Accountant
(Position No. 110806014)
Salary: $2,551 / Month
A full-time position in the DSC/Financial Services Department. Duties includ, but are not limited to:
- Performs reconciliations and analyses of assigned general ledger accounts.
- Independently researches records and prepares adjusting journal entries.
- Audits and/or reconciles reports and documents for compliance with policies and procedures of the DCCCD and external agencies.
- Resolves differences and initiates corrections.
- Develops and maintains a variety of spreadsheets and files utilized to provide up-to-date information to management in decision-making and to provide documentation for accounting transactions.
- Contacts other DCCCD staff or external agencies or individuals to obtain, supply or explain data and to identify additional information.
- Incumbents may be assigned responsibilities including accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliation, purchasing, functions, etc. working around stringent deadlines and confidential information related to student/departmental accounts.
- Acts as a resource to the department in interpreting business office procedures, DCCCD policies and procedures and rules and regulations of external agencies.
- May develop office procedures and recommend changes in existing procedures to supervisor.
- May run ad-hoc reports utilizing specific software programs (e.g. Colleague), download data, and manipulate data for reports as requested.
- May select, train and evaluate assigned staff.
- May perform designated duties of the supervisor in his/her absence.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in business or accounting plus two years of general accounting experience in a computerized multi-cost center environment or Associate’s degree plus four years of general accounting experience in a computerized multi-cost environment.
- Ability to utilize computer technology to access data, maintain records, generate reports and communicate with others.
- Ability to communicate effectively with individuals from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
- Official transcripts will be required.
- A criminal background check will be conducted.
- Persons with Title IV Return of Funds and/or General Financial Aid experience are encouraged to apply.
Position is open until Friday, Sept. 19, 2008.
For more information call: District Service Center
(972)860-7783
Application Requirements: Deadline for all 1. applications, 2. resume and 3. official transcripts (electronic/non-electronic) is 5 p.m.
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