Cash Accountant (61977) at International Education Corporation

Cash Accountant

IEC Corporation is a leader in post-secondary career education. Our mission is to drive personal and community transformation by empowering students to make a positive and enduring life change. We are consistently searching for like-minded compassionate professionals who strive to be the best in their respective fields. Our top candidates share our commitment to helping students build the skills to create a future of which they can be proud.

We are currently seeking a Cash Accountant to join our dynamic Cash Team located at the corporate office in Irvine, CA. In this position, you will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of student ledgers, cash and credit card transactions for all entities. This is accomplished by monitoring and auditing daily transactions for accuracy, completeness, conformance to procedural standards and communicating with the campuses on a daily basis. In addition, this position is responsible for processing daily banking activities such as preparing daily banking activity reports, processing stop payments and canceled checks.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Abide by generally accepted accounting principles and internal procedures and controls, to protect and preserve the Company's assets
• Monitor and audit cash receipts for accuracy and completeness
• Prepare daily banking activity reports
• Order banking supplies
• Process check uploads
• Process canceled checks and stop payments
• Communicate with campuses regarding credit card rejected transactions
• Provide support to internal and external auditors during quarterly and year-end reviews relating to financial statement audits, including preparation of supporting documentation
• Special projects and other duties as assigned.

Key Success Factors:

To perform this position successfully the individual must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily. In addition, the individual must be results oriented, a problem solver and able to work with all levels of the organization. Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work efficiently and meet deadlines. Detail oriented. Good interpersonal skills and a team player.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 1-3 years of related or equivalent experience preferred
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving dynamic environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Prior experience with financial accounting software applications
• Strong computer skillsspecifically Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.