Senior Clerk Typist – Payroll & Data Specialist

Erie Community College; United States; On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Erie Community College is seeking a Clerk Typist for the Institutional Research, Assessment, Accreditation and Planning department. The role involves typing, preparing payrolls, data assembly, and routine correspondence in a fast-paced office environment.

The position requires a high school diploma (or equivalency) with typing, plus one year of clerical experience; a one-year post-high school secretarial course can substitute for the experience. Union/FT status applies.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma, including or supplemented by a course in typing and one (1) year of office clerical experience.
• Completion of a one (1) year or longer post high school secretarial course, which included typing, may be substituted for the required experience.
• Additional office clerical experience, which included typing, beyond the one-year requirement, may be substituted for high school on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Types accounting and financial statements, payrolls, statistical tabulations and data, for letters, memoranda, vouchers, reports, requisitions and other material.
• Reviews accounts, reports and other documents for completeness, accuracy and conformity with established procedures.
• Indexes and files documents and correspondence.
• Searches, locates, and records papers and documents.
• Assembles a variety of data from office records for incorporation into various reports.
• Prepares payrolls and maintains time cards.
• Composes and types routine correspondence.
• Assists in proofreading typewritten and printed material.
• Answers telephone, gives routine information to the public and makes appointments for superior.
• Operates an adding machine, calculator or other office machines.
• Collects and maintains records of fees collected by department.
• Operates an alpha-numeric keyboard to transcribe data directly to a computer.
• Maintains records of petty cash fund.
• Utilizes enhanced computer systems and equipment in the completion of assigned clerical tasks.

Skills

Typing

Office clerical

Business arithmetic

English

Clerical aptitude

Neatness

Tact and courtesy

Decision making

Education

High school diploma or equivalent with typing

Secretarial course substitution

Tools

Alpha-numeric keyboard

Office machines

Job description

SUNY Erie Community College is seeking a Clerk Typist for the Institutional Research, Assessment, Accreditation and Planning department. The role involves typing, preparing payrolls, data assembly, and routine correspondence in a fast-paced office environment.

The position requires a high school diploma (or equivalency) with typing, plus one year of clerical experience; a one-year post-high school secretarial course can substitute for the experience. Union/FT status applies.