Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,100 full-time undergraduates and 4,700 graduate and professional students. Ranked 31 among national universities and a member of the Association of Research Universities, Boston College has 752 full-time and 1,080 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $886 million, and an endowment of approximately $2 billion.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced paraprofessional to join the acquisitions team for Boston College Libraries. The Acquisitions and Fiscal Assistant will share responsibility for ordering and invoicing over $9 million in library materials annually. Commitment to excellent customer service and superior attention to detail is necessary for successful performance of these duties:
* Receives and prioritizes order requests on assigned funds
* Identifies and selects appropriate vendors according to established guidelines
* Searches OCLC database and imports bibliographic records for ordered material
* Uses automated library system (Alma) to document purchases, invoices, vendors and budgets
* Uses university accounting system (PeopleSoft) to approve and track payments and to resolve problems
* Provides support to subject specialists, fund managers and the Budget Group regarding orders and budget status
* Reconciles monthly bank statements

Requirements

* 1 year of recent experience in library acquisitions, academic library background preferred
* Skilled in use of library automated management systems
* Thorough understanding of basic accounting principles and practices
* Demonstrated commitment to customer service, including initiative and follow-through
* Ability to create and manipulate MS Excel spreadsheets
* Experience with automated accounting systems, PeopleSoft preferred
* Ability to communicate with vendors in a forthright but respectful manner to ensure good service and relations
* Bachelor's preferred

Closing Statement

Boston College conducts background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, nation origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office of Institutional Diversity at http://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity.

In order to be considered as an official applicant, please note that it is necessary to apply directly online at our site: www.bc.edu/bcjobs.