addresses.
• Performs other tasks and special projects as assigned.

Offers typically made between - $18.43 - $23.04 Per Hour

Deadline to apply: September 1, 2026 @ 11am CST

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