The Central Cashier Office is looking for a motivated and highly detail-oriented person to work in their office. This position plays an integral part in the collection and posting of all financial monies brought into the University. The Central Cashier Office ensures the collection of all revenues including student fees, student loans, not student receivables, cash receipts and other financial transactions are executed and consistent with sound accounting practices according to University, State and Federal guidelines while maintaining adequate internal controls with a minimum disruption to the campus environment.

This position will perform professional accounting duties by preparing the University’s daily deposit from a composite of accounts. Will post deposits directly to departmental IRIS Cost Centers and WBS elements and Funds. Review and analyze University system-wide financial transactions to ensure compliance with federal and state fiscal policies relating to depositing of funds.

Duties and Responsibilities

ACH payments: Receive and enter / post all ACH payments received from the State of Tennessee. You must identify the campus, department, account number and GL code these funds are to be credited to and process the correct IRIS documentation.

Central Cashier Deposit: Position is responsible for receiving, receipting, documenting and positing all monies received through the mail or brought by other departments. You will have to identify where the funds belong and process the deposit to the correct account within the 3-day fiscal policy deadline of when money was received. Sometimes you will need to do extensive research to find out where monies belong.

Daily CV: Audit and post all deposit documents into a daily cash voucher journal. This will also include credit card and wire payments that are received throughout the day via an IRIS deposit document. You will create a daily manifest for the officers when they collect and take deposits to the bank. At the end of each day, you will process a closeout and make sure all deposit postings to ledger you entered balance to bank reports and IRIS reports. With the postings, we are posting directly to a departmental level so careful auditing of the documents is imperative.

Occasional duties: Teach the cash deposit class. Teach the online receipt class. Month end processes. Assist depts with questions. Back up the Bursar’s Office during busy / peak times (mostly around due dates).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required: MS Office Skills, 10-key Calculator, Scanner, Fax/Copy Machine, Ability to multi-task, Ability to research and solve problems, dependable, good written / oral communication skills.

Preferred: Extensive knowledge in IRIS, knowledge of the Online Receipting System, and knowing the University Fiscal Policies related to cash receipts. Knowledge of best accounting / auditing principles, practices and procedures.

Education:

Preferred: Associate's Degree

Primary Location

US-Tennessee-Knoxville

Organization

Bursar Office

Schedule

Full-Time