Fiscal Specialist 1
Shoreline Community College is dedicated to inclusive excellence in teaching and learning, student success, and community engagement. Shoreline serves the educational, workforce, and cultural needs of our diverse students and communities through the core themes of educational attainment and student success, program excellence, community engagement, access and diversity, and College stewardship. Shoreline Community College is a place of open inquiry and learning, with a campus that models ideals set out in our Community Standard*. We are committed to upholding a culture of free expression, as well as maintaining a supportive and respectful learning and working environment for all.
The Financial Services department is responsible for recording, reporting and accounting for cash flow transactions. This department’s key roles and responsibilities include accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, financial reporting, and maintenance of financial records and controls. We strive to provide excellent service to all students, staff and community.
Under the general direction of the Fiscal Specialist Supervisor, this position performs tasks that involve receiving, distributing, transferring and accounting for funds. This position also serves as a backup to the cashiers’ office and purchasing.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
- Administer the College’s payment plan program, including recommending dates for enrollment and payment options offered; reconcile student accounts, calculate adjustments, process payments and refunds
- Process and pay invoices and other payment documents
- Calculate, reconcile, balance and post monthly expense transfers
- Process wire transfer payments including 941 payroll taxes, accounts payable invoices and International Programs partner commissions
- Reconciliation, payment processing and remittance of international student insurance premiums
- Respond to telephone calls, voice mails, and e-mails; perform research of issues as necessary
- Compute and balance financial transactions; receive cash, checks and credit card payment; make change and issue computerized or manual receipts
- Assist students, parents, staff, faculty and community members in person, over the phone and by email. Research, interpret, decide and answer a wide variety of questions and concerns involving complex programs
- Establish and maintain filing systems
- Act as backup for purchasing, procurement and cashiering
- Other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned
*To see salary range please visit www.shoreline.com/jobs and click on the Fiscal Specialist 1 job title.