Accounting Assistant 2 - Controller's Office

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2201 West College Parkway
Carson City, NV 89703

Western Nevada College is recruiting for an Accounting Assistant 2. The Accounting Assistant 2 provides clerical accounting and customer service support for the Controller’s Office at Western Nevada College and reports directly to the Assistant Controller. This position is responsible forcashiering operations, accounts receivable processing, third-party billing, document management, and basic accounting support. The incumbent performs a variety of technical accounting duties requiring accuracy, attention to detail, and the application of established accounting procedures.

The Accounting Assistant 2 works collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, and external customers to ensuretimelyandaccuratefinancial transactions whilemaintainingcompliance with Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), State of Nevada, and Western Nevada College policies and procedures.

PER EXECUTIVE ORDER , ALL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN WAIVED FOR THIS POSITION UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2026. Please refer to the link for more information:
Executive Order

Two or more years of applicable experience as described in the job duties and graduation from high school or equivalent education.

• Experience using Workday and/or People Soft.
• Experience working in higher education or a public sector environment.
• Cash handling and cashiering experience.

The typical work schedule is Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; this is subject to change based on organizational needs.

• Maria Kelly, Assistant Controller: maria.kellyor

Grade 25

Minimum:
Grade
25 Step 1 $ 42,636.96 annually

The classified employee pay scale is divided into 10 steps within each grade. Most employees start ata step1 and are eligible for an annual step increase with satisfactory performance, until they reach the maximum, step 10. Salary placement above a Step 01 atinitialappointment isdeterminedbased on the candidate’s qualifications, internal equity and budgets, and Nevada Administrative Code.

Classified employees are eligible for any legislatively approved cost of living increases (COLA).

To view the classified compensation schedules, please visit:
Classified Compensation

Select Salaryschedule, PP01.

• Retirement – Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) Employees are required to participate in The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) upon hire, a defined benefit plan. Members are eligible for retirement benefits after a 5-year vesting period. Employees contribute under either a post-tax plan, with the employee and college each contributing 19.25% of the employee’s salary (38.5% combined contribution);
  
  or under a pre-tax plan with the college contributing 36.75% of the employee’s salary on their behalf with employees paying for their half of the PERS contribution through a pre-tax salary reduction. For information on contribution rates, please visit: NV PERS Contribution Rates. Please visit the Benefit Estimator Retirement Calculator for more information.
• The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) does not participate in the federal Social Security System but does contribute to the federal Medicare program. This means that while you are employed by NSHE neither you nor NSHE contribute to Social Security and you do not earn a Social Security benefit.
• Health insurance options including dental,visionand life insurance - Health Insurance
• Voluntary…