Student Employment Opportunities
Accounting Student Assistant
Department: Student Accounts
Job Description
Student Accounts Assistant works with the Student Accounts Manager, staff of Student
Affairs & Activities, campus students, faculty and staff. This position is ideal
for student of Accounting, Business, Economics, or Mathematics. The working hours
are flexible and based on the workload, which can be discussed prior to the employment.
- Be a liaison between ASFC (student government) and the Student Accounts Office
- Data entry (journal entries and cash receipts)
- Accounts payable processing
- Assist in reconciling ASFC Smart Shop and Design Center monthly reports
- Filing documents
- Pick up receipts from Foothill College Bookstore, ASFC Smart Shop and Design Center, and mail from the mailroom daily
- Assist the office in attending to questions from students, faculty and staff regarding account balances and other general accounting questions in person and by telephone
- Assist in year-end close (June through the end of July)
- Assist student-run business - Smart Shop and Design Center - on their accounting needs
- Work on ASFC budget booklet and Power Point presentation
- Run on-campus errands related to the Student Accounts Office
- Assist in organizing the office
- Assist Student Affairs & Activities Department as well as ASFC as needed
Minimum qualifications
- Accounting or mathematics background
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Internet research
- Familiarity with Power Point
- Good communication skills
- Good attention to details
Preferred qualifications
- Flexibility in schedule according to workload
- Enthusiasm to learn and share
- Positive attitude
- Strong desire to learn accounting
Salary: $10.50 per hour (negotiable depending on experience)
Hours: 19 hours maximum per week
Duration: Summer/Fall - Spring (consistency is ideal when possible, but family first, classes and health are priority)