Accounting Specialist 2 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4793385) Apply  Accounting Specialist 2 Salary $2,432.00 - $4,375.00 Monthly Location Lafayette, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 204633 Department South LA Community College-NonISIS Opening Date 01/15/2025 Closing Date 1/26/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits Supplemental Information South Louisiana Community College is a comprehensive community college that operates campuses in Abbeville, Crowley, Franklin, Lafayette, Morgan City, New Iberia, Opelousas, St. Martinville, and Ville Platte. The college serves approximately 12,000 students annually and offers an array of academic programs. Students earn associate degrees, technical diplomas, certificates, and industry-based certifications. The college was recognized as the “Best Community College in Louisiana” for 2023 by Intelligent.com and BestColleges.com, trusted resources for college rankings and higher education planning. The mission of South Louisiana Community College is to transform and enrich the lives of individuals and communities. SoLAcc commits to providing skills and knowledge through a dynamic learning environment where students realize their potential, compete in today’s global economy and perpetuate to solve the complex problems of tomorrow. About this position: This position provides general administrative support to the Student Accounts Department. The duties for this position will require various administrative tasks to ensure the timely receipt and recordation of all student payments, in person and across all eight (8) campuses of South Louisiana Community College. In addition, this position ensures the continuous cash flow of income for the college. Predictable and reliable attendance is required in order to provide consistency and continuity of business services. No Civil Service test scoreor assessment is required to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. * For further information about this vacancy contact: Amanda Griffin SoLAcc Human Resources 337-521-8931 Amanda.Griffin@solacc.edu Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of experience or training in accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, or financial operations or computations. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience. Job Concepts Function of Work: To provide limited support of accounting functions. Level of Work: Experienced. Supervision Received: Generally from higher-level fiscal or administrative positions. Supervision Exercised: None. Location of Work: May be used by all state agencies. Job Distinctions: Differs from Accounting Technician by lack of responsibility for preparation of basic-level financial reports. Differs from Accounting Specialist 1 in that the duties are more complex in nature. Examples of Work 75% Collects and records cash, check and money order payments for all tuition and fees from the entire student population. Receives and records cash, check and money order payments from outside campuses. Receives and records all payments from third party vendors including, but not limited to, payments for scholarships, tuition reimbursement and transcript fees. Reconciles the proper amount of cash in personal cash drawer daily. Maintains petty cash for the culinary department and requests change when necessary. Monitors balances and removes holds on student accounts where account is paid in full. Places holds for any past due balances per supervisor instruction. Places phone calls to students prior to drop for non-payment deadline each semester. Maintains all fines and rental fees (library, laptop, etc.); posts to student accounts and communicates with students. Maintain cash deposit books used by the Accounting Department for monthly reconciliation Answers all phone calls that come in on Student Accounts main line. Monitors and maintains Student Accounts voicemail. Maintains current knowledge and skills related to the duties and responsibilities of position. 15% Assists students with general questions regarding BankMobile and Cashnet. Works independently on special and ongoing projects. Demonstrates a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. 10% Assists the Director and Associate Director of Student Accounts with program development and strategic planning. Monitors priorities and progress toward departmental goals. Any additional duties assigned by the Director, Associate Director or Vice-Chancellor. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others Agency State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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