Scholarship Accounting Specialist at San Jacinto College – Houston, Texas

Scholarship Accounting Specialist - Central Campus

• Assists with the initiation and maintenance of approximately 3,000 to 4,000 scholarship contracts utilizing grants, Foundation, departmental, and third-party funds within the Financial Aid Module and Academic Works, assisting the Manager to maintain criteria.
• Prepares internal and external scholarship reports and assists with balances.
• Assists with scholarship budget set up as directed by the Scholarship Accounting Coordinator.
• Manages athletic meal money for home and away scenarios when the Coordinator is out. Maintains payments for rental and utility usage in athletic apartments as needed.
• Maintains and updates scholarship language and criteria for separate programs within Academic Works as directed by the Scholarship Accounting Coordinator.
• Assists the Coordinator to support bookstore & business office staff with bookstore openings/closings, reconciling all book contract involving grant or College Foundation funds. Assists with the distribution and collection efforts of books from athletes.
• Assists with receipt and processing invoices and scholarship payments
• Extracts Banner activities/transaction data; analyzes and calculates accounting debits and credits.
• Schedules and attends outreach meetings for various scholarship programs as needed
• Assists manager to balance and reconcile all contracts for departmental, Foundation, grant, and third party at end of fiscal year.

• Enters requisitions and requests student refund and donor reimbursement checks of unused scholarship balances.
• Maintains contact with scholarship directors and students on scholarships.
• Analyzes and corrects student accounts as needed.

• Ability to demonstrate the College values
• Intermediate level knowledge of Banner Software in Finance Module
• Advanced knowledge of Banner Software in Student Module with emphasis on Third-Party Contract, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Outlook
• Ability to type 50 wpm and 10-key by touch.

• Associate degree and two years of office-related experience or high school diploma/equivalent and five years of office-related experience

• Grant/scholarship experience
• Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply

Salary Grade: 104

Salary is based on the Board-approved salary schedule for the current fiscal year. See Salary Schedule

Requisition Number: req6267

Posting Close Date: 5/8/2026

Applicant Support:
If you need assistance with the application process, please contact the Cornerstone Support Team at 281-998-6387, option 3, or email cornerstonesupport@sjcd.edu.

Note: Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to follow-up with every applicant individually. If your qualifications meet the requirements for the position, and you are selected for an interview, we will contact you. You can review your application status by logging into the Cornerstone system.

Equal Opportunity Statement: The San Jacinto College District is committed to equal opportunity for all students, employees, and applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, pregnancy, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, genetic information, marital status, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. The following College official has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the College's non-discrimination policies: Sandra Ramirez, VCHR Org/Talent Effectiveness, 4620 Fairmont Pkwy., Pasadena, TX 77504; 281-991-2659; Sandra.Ramirez@sjcd.edu