Cashier

Cashier

Student Financial Services
Job #538119
First Review Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Open Until Filled

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(Job #538119) Accounting Technician II, Cashier, Salary Range: $3,688 - $6,122 monthly. Hiring Range: $3,688 - $3,872 monthly. This is a full-time, benefited, non-exempt, 12-month pay plan permanent position with a one-year probationary period in Student Financial Services. This position comes with a premium benefits package that includes outstanding vacation, medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, voluntary pre-tax health and dependent care reimbursement accounts, a fee waiver education program, membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and 14 paid holidays per year. Additional benefits information can be found at https://hraps.humboldt.edu/employee-benefits.

Position Summary:

The Cashier will perform day-to-day duties to insure timely and accurate posting of all incoming funds.  The cashier will also provide customer service to students/staff/faculty/public via phone, window, and email.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• 45% - Perform various cashiering and data entry functions for all incoming payments to the University. Responsible for receipting payments for all campus organizations, including three auxiliaries, self-support organizations and academic departments. Cash collection and receipting includes payments for student fees, housing & dining fees, accounts receivable payments, summer camps, athletics events, fundraising events, donations, parking fees, music events, rental of equipment or facilities, student club revenue and departmental revenue.
• 40% - Customer service - assist and provide guidance to students, staff & parents via telephone, email or in person regarding inquiries of student account activity, tuition & all campus fees, housing charges, parking permits, financial aid disbursements or refund, financial holds, past due balances, payroll checks, Procurement or Travel Cards and separating employees documentation.
• 5% - Perform various reconciliation processes to ensure accuracy of cash handling processes of the university for departments and auxiliaries. 
• 5% - Provide support at special events that might occur on or off campus and could be outside of Monday – Friday 8-5
• 5% - Other duties as assigned

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Associated with this Position Include:

• Thorough knowledge of financial record-keeping, mathematical and general office methods, procedures, and practices.
• Ability to apply accounting procedures and practices to the analysis of basic accounting problems
• Ability to analyze and interpret accounting data
• Ability to apply problem solving techniques in finding solutions to basic accounting problems
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies,