ACCT/FIN/ECON - Stu-Clerical Reg Accounting

Job Classification

  Student-Regular

Position summary

Student [Grad] Assistant in the AEF Department. Assisting faculty with grading and posting grades, research, and other office duties. Helping students and guests who visit the deparment and assisting the Administrative Assistant for the College of Professions.

Graduate student in Business preferred, but others will be considered.

Qualifications summary

Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills; proficiency with computers and technology; experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel; comfortable interacting on the phone; exceptional written and oral communication skills. Must be able to handle sensitive information confidentially.

 

Duties and responsibilities

Daily Duties:

• Assisting faculty with grading, posting grades, research and other duties


• Answer phone and email correspondence with clients


• Check voicemails and respond appropriately


• Assist faculty, staff, students, and visitors to AEF and the CP with their needs


• Replenishes printer with paper and notify Derrill when there are printer issues.


• Keep the copier room and supply cabinet clean and organized

Periodic Duties:

• Taking minutes for faculty meetings


• Clean up dishes and kitchenette area in the workroom


• Design posters for CP events and initiatives


• Vacuum offices and suite weekly


• Empty trash in AEF offices twice weekly

Irregular Duties:

• Clean/rearrange furniture in Whirlpool Room or other areas, if needed


• Delivering documents to across campus as needed


• Other duties as assigned

 

Supervisory responsibilities

None

Qualifications

• Self-motivated.


• Intermediate Accounting (ACCT 321/322) a plus (but not required)


• Business Finance (FNCE 317) a plus (but not required)


• Can type and use software such as Word and Excel.


• Exceptional written and oral communication skills


• Fluency in English required


• Proficiency with computers and technology


• Microsoft Office experience


• Organizational skills


• Scheduling skills


• Dependable/reliable


• Customer service and phone skills


• Ability to handle information of a sensitive nature with confidentiality 


• Flexible (ability to change priorities of tasks)


• Length of stay - 1 academic year minimum, longer is highly desired

Technical competencies

Ability to create, maintain and share Excel Spreadsheets, Google Sheets, Google Docs etc.

Ability to use or quickly learn to use course management systems like LearningHub, Cengage, MyBusinessCourse etc.

Interpersonal interactions

• Strong social skills required for assisting visitors with questions or directing them to the appropriate faculty or staff member


• Regular interaction with faculty and staff in a support role

Interact with students and help them with questions or concerns and occasionally motivate them to come to an CP event or field trip

Physical demands

• Mostly sitting at a desk/computer during work hours


• Occasional moving of furniture or boxes


• Must be able to lift upwards of 40 pounds on an occasional basis

Work environment

• Typical office environment with limited noise or equipment hazards.

NOTE: 

Personal business will not be allowed during work hours