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Accounting Support Assistant (OPS) [ID: 582]
Position Summary:

This class is the first of four levels in the Accounting Support series.  Incumbents perform basic and routine accounting tasks, enter data, run standard reports.  Responsibilities may include entering and processing payments; entering and processing retiree insurance payments; posting fines; preparing bank deposits, and reviewing data and forms for accuracy and completion.

Compensation: $15.75 - $15.75

Requirements:

Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).

Experience:

Six months clerical or accounting support experience.

* An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job may be acceptable in lieu of those requirements listed above.

Knowledge:

  • Basic accounting principles and practices;
  • Data entry techniques;
  • Record keeping principles;
  • Customer service principles;
  • Computers and related software applications.

Skills:

  • Entering data;
  • Maintaining records;
  • Providing customer service;
  • Using a computer and applicable software applications;
  • Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical:

  • Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
  • Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Responsibilities:

These duties are a representative sample; position assignments may vary. 

Potential Frequency

 1.

Prepares and processes a variety of basic accounting and/or financial transactions, including bank deposits, fines, insurance payments, and related transactions.

Daily

40%

2.

Enters a variety of financial information into spreadsheets and/or databases, processes payments, invoices, and similar transactions.

Daily

20%

3.

Completes, tracks, and/or maintains a variety of records, logs, ledgers, and files; files documents as directed.

Daily

20%

4.

Prepares a variety of basic accounting reports and other documents related to assigned area of responsibility utilizing established guidelines.

Daily

10%

5.

Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

As Required

 

Equal Access/Equal Opportunity

The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college will not tolerate such conduct. Should you experience such behavior, please contact Dr. Devona Pierre, Executive Director, Organizational Culture and Engagement/Title IX Coordinator at 727-341-3261; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489; or by email at eaeo_director@spcollege.edu.