Fiscal Specialist - Auburn, United States - Green River Community College

Description

Position Summary

5% King County Premium Pay will be added on top

Full Benefit Package

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ABOUT THE COLLEGE:

Green River College's student body is made up of approximately 41% Academic Transfer students, 34% Professional-Technical, 15% Adult Basic Education, 3% Applied Bachelor degrees.

Green River College has four campuses, including the main campus in Auburn, with satellite campuses in Kent, downtown Auburn, and Enumclaw.

Green River programs serve high school graduates, Running Start students (dual enrollment in local high schools and the college), those seeking retraining for the workforce, international students, students learning English, and Continuing Education students.

Green River's service areas are increasingly ethnically diverse, comprising African Americans, African immigrants, Asian Americans, Asians, Latinx, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Middle Eastern Americans, among other communities.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY,


EQUITY AND INCLUSION:

Green River College is committed to enhancing and supporting a diverse campus environment, incorporating principles of equity in order to promote inclusive practices.

Diversity is understood in terms of intersectional identities defined by culture, race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, social class, disability, religion, veteran status, immigration status, and age.

Given the diversity of our student population and service areas, we encourage applications from faculty, staff, and administrators with demonstrated experience and expertise in supporting, sustaining and serving people from a wide range of backgrounds and collaborating effectively with others.

Fiscal Specialist 1:
This position performs detailed fiscal work under general supervision of the Student Financials Manager.

This position performs fiscally related tasks that involve receiving, distributing, transferring and accounting for funds independently and in collaboration with a team, under general supervision of the Student Financials Manager.

Student Financial Services office provides customer service to students and other customers, as well as fiscal support to the finance office and other campus departments, that applies principles of financial management to perform cashiering functions which include - cash handling, departmental deposits, student accounts reconciliation, financial aid processing, analysis, receivables and other functions.

Position Responsibilities

• Answer a variety of questions and handle potentially stressful situations with a diverse population in a courteous and professional manner.
• Assist, explain and advisestudents about our tuition and fee rates, tuition due dates, payment options, refund policies, and other policies and procedures. Provide consistent and accurate information while following the FERPA guidelines.?
• Provide and create account statements and receipts to students as requested.
• Process payments with card terminal, cash, and check and apply accurately to appropriate accounts.
• Process EFT payments and reconcile to Customer Accounts.
• Process departmental deposits efficiently and accurately.?
• Analyze, review and process refund requests to the correct account or student.
• Review and correct Student Accounts and communicate with supervisor, students and other departments as necessary.
• Reconcile, balance and close daily batch.
• Download queries to adjust tuition for students in both upper and lower division classes.
• Make manual account adjustments, Financial Aid adjustments, and apply waivers.
• Maintains and/or enforces security procedures to ensure safety of college funds.
• Coordinate Financial Aid Disbursement and Refund activities.
• Run Student Collections process.
• Post Financial Aid Refunds.
• Apply Grants payments to Third Party Accounts.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE,


SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Maintain ethics, integrity, confidentiality and use of sound professional judgment
• Multi-task numerous projects with demonstrated time management skills
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to communicate effectively using language that is appropriate to both the complexity of the topic and the knowledge and understanding of the listener
• Working knowledge of fiscally related work in the areas of accounts receivables and collections
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and?work effectively with people of various ethnic, cultural, educational, and socio-economic backgrounds
• Ability to work accurately with attention to detail and numbers
• Ability to answer phones and direct calls
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Ability to work with change and interruptions

Qualifications


Minimum Qualifications:

• Three years of relevant accounting experience or equivalent education/experience.
• Demonstrated successful experience working accurately with numbers.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Supplemental Information


WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Must have the ability to sit for prolonged period of time at a desk/computer workstation
• Frequent repetitive arm, hand, and finger motions
• Frequent use of computer and exposure to terminal screen in performing work assignments
• Work in an office setting with frequent interruptions
• Must be able to maintain "regular and predictable attendance"
• May need to carry, lift or move equipment/supplies up to 25lbs
• Work schedule: Monday-Thursday8:00am-5:00pm, 8:00am-4:30pm

Training

• Non-discrimination
• Ethics
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Safety Orientation
• Title IX
• Procurement 101
• Campus Safety Authority (CSA)
• FERPA

Attach the following with your completed on line application and responses to the Supplemental Questions (located under the tab titled "Supplemental Questions") to be considered for this position.

• A Cover Letter which specifically describes how you meet each qualification
• Resume
• Supplemental question(s)

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All offers of employment are subject to background checks.(Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted.

Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.)

At this time, Green River College does not offer H1B Visa.

Green River College is a tobacco free campus.

For more information on the tobacco policy, please visit the following link:


Jeanne Clery Statement:

Notice of Availability of Annual Security and Fire Safety Report- Green River College's Annual Safety and Fire Report is available online at , containing mandated information about current campus policies concerning safety and security issues, required statistics, and other related information for the past three calendar years.

To obtain a paper copy of the report, please call


EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Green River College does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, gender, gender orientation, age, marital status, religion, disability, genetic information or on any other unlawful basis.

The college is committed to preventing and stopping discrimination, including harassment of any kind and any associated retaliatory behavior.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Executive Director of Human Resources, 12401 SE 320th Street, Auburn, WA , To receive this information in an alternate format, please contact Disability Support Services at , ext.

2631; TTY

More than Just a Paycheck

Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.

We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career and that your priority is making sure that you and your family will maintain health and financial security.

That's why choice is a key component of our benefits package.

We have a selection of health and retirement and dental plans through the Public Employee Benefit Board, and most classified staff members will participate in either WA state's PERS 2 or PERS 3 retirement programs.

Other benefits include sick and vacation leave, staff training, paid holidays, and the opportunity to participate in the tuition-waiver program.

We also offer an on-campus fitness center.


Health Benefits:

Medical, dental, life and long term disability insurance benefits are provided as currently administered under the Public Employees Benefits Board.

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After over 55 years, Green River College remains committed to serving the needs of our communities. How would your proven commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion support our commitment to serve communities that are rapidly changing?

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Agency Green River College

Address 12401 SE 320th Street

Auburn, Washington, 98092

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