Accounting Specialist

🇺🇸 Springfield, MO 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $18 - $21 per Hour 💻 Finance 🗓️ January 16th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring an Accounting Specialist for the Networking and Telecommunications department. The role involves preparing telemanagement work orders, managing inventory, verifying billing and budget approvals, processing vendor invoices, maintaining telecommunications system data, and supporting rapid response to service calls while possibly supervising part-time and student workers.

Highlights

Prepare and update telemanagement software work orders for voice, data, and card access changes.
Manage telecommunications equipment inventory and ensure accurate departmental charging.
Maintain billing budgets, verify department approval, and assist with monthly billing cycles.
Update telecommunications system information including building codes and E911 data.
Respond to telecommunication service calls and coordinate resolutions.
Serve as a switchboard operator on an as-needed basis.
Process and verify accuracy of vendor invoices.
Required skills include knowledge of accounting procedures, clerical aptitude, 10-key calculator operation, and proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications.
Minimum qualifications: high school diploma or equivalent, specialized training preferred, and at least two years of bookkeeping or accounting experience.
Hourly pay range: $17.75 - $21.00; position is non-exempt, full-time, and supervised by the Coordinator of Telecommunications.