Office Specialist Westminster College

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Description

Compensation Type: Hourly wages
Job Type:
Full Time

Pay Range: $17-$20
Organization's Mission: Westminster College is a private, independent college dedicated to student learning. We are a community of learners with a long and honored tradition of caring deeply about students and their education. We offer liberal arts and professional education in courses of study for undergraduate, selected graduate, and other innovative degree and non-degree programs. Students are challenged to experiment with ideas, raise questions, critically examine alternatives, and make informed decisions. We encourage students to accept responsibility for their learning, to discover and pursue their passions, and to promote more equitable and sustainable communities.

Our purposes are to prepare students to lead lives of learning, accomplishment, and service and to help them develop skills and attributes critical for success in a diverse and interdependent world. We promote distinctive approaches to engaged learning that emphasize theory and practice in our academic and co-curricular programs.
Organization's Race, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Statement and Work: Westminster College is dedicated to social justice, equity, and respect as fundamental components of our mission and core values. Informed by our college-wide learning goals, Westminster acknowledges and engages with the values, experiences, worldviews, and intersectional identities and characteristics of all members of our campus community. Furthermore, we strive for Inclusive Excellence by consistently interweaving diversity and inclusion into our curricula and co-curricular activities, programs, policies, practices, and external engagement. It is our goal to cultivate a respectful, equitable, and healthy campus community.

As part of this statement, we define diversity as individual differences, life experiences, group/social differences (e.g., race/ethnicity, class, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, nationality, and disability), historically underrepresented groups, and groups with cultural, political, religious/spiritual, or other affiliations.
Position Summary: The office specialist is responsible for performing administrative and clerical duties to support the daily operations of the accounting office. The office specialist handles all cashier’s window transactions, assists in administering purchasing card processing, and provides administrative support to the accounts payable lead. The office specialist also performs general office duties including answering incoming phone calls, responding to email and other communications, managing files, updating documents, and other general office clerk duties and errands. This position is front facing and handles various college constituents, both in person and by phone, and supports student success by processing student tuition and by being a positive contributor to the college’s administrative efficiencies.
Primary Responsibilities: · Attend to Cashier’s window, prepare daily deposits, perform online deposits, and maintain the daily balance of cash.
· Sort and distribute bills, payments, and invoices.
· Handle incoming calls and other communications.
· Assist in administering the college’s purchasing card program
· Assist in processing check requests and check runs. Prepare checks for sorting and delivery
· Assist in processing expense reimbursement requests
· Help manage UTA program.
· Serve as the point of contact to assist campus members with inquiries relating to tuition and other general accounting office activities.
· Perform special projects as assigned.
· Prepare reports containing facts and figures of the organization.
· Complete and submit check requests for accounting and administrative offices.
· Help organize and maintain office common areas.
· Coordinate events as necessary.
· Maintain supply inventory.
· Greet clients and visitors as needed.
· Create, maintain, and enter information into databases.
Desired Qualifications: Associates degree and one year of experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Strong customer service skills (experience preferred).
Demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail.
Knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
Strong math/analytical skills.
Benefits / Why Work With Us: Join a great team and campus culture! For full-time positions, Westminster College offers medical, dental, vision, paid time off, sick leave, life insurance, and 403(b) contributions. Full-time employees and their dependents are also eligible for tuition remission after 2 years of employment!
How to Apply: Westminster's Website
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

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Contact: Matti Pomeroy
Email: hiring@westminstercollege.edu
Phone: 801-832-2572
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