Principal Account Clerk, Workforce Development and Community & Professional Education HV-CS-12524

Hudson Valley Community College - Troy, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

Troy, NY

501-1,000 employees

Educational Services

About the position

The Principal Account Clerk at Hudson Valley Community College plays a crucial role in maintaining financial accounts and records within the Office of Workforce Development and Community & Professional Education. This position involves overseeing financial operations, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting, and providing guidance to staff. The role requires a blend of independent judgment and adherence to established procedures, contributing to the college's mission of educational opportunity and economic development.

Responsibilities

• Plans, assigns and reviews the maintaining and checking of a wide variety of financial records and reports.
• Oversees and assists in the classification of receipts and expenditures and the distribution of costs according to prescribed codes.
• Directs the audit of varied accounts, claims and records and the preparation of reports.
• Has charge of the compilation, preparation and analysis of complex financial and statistical records and reports.
• Assists in the preparation of annual operating budgets and ensures the maintenance of necessary financial controls.
• Responsible for receiving and accounting for large amounts of money in payment for various obligations.
• Revises, systematizes, and installs account keeping methods and procedures.
• Reconciles ledgers of revenue received with bank statements.
• May prepare purchase orders and secure bids from vendors.
• Conducts correspondence in connection with financial matters.
• May perform incidental typing of forms, ledgers, cards, reports, records and other documents.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or possession of a High School Equivalency diploma.
• Four years of experience in maintaining financial accounts and records, with two years in a supervisory capacity, or four years of generalized clerical experience plus the indicated experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products and Ellucian's Banner and Elevate preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Ellucian's Banner and Elevate.

Benefits

• Full-time position with a 40-hour work week.
• Hourly rate of $23.32.