Accounting Clerk

Are you an extraordinary candidate with excellent organizational skills? We want you to be an essential member of our Accounting Department as an Accounting Clerk at Stanbridge University. We are looking for someone who is not only highly motivated and organized but also able to handle a variety of sensitive matters with the highest level of professionalism, maturity, and confidentiality. By joining our team, you will have an amazing chance to be a part of our well-established and continuously growing university.

Essential Functions:

• Proficient in Excel Pivot table and VLOOKUPS.
• Thorough knowledge of Basic QuickBooks (Desktop).
• Maintain an accurate and efficient Purchase Order processing system.
• Processing and accurately recording financial transactions, such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger entries.
• Performing bank statement reconciliations and diligently verifying financial records to ensure precision.
• Assisting in the preparation of comprehensive financial reports, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Efficiently managing and organizing financial records, including meticulous filing and document organization.
• Assisting in payroll processing and handling employee expense reimbursements.
• Contributing to budgeting and forecasting processes with your financial expertise.
• Providing valuable support to the accounting team and other departments as required.
• Utilizing accounting software (QuickBooks) and other financial systems to accurately input data and generate relevant reports.
• Effectively communicating and collaborating with vendors, clients, and other stakeholders to promptly resolve any financial discrepancies or issues.
• Assisting in auditing and compliance activities to ensure strict adherence to financial regulations and standards.

Qualifications:

• Strong attention to detail,
• Strong organization skills,
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment
• On-Site in Irvine CA
• Associate's degree in accounting preferred
• 2+years general accounting experience
• Must be highly skilled in dealing with financial and numeric data.
• Must be highly skilled in use of QuickBooks, MS Excel and MS Word.
• Must have very good verbal and written skills.
• Must have excellent work habits especially when important deadlines cause greater than normal departmental pressures.
• $23-$25/hr. Salary is based on education and experience.

Conditions of Employment:

• The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required of an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and be physically present in the office.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.
• Employment verification will be conducted to verify the minimum years of practical work experience required by our accreditors.
• All employment offers are contingent upon completion of a background check.

Work Environment:

• Standard office/classroom/lab or clinical setting.
• Typically, duties are performed in an office/classroom/Lab/clinical setting environment while sitting at a desk or computer workstation.
• Work environment may include skills lab or bedside environments as required by program.
• An incumbent is subject to contact with others, frequent interruptions, noise from talking or office equipment and demanding timelines.

Physical Demands:

• The incumbent regularly sits for long periods.
• Physical ability to perform the duties as assigned to the program or department.
• Proficient in operating electronic keyboards and other office machines.
• Effective verbal communication skills in answering telephones and providing information with clarity and distinctness.
• Ability to read fine print and operate computers with precision.
• Ability to understand voices over the telephone and in person.
• Able to lift, carry, and/or move objects weighing between 10-25 pounds as needed.

Benefits:

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Wellness Resources