Accounting Clerk II- Finance at Baltimore City Community College in Arlington, Virginia

Job Description:

About Baltimore City Community College

Founded in 1947, Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is comprehensive, urban institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The College's campus is located in West Baltimore and courses are offered throughout the City. With its broad range of degree, certificate, and continuing education programs, affordable tuition, and extensive outreach, BCCC offers educational opportunities to the citizens of Baltimore City and throughout the state of Maryland. BCCC serves over 7,500* students annually, providing credits that transfer to four-year colleges and universities as well as workforce training leading directly to job placement. The College is proud of the fact that over 50 nations are represented within the student body.


* Based on the annual unduplicated credit and non-credit headcount for FY 2023.

Requisition Number: 2024-069

Posting Start Date: 5/23/2024

City: Baltimore

State: MD

Minimum Education: Associates
Additional Documentation: YES

Compensation: Commensurate with Experience
Accounting Clerk II- FinanceDescription/Job Summary

BCCC's Finance and Administration is looking for an Accounting Clerk II. The positions reports to the Manager of Accounting.

Responsibilities/Duties

• Assists in collecting and compiling data for inclusion in budget documents, financial statements, grants, and other reports. Assists in monitoring departmental accounts by gathering reports and records and identifying errors and discrepancies.


• Inputs data, records and verifies details of financial transactions in journals, ledgers and automated systems.


• Reviews and processes financial documents such as invoices, vouchers, receipts, requisitions, timesheets and reports, ensuring accuracy of mathematical computations and completeness.


• Assists in maintaining detailed records of financial transactions in journals, ledgers, and automated systems. Verifies and approves vendor payment requests in the Financial System(s).


• General office administrative duties such as sorting and opening mails, filing, responding to phone, etc.. Obtains coding for checks received in the US mail and/or ACH transactions received.


• Assists with daily/monthly reconciliation and audit requests.


• Vendor management in the financial systems that included adding, changing, and deleting vendors.


• Requests changes for vendors in the State system from oversight agency for changes that only that no authorization is provided from the oversight agency. Maintains the Working Fund and Emergency Loans accounts that include journal entries, issuing of checks, ledgers, and recording for accuracy.


• Performs accounts receivable functions that includes but not limited creating and issuing invoices, collection notices, maintaining accounts receivable, and reconcile accounts.

Note: The intent of this list of primary duties for this position provides a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities of this job. Incumbents perform other related duties assigned. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs.

Required Skills

• General knowledge of bookkeeping principles, mathematical methods and techniques and accounting standards.


• Skills in performing mathematical computations, in reviewing and processing financial documents and in reconciling financial data.
  
  


• Ability to communicate effectively
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree in business or accounting. Work experience may be substituted on a year-to-year basis relevant in the fields of business, accounting, or banking.
  
  


• At least 1 year of accounting clerical experience (Accounting Clerk II)

Benefits: BCCC is both a higher education institution and a State of Maryland agency. As a state agency, the College is able to offer full-time, permanent PIN employees a host of benefits including a competitive salary and tuition waiver and remission. This is in addition to medical, dental, vision, retirement, 22 days of Annual Leave, 15 days of Sick Leave, 3 Personal Leave days, and more. Contractual Staff may be eligible for select benefits as well.

BCCC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.


Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. Applicants needing accommodation for any part of the application and/or hiring process should request the accommodation from The Office of Human Resources office by contacting us at 410-209-6007.


For more information, view the EEO - Know Your Rights and Pay Transparency Statement.

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