Bookstore Accounting Clerk

General Statement of Job The Bookstore Accounting Clerk performs various clerical accounting functions by performing the following duties.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities Essential Duties: Monitors and reconciles student account uploads to University accounts.
Prepares Bookstore invoices and credit memos for payment by the University accounts payable department.
Performs daily reconciliation of the upload of accounts receivable to general ledger.
Prepares monthly Bookstore standard account entries and entries specific to year end including monthly reconciliation of various general ledger accounts.
Coordinates year end inventory process using Bookstore software inventory module.
Orders general merchandise items such as school and office supplies, art supplies, electronics, and snacks and beverages to be sold in the store.
Coordinates ordering of faculty rental regalia.
Provides customer service.
Other duties may be assigned.
Education, Experience, and Licenses High School diploma or GED certificate required.
Associate Degree with two or more years retail bookkeeping or accounting experience preferred or comparable experience.
Experience with PC based software such as Microsoft Excel and Word.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, follow procedures, or adhere to regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to respond to questions from faculty, students, parents, staff, and administrators.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Ability to apply basic accounting concepts.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to understand and work daily with bookstore PC based point-of-sale (POS) and accounting system.
The ability to routinely perform detailed tasks with a high degree of accuracy.
Effective communication, orally (in person and by telephone) and in writing.
As part of the Campus Store team, the employee must display a team and customer-oriented attitude.
Physical Demands/Work Environment The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or use a computer keyboard and talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to sit.
The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
NOTICE: The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job.
All employees with disabilities are encouraged to contact Human Resources to review and discuss the essential and nonessential functions of the job.
An employee with a disability can evaluate the job in greater detail to determine if she/he can safely perform the essential function of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.