Title: Staff Accountant - Accounts Payable1
Position Type: Professional Tech Full time1
College: Red Rocks Community College1
Division: Finance and Administration1
Department: RRCC Business Services1
Campus: RRCC Lakewood Campus1
Location: Lakewood1
Salary Range: $63,438 - $69,7811
Who We Are:1
Red Rocks Community College exemplifies extraordinary. We are dedicated to our Vision and Mission, which promote student achievement, staff empowerment, and community engagement. We live our values: Learning, Collaboration, Community, Belonging, and Empowerment.1
RRCC seeks applicants who understand and have first-hand experience working with diverse populations, which may include but are not limited to, historically marginalized populations such as people of color, LGBTQ+ community members, veterans, first generation graduates, and people with disabilities.1
Job Summary:1
The Staff Accountant- Accounts Payable provides professional technical accounting services related to the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of vendor invoices and payments for the College. This position serves as a primary point of contact for vendors and internal departments regarding payment-related matters and is responsible for maintaining positive working relationships while resolving complex issues independently. The incumbent utilizes Banner Finance, electronic workflow, and document management systems to process transactions, maintain vendor records, ensure compliance with applicable policies, procurement requirements, and regulations, and support continuous process improvement initiatives. This position also supports vendor setup and tax reporting activities and helps safeguard College resources by identifying suspicious, fraudulent, duplicate, or otherwise inappropriate payment requests.1
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities1
This position requires the ability to independently manage and resolve complex vendor account issues; prioritize and organize competing tasks to meet operational deadlines; analyze vendor statements, payment histories, invoices, and supporting documentation; and apply knowledge of accounts payable practices, internal controls, and vendor management principles. The position requires strong analytical skills and attention to detail, including the ability to review W-9 forms, determine appropriate vendor setup and tax reporting requirements, monitor vendor activity for 1099 compliance, and identify suspicious, fraudulent, duplicate, or otherwise inappropriate payment requests. The successful candidate will demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills, maintain positive working relationships with diverse stakeholders, accurately document activities and maintain records, follow established procedures, adapt to new systems, processes, and regulations, and work independently while contributing effectively to a collaborative team environment.1
Required Qualifications
Position Type: Professional Tech Full time1
College: Red Rocks Community College1
Division: Finance and Administration1
Department: RRCC Business Services1
Campus: RRCC Lakewood Campus1
Location: Lakewood1
Salary Range: $63,438 - $69,7811
Who We Are:1
Red Rocks Community College exemplifies extraordinary. We are dedicated to our Vision and Mission, which promote student achievement, staff empowerment, and community engagement. We live our values: Learning, Collaboration, Community, Belonging, and Empowerment.1
RRCC seeks applicants who understand and have first-hand experience working with diverse populations, which may include but are not limited to, historically marginalized populations such as people of color, LGBTQ+ community members, veterans, first generation graduates, and people with disabilities.1
Job Summary:1
The Staff Accountant- Accounts Payable provides professional technical accounting services related to the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of vendor invoices and payments for the College. This position serves as a primary point of contact for vendors and internal departments regarding payment-related matters and is responsible for maintaining positive working relationships while resolving complex issues independently. The incumbent utilizes Banner Finance, electronic workflow, and document management systems to process transactions, maintain vendor records, ensure compliance with applicable policies, procurement requirements, and regulations, and support continuous process improvement initiatives. This position also supports vendor setup and tax reporting activities and helps safeguard College resources by identifying suspicious, fraudulent, duplicate, or otherwise inappropriate payment requests.1
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities1
This position requires the ability to independently manage and resolve complex vendor account issues; prioritize and organize competing tasks to meet operational deadlines; analyze vendor statements, payment histories, invoices, and supporting documentation; and apply knowledge of accounts payable practices, internal controls, and vendor management principles. The position requires strong analytical skills and attention to detail, including the ability to review W-9 forms, determine appropriate vendor setup and tax reporting requirements, monitor vendor activity for 1099 compliance, and identify suspicious, fraudulent, duplicate, or otherwise inappropriate payment requests. The successful candidate will demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills, maintain positive working relationships with diverse stakeholders, accurately document activities and maintain records, follow established procedures, adapt to new systems, processes, and regulations, and work independently while contributing effectively to a collaborative team environment.1
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or other closely related field or at least 18 credits of accounting coursework leading to a degree have been completed. Full-time professional accounting experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree in accounting on a year for year basis.