Job Description

Title: Fiscal Services Accountant

Employee Classification: Administrative/Professional

Institution: Northeast State Community College

Department: Finance & Administration

Campus Location: Northeast State at Gray

Salary: $43,443 - $48,494, dependent on education and experience

The Fiscal Services Accountant serves as the primary financial professional for Accounts Receivable and Student Financial Services on the Gray campus. This position performs advanced accounting work requiring the application of GAAP, state and federal regulations, and institutional financial policies. Responsibilities include oversight of student and third party accounts, complex reconciliations, financial analysis, compliance monitoring, and development of internal controls. The Fiscal Services Accountant provides professional level support for year end close, audit preparation, and institutional reporting.

Job Duties

• Oversee cashiering operations and student account services at the Gray campus, ensuring compliance with institutional financial policies, internal controls, and regulatory requirements; provide expert guidance to staff and students on complex account issues and financial policies.
• Manage the reconciliation and financial integrity of student account activity by reviewing daily transactions, analyzing variances, and ensuring adherence to institutional accounting controls.
• Administer the institution’s collection activities for past‑due student accounts, applying financial analysis to identify trends, ensure compliance with policies, and support effective recovery strategies.
• Provide advanced accounting support for payment plan processing by executing close and feed activities during critical cycles, ensuring accuracy, compliance with financial controls, and proper integration with institutional accounting systems
• Evaluate and authorize student account write‑offs by applying institutional policy, analyzing account histories, and preparing supporting documentation to ensure compliance with financial and audit standards.
• Prepare and validate journal entries to ensure accurate financial reporting, proper account classification.
• Provide professional accounting and analytical support to Bursar as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher in Business or Accounting from an accredited institution.
• Two (2) or more years accounting experience to include working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Highly proficient in Excel.
• History of working independently on projects that require attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited institution.
• Experience with Banner software.
• Experience with Touch Net Cashiering or other cashiering software.
• Experience with cash handling.
• Experience with computer document management, digital imaging, online banking, credit card banking transactions.
• Higher education experience.
• Conversational ability or fluency in a second language.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Technology Skills: MS Office suite; videoconferencing software; digital records management systems; general operating systems and data information systems.

For assistance regarding the job ad, application process, or application status, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 423-323-0204 or HRstaffing@northeaststate.edu

Special Instructions to Applicants: To be considered for a position at Northeast State, you must create an online application. A resume and unofficial transcripts are required; a cover letter is optional. You will also be required to provide the contact information for a minimum of three (3) professional references. If you are selected for an interview your references WILL be automatically contacted. Your skills, abilities, qualifications, and years of experience will be evaluated using only what is recorded on your application. Please note that attaching a resume does not substitute for completion of the application form. Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% of full-time experience.