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Student Accounts Payable Technician

Oregon State University

Oregon State University

Accounting & Finance
Corvallis, OR, USA
USD 14.7-17 / hour
Posted on Jan 30, 2025
Position Information
Job Title Student Accounts Payable Technician
Appointment Type Student Employee
Job Location Corvallis
Position Appointment Percent 100
Appointment Basis 12
Pay Method Hourly
Pay Period 16th - 15th of the following month
Pay Date Last working day of the month
Remote or Hybrid option?
Min Hourly Rate $14.70 (Standard); $13.70 (Non-Urban); $15.95 (Portland Metro)
Max Hourly Rate $17.00 (Standard); $16.50 (Non-Urban); $18.00 (Portland Metro)
Position Summary
This recruitment will be used to fill two (2) part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Student Accounts Payable Technician position at Oregon State University (OSU).

The Accounts Payable & Travel Department within the Controller’s Unit in Finance and Administration is seeking student employees who are greatly motivated, have self-discipline, organized, ambitious and a willing to learn attitude who want to be a part of an awesome team with one of the best departments on campus.
The invoice operations team is a team comprised of part-time college student employees and accounting technicians whose focus is to data enter a variety of invoices and credit memos for most of OSU campus and extensions as well as execute a variety of other accounting tasks. In this role, you’ll be responsible for entering vendor information into our accounting systems, updating existing entries and organizing hard copies of information appropriately. Desired candidate should be able to pay attention to detail, Computer skills, Microsoft Office and Adobe Skills are essential to be successful in this position.
Position Duties
  • Reviews financial data such as vendor invoices, credit memos, payment requests, and subawards for appropriate documentation required by OSU policy and back up prior to entering in accounting systems.
  • Responsible for data entering vendor invoices, vendor credit transactions, attach purchase orders if applicable in accordance with the vendor’s payment terms.
  • Process incoming payment requests, and subawards in a timely manner.
  • Investigate and resolve problems associated with accounts payable processes in a timely manner.
  • Quickly escalate department and vendor questions regarding invoices, purchase orders, or payments as appropriate to supervisor.
  • Perform all responsibilities, duties, and tasks assigned by supervisor according to established practices, procedures, and process documents.
  • Reconcile vendor statements, research, audit, and correct discrepancies as applicable.
  • File, maintain, and distribute accounting documents according to established practices.
  • Communicate with various customers on campus using professional writing and verbal skills.
Minimum Qualifications
Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: http://fa.oregonstate.edu/stu-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

  • Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
  • Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
  • Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
    • High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
    • Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
    • Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
    • Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
    • Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.
Additional Required Qualifications
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
  • Ability to work effectively in a busy environment with frequent interruptions.
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Ability to work under time sensitive pressures to meet established deadlines.
  • General office skills include scanning, uploading documents, and filing.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams), Adobe Acrobat.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
Preferred (Special) Qualifications
To be successful in this role the incumbent must:
  • Think creatively and be highly driven and self-motivated.
  • Ensure high standards of accuracy and precision and be highly organized.
  • Be results oriented, with demonstrated ability to solve problems.
  • Be articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Work under time sensitive pressures to meet deadlines.
  • Prioritize workload and proactively manage expectations in relation to agreed deliverables, even when faced with competing priorities.
Working Conditions / Work Schedule
Decision-Making and Analytical Skills:
  • Limited decision-making with the ability to exercise independent judgment within the scope of assigned authority.
  • Adhere to college and department policies, procedures, and practices.
  • Follow technical instructions, procedure manuals, process documents, and charts to solve practical problems.