Accounting Clerk
7 days ago
PRIMARY WORK LOCATION: Macy Campus, South Sioux City Campus
SUPERVISOR: Business Office Director CLOSING DATE: Until Filled
STARTING PAY: $17-19/hr +BENEFITS based upon experience.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE: “The Nebraska Indian Community College provides quality higher education and lifelong educational opportunities for Umonhon (Omaha) Isanti (Santee Dakota) and all learners.” Nebraska Indian Community College is envisioned as a comprehensive Tribal College which values service through high-quality education. Institutional programs value and cultivate the creative and productive talents of learners, faculty, and staff, and seek ways to contribute to the self-sufficiency of the Nations served, the well-being of our communities, and the quality of life and development of its learners, faculty, and service areas.
JOB DESCRIPTION: This position provides accounting and clerical support to the business office.
The individual will keep financial records updated, prepare reports, review reports for accuracy, and assist with reconciliations.
This position will assist with research, improving business processes, and communication, and ensure compliance with all NICC financial policies.
Primary Duties:
- Organize and process financial transactions to include entering and posting credit card transactions to the accounting system, preparing deposits, assisting with payroll adjustments, and entering other accounting transactions as necessary.
- Assist with running financial reports and reviewing for accuracy.
- Assist with tracking and maintenance of timeline for business office projects.
- Maintain and update business office documents and filing system.
- Maintain and update the approved vendor list.
- Route documents for signatures as needed.
- Reconcile check ledgers, and scholarship distributions, and assist with bank recs as necessary.
- Receives shipments, tags items for inventory, completes required documentation, and informs appropriate staff on receipt of items.
- Corresponds with employees and advises them concerning the implementation of accounting policy and procedures and assists with issues.
- Become familiar with, help implement, and update NICC’s Accounting Policies and Procedures.
- Performs similar and/or other related duties as assigned or required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- MINIMUM required associate degree in a related discipline, prior bookkeeping or double entry accounting knowledge, and customer service experience preferred.
- PREFERED: Bachelor’s degree in business and/or operations management
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, COMPETENCIES, and ABILITIES:Preferred candidates will have proven success in the following:
- Minimum of two (2) years’ work experience, preferably in a tribal or community college setting.
- Competency in Microsoft Office, Adobe, and accounting software knowledge and skills.
- Familiarity with basic accounting procedures.
- Possess a strong aptitude for numbers.
- Elevated degree of attention to detail.
- Strong time management.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Effective communication skills.
- Adaptability.
- Willingness to learn.
- Qualified applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
- A strong knowledge of either the Umonhon or Isanti Dakota people.
About Nebraska Indian Community College:
For the past 40 years, the Nebraska Indian Community College has been and remains dedicated to planting the seeds of knowledge through unique and culturally relevant educational experiences. These experiences are geared toward all Umonhon(Omaha), Isanti (Santee Dakota), and other learners attending classes at one of our three campuses. NICC is open to all who are willing to enhance and improve their lives. In order to create a more perfect setting for learning, we are actively pursuing new and improved educational facilities. Further, the college has recently received excellent marks, with the next site visit scheduled in seven years. The college is dedicated to bringing state-of-the-art facilities and programs to our learners, and it is our intention to encourage students to take advantage of a quality, culturally-based education. Our aim is to provide you with a quality learning experience and to equip you with the skills and knowledge that you will need in the profession of your choice. We invite you to become a part of our learning community. We welcome learners, visitors, and especially family members of present and past students. I would like to personally invite you to learn about us so that we can learn about you to better serve you to prepare for your aspirations, hopes, and dreams. Our campuses are constantly sponsoring programs, activities, and events in the community – thus showing our enthusiastic spirit of reaching out and making out environment a better place to work, communicate, play, learn, and live.
