Accounting Clerk - Accounting Services

Southern Adventist University•Collegedale, TN

5d•$17 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

Assisting with general clerical duties involved to accomplish receptionist, general accounting, bookkeeping, and payables. Essential Functions: Performs any combination of the following duties, depending upon departmental assignment: Receiving and directing phone calls Opening and distributing incoming mail Data entry of General Journal entries Maintaining the OH batch Following up on outstanding checks over 6-months Maintaining the list of O/S checks payable to State of TN Preparing IRS Forms 1098, 1099-R, 1098-C, Keeping record of campus magazine subscriptions Maintaining worship, birthday, and convocation schedules DataTel entry as requested General Office cleaning Parsonage Allowance for ministers Typing letters and minutes of meetings Tracking payments for tuition assistance Data entry for miscellaneous check books Run GL, TB, FS as requested Maintain reference book service/updates Real property deeds, contracts, agreements for purchase/sales Distribution of outside Invoices to departments for approval Monthly utility distribution spreadsheet/journal entries Backup for outside Invoice entry Recording days off for office staff Perform all other reasonably business-related functions as assigned.

Requirements

Working knowledge of business English, spelling, and arithmetic, office practices and procedures, and departmental rules and regulations.
Ability to understand and carry out complex oral and written instructions.
Ability to maintain complex records and files and to prepare technical, legal, or statistical reports.
Ability to meet the public well and to deal effectively with their questions or problems.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and employees and officials in other departments.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
May be required to type accurately at a speed of at least 45 wpm and/or to operate an adding machine by touch.
Practice confidentiality of information at all times.
High school graduation plus two (2) years' experience in accounting work.
Must have an expressed commitment to Jesus Christ, the teachings and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a SDA church member in good and regular standing

Nice To Haves

A bachelor's degree in accounting, secretarial or office administration, education, or a related field preferred
Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities.