College of Lake County · 3 hours ago
Senior Accounting Assistant
Grayslake Campus
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$16.38/hr - $16.38/hr
2+ years expThe College of Lake County is a community college offering various benefits and opportunities for its employees. The Senior Accounting Assistant is responsible for maintaining financial paperwork, processing invoices, and providing customer service while working closely with the Finance Department.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Process invoices and credit memos ensuring pricing and receivables are correct
Follow up with receiving and/or buyers for accuracy
Complete reports for Finance office and other departments
Research and resolve monthly vendor statements
Follow up with vendors to resolve issues pertaining to past due invoices, credit holds, service or tax charges, etc
Work with college AP to resolve issues pertaining to unbalanced accounts
Maintain vendor files and various logs
Maintain safe, schedule safe counts, request change orders
AR work as needed
Credit card reconciliation
Operate cash register and provide customer service by phone
At times open the daily operations and provide customer service support to customers and student workers, answering questions pertaining to course materials and all other merchandise
Answer level 2 questions and direct customers to appropriate departments
Guide student workers on store practices if needed
Enters data into bookstore's inventory control system, prepare paperwork and differentiate what is sent to Accounts Payable and what is entered by bookstore
Prepares Daily Sales paperwork and deposits for Finance Retrieval
Prepares reporting to departments and vendors
Travel to other locations to cover shifts if need-infrequently
Other Duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
A high school diploma or equivalent
A minimum of two (2) years of office experience including experience in Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable
Cash handling and reconciliation experience
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Excellent customer service skills
Proven ability to work effectively and constructively with persons of diverse cultures, language groups, and abilities; demonstrate sensitivity to and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
Preferred
Prior experience working with inventory control systems
Ability to travel to other locations and cover night shift as needed
Willingness to learn new things
Bilingual in Spanish and English
Benefits
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois health
Delta Dental
Superior Vision insurance plans
Tuition support for employees and qualified family members
Three retirement plans
Disability
Group and supplemental life insurance
Health and dependent care flexible spending account plans
A compressed work week in the summer (Closed Fridays!)
Generous vacation
Sick and personal time off
14 paid holidays each year
Company
College of Lake County
We are a comprehensive community college offering a wide range of academic program choices to meet students' educational needs at different points in their lives.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kevin Appleton, CPA
Vice President for Business Services and Finance / CFO
Dr. Sylvia Johnson Jones
Executive Director-Community and Workforce Partnerships, Career and Job Placement Center
Recent News
Daily Herald
2025-04-01
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