Fiscal Administrative Assistant (Part Time/Temp.)

About the Department

Job Purpose: 

The Fiscal Administrative Assistant serves as the first point of contact as students and staff enter the business office/cashier area. The primary role of this position will be to assist students concerning their financial account. He/she must be outgoing, attentive, and possess exemplary customer service skills as they work to assist students accurately and efficiently whether they are in person, by phone or email.

Job Functions:

• Receive and account for student revenues and other cash receipts. Verify accuracy of all incoming and outgoing documents presented in support of college revenues and expenses. Maintain and keep secure an accurate cash bank. Reconcile cash bank and other forms of payment to cash register/Datatel session totals for posting to the General Ledger. Prepare and verify daily bank deposits.
• Verifies completion of the student registration process prior to the collection of student tuition and fees. Ensures all financial aid, cash and sponsor payments are posted to TCL's Accounts Receivable (AR) system prior to the collection of student tuition and fees. Independently Identifies/analyzes discrepancies on student accounts and assists students with resolution and/or refers student to the appropriate department.
• Performs all other related duties including but not limited to assisting business office staff in implementing financial procedural updates, adding/removing cashier restrictions to student accounts as necessary, monitoring the business office email, pulling/analyzing reports for purposes of reconciliation and assisting with collection efforts and the agencies we partner with.

Position Duties

Associate degree with accounting-related courses and 2 years’ relevant work experience or high school diploma and 4 years’ relevant experience.

Required Skills:

• Organized and professional with strong ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty, and staff. Must be a good listener.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, especially MS Excel.
• Knowledge of accounting/bookkeeping principles and practices as well as office practices, procedures, and firsthand experience with office equipment (Xerox, printers, etc.)
• Ability to work independently with little supervision and ability to multi-task.

Other Qualifications

The Technical College of the Lowcountry seeks to be the first choice for higher education in South Carolina’s Low Country Region. The college is a public, open door, two-year comprehensive College of higher education. The College is dedicated to serving the diverse educational, workforce development, and personal enrichment needs of the rural counties of Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper. In an atmosphere of shared values, the College encourages creativity, innovation, and resourcefulness among its students, faculty, staff, and administrators. South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

The Technical College of the Lowcountry is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all qualified applicants for admissions or employment without regard to sex, race/color, religion, national origin, age, disability, service in the uniformed services (as defined by state and federal law), veteran status, political affiliation or belief, marital or family status, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation and genetic information. 

Benefits

Agency Information

EmployerState of South CarolinaAgency Technical College of the Lowcountry Address P.O. Box 1288

Beaufort, South Carolina, 29901 Phone843-525-8253