Accounting/Purchasing Assistant II (Remote) - Neurology

Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

Position handles all aspects of purchasing. Maintains journals, reconciles and reports Accounts Receivable, processes daily cash receipts, divisional audits, and departmental accounts.

Job Description

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Orders supplies and equipment, making price and specification comparisons and accepts bids.
• Maintains receipts and refunds on FIS and IDX and resolving outstanding items.
• Prepares journals to allocate income, verifying accuracy of refunds, discounts, corrections and charges to the correct divisional account.
• Handles maintenance contracts and renewals reviewing and updating as needed in coordination with appropriate personnel and processes payment of services and goods received in areas of responsibility by appropriate documentation or process.
• Performs various audits within the division and maintains receipts of daily deposits.
• Maintains files, varied accounting reports and purchasing documentation.
• Processes payments from mail and lock box, tracking daily receipts.
• Performs receiving functions for supplies or equipment not on purchase orders and monitors incorrect orders and damaged goods from vendors, returning for merchandise credit or replacement merchandise.
• Assists with/handles special projects, annual budget and operating statements.
• Distributes paychecks, handles petty cash, and distributes monthly payroll calendars.
• Monitors reports for the department and the university.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Working knowledge of general office equipment and computers with accounting, including experience in FIS system utilization or other related financial system/s.
• Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Effective organization skills with ability to prioritize work.

Required Qualifications

Equivalent of High school diploma, with some college accounting course work, and five years of experience in accounting/purchasing, or the equivalent of five years of related college level education and experience in accounting, finance, purchasing and/or bookkeeping.

Grade

G06-H

Salary Range

$17.52 - $26.27 / Hourly

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

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