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Scholastic
Payment Specialist
🇺🇸
Jefferson City, Missouri
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$20 - $21
per Hour
💻
Other
🗓️
August 18th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Scholastic is hiring a Payment Specialist. The role involves analyzing and reconciling electronic digital payments including credit cards, PayPal, eGiftCards, and eWallet transactions for various Scholastic programs. The specialist will troubleshoot payment processing issues, collaborate with programmers on problem resolution, and maintain confidentiality of privileged information while ensuring timely updates of databases and reports.
Highlights
- Analyze and reconcile electronic digital payments including settlements, refunds, adjustments, disputes, inquiries, and chargebacks.
- Manage payments for Scholastic Book Club, Magazines, Education, and Book Fairs.
- Troubleshoot payment processing and operational issues in collaboration with programmers.
- Maintain confidentiality of customer and privileged information at all times.
- Prioritize workload to keep databases, spreadsheets, and reports current and meet deadlines.
- Required experience with systems such as Fusion, Oracle EBS, AS400, and/or CIS.
- Strong knowledge of Collections and/or Accounts Receivable functions is required.
- Proficient in creating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets with strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
- Hourly compensation ranges from $19.75 to $20.75.
- Must commit to PCI Compliance and Security Guidelines, demonstrate strong work ethic, adaptability, and above average attendance.
Payment Specialist Full Description
Job Description:
Analyze and complete reconciliation of all electronic digital payments tied to credit card, PayPal, eGiftCards, eWallet, & Campaigns. Data including, but not limited to settlements, refunds, adjustments, disputes, inquiries and chargebacks. Reconcile digital payments for Scholastic Book Club, Magazines, Education, and/or Book Fairs. Troubleshoot any digital payment processing issues and/or operational issues. Work with programmers to identify root causes and perform corrective actions.
Must always be confidential due to privileged information and customer data. Prioritize workload to ensure all databases, spreadsheets, and reporting are kept current and meet all deadlines. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Computer experience required;
- Ability to create and maintain Excel spreadsheets;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Working knowledge of one or more of the following systems required:
- Fusion, Oracle EBS, AS400, and/or CIS;
- Knowledge of Collections &/or Accounts Receivable functions required;
- Strong analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills;
- Experience in assigning priorities, meeting deadlines, & sound decision making;
- Proficient working alone and as part of team;
- Adaptable to change;
- Exceptional work ethic;
- Above average attendance required;
- Commitment to follow all PCI Compliance and Security Guidelines.
- Acceptance of other duties as assigned.
Time Type:
Full time
Job Type:
Regular
Job Family Group:
Finance
Location Region/State:
Missouri
Compensation Range:
Hourly Rate: 19.75 - 20.75
EEO Statement:
Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.
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