Staff Accountant​/Pcard Administrator

Overview

Coordinates and facilitates a system for the accurate accounting, reporting, controlling, and safeguarding the College’s Purchasing Card (P-Card) Program. Manages and facilitates the College travel program. Provides backup support for the purchasing function.

• Coordinates all Purchasing Card activities including answering inquiries, setting up new accounts, issuing new and replacement cards, account closures, issue resolution, and maintaining the credit card vendors’ online system.
• Manages card spending limits, single transaction limits and MCC restrictions.
• Responsible for training and development/modification of program materials and procedures for both the Purchasing Card and Travel and Business Expense Reimbursement Policies.
• Reviews and verifies completeness of Travel and Business Reimbursement and Supply/Material Reimbursement reports and supporting documentation including descriptions, business purpose documentation, payment receipts, and supervisory approval for executed transactions.
• Develops and maintains changes to the travel/expense reporting process.
• Provides backup support to Purchasing Manager and assists with purchasing activities.

Education required to ensure success in this position:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, required;
• Continuing education via participation in the College Business Management Institute (CBMI) and other available resources desirable.

Experience required to ensure success in this position:

• Three or more years related experience, with substantive knowledge and experience across a variety of accounting functions.
• Customer service experience required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, diplomacy, ability to develop positive working relationships.

• Knowledge of general office procedures, excellent grammar skills, knowledge of computer systems operation including word processing, data entry, and database management.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to establish priorities, ability to deal with pressure of deadlines, ability to handle unpleasant situations with diplomacy and tact and ability to do tasks without constant direct supervision.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Foster an environment of strong ethics and integrity.
• Practical knowledge of business processes is highly desirable.

• None

• Sitting for long periods of time with computer use.
• Performing routine and repetitive functions requiring manipulation of a keyboard.
• Ability to operate office equipment.

• Interactive office environment

• Computer, fax machine, copy machine, telephone, calculator used daily.
• Software used daily includes Banner, Purchasing Card Program, Word, Excel and E-Mail

Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.

Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis. To learn more details, visit our benefits page at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea’s Great Commitments. Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

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