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Accounts Payable Clerk/Cashier

POSITION SUMMARY

Oversight of accounts payable, purchasing card management, cashiering, data entry and administrative support services for Loras College within the Business Office.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Given that the College is a diocesan Catholic college, will carry out your functions of your position in support of the College’ Catholic Identity, mission and in support of Church teachings.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

  • Oversee the performance of the accounts payable function for Loras College, including:
    • Management of the College’ Purchasing Card program.
      • Add/edit users
      • Training new users on use, policies, etc.
      • Review charges for proper coding and business purpose
      • Monitor purchases for Sales Tax charges
      • Develop vendor relationships and pay invoices that can be paid via credit card.
      • Submit purchases via Purchasing Card for those departments that donΓÇÖt have a card
      • Provides communication to Campus Community on regular basis regarding Purchasing Card and other timing related needs
    • Accounts Payable
      • Compiles information and data to prepare Check Requisitions Forms for the procurement of supplies, services and equipment
      • Reconciles and processes all utility bills for payment
      • Reconciles invoices received with Check Requisition Forms and and verifies proper budget account numbers
      • Responsible for maintenance of vendor files including processing of W-9′
      • Reviews all charges for related sales tax
      • Maintains copies of state sales tax exemptions
      • Management of vendor ordering accounts (Amazon, Sam’ Club, Staples, etc.)
      • Performs weekly check runs
      • Processes annual 1099 reporting
    • Cashiering and Administrative Support
      • Serves as cashier for all in-person deposits and provides customer service at cashier window
      • Maintains knowledge of student accounts in order to answer questions from constituents
      • Imports and posts gifts from the Institutional Advancement Office
      • Sorts and distributes daily mail
      • Assists with daily balancing of the cash drawer
      • Assists with entering journal entries and check requisitions as needed
      • Assists accounting personnel and acts as backup to other Business Office staff as necessary
  • Supports the mission and vision of the College and respects the College’s Catholic tradition.
  • Performs related duties as assigned.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.

Accuracy — Submitted work is complete and without errors.

Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Business Acumen – Ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues.

Communication — Excellent Oral and Written communication skills.

Decision Making – Ability to make critical decisions while following College procedures.

Ethical Decision Making – Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.

Honesty / Integrity – Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.

Project Management — Ability to organize and direct a project to completion.

Working Under Pressure — Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Mission and Vision of the College — Demonstrates a commitment to the Mission and Vision of Loras College.


Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) required. Associates degree in Accounting or Business related field preferred.

Experience: Minimum of two years of general office experience which includes computer and accounting duties. Experience working with Microsoft Excel necessary. Accounts payable/receivable experience preferred.

 

Other Requirements: Some knowledge of the principles and practices of clerical accounting work. Ability to classify accounting transactions, maintain accounts and prepare reports. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, students, vendors, and the general public. Ability to use discretion and to keep confidential all matters relating to the College and its employees. Knowledge of related computer applications.

 

The College has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee’s ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the College reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the College may deem appropriate.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE. Applicants must go to: https://loras.applicantpool.com/jobs to apply. Please upload: your letter of application and resume. The finalist will need to pass a background check before receiving a written employment offer.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music (Instrumental)

POSITION SUMMARY. The Music Studies program at Loras College invites applications for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor of Music with specialization in instrumental music to begin in August 2026. As a member of the School of Humanities and Education, the ideal candidate will demonstrate excellence in teaching a range of courses for the undergraduate major, including Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble, and courses in the Music Studies curriculum such as Music in the Movies or World Music and Cultures. Candidates will be expected to teach in the general education curriculum and academically advise students. In addition to teaching, service to the College and engagement with scholarship in line with the Boyer Model is strongly desired.

The Music Studies program seeks a highly motivated, personable and innovative candidate to continue developing powerful musical experiences for Loras students and the broader Dubuque community. Familiarity with liturgical music and Catholic Social Teaching is preferred as it relates to programming and events, instruction and course content, as well as the Loras College mission.

This is a non-tenure track position, but a candidate that plays a key role in expanding the Music Studies program will be given strong consideration for an extended contract at the end of the 2-year term.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE. A doctorate degree in music (including candidates that are ABD) from an accredited institution is preferred. A master’s degree in music with significant experience will be considered. Additional qualifications include:

  • Given that the College is a diocesan Catholic college, will carry out your functions of your position in support of the College’s Catholic Identity, mission and in support of Church teachings.
  • Commitment to the mission and support for the College’s Catholic liberal arts tradition
  • Experience directing instrumental ensembles at the college or high school level or within the music industry
  • Comfortability programming music and events for instrumental ensembles, recruiting students for music ensembles and degrees, collaborating with colleagues and community members, organizing adjunct instruction for applied instrumental lessons and studio classes
  • Performance skills and technical knowledge as an instrumentalist

COMPENSATION. Commensurate with qualifications, education, and experience. Additional benefits include medical, dental, life, and disability insurance, flexible spending plan, TIAA retirement plan, tuition remission program, family membership in Graber Sports Center, free admission to many college events and free parking.

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND EDUCATION. The School of Humanities and Education consists of 31 full-time faculty members and offers a variety of pre-professional and liberal arts undergraduate and graduate programs.

THE COLLEGE. Founded in 1839, Loras College is a Catholic, primarily undergraduate, institution that includes pre-professional and liberal arts programs, as well as several graduate programs. The Loras College community embraces the core values of truth, respect, responsibility, excellence, and service that define the way we work, behave, and relate with others. These values align with our college mission: Loras, as a Catholic liberal arts college, creates a community of active learners, reflective thinkers, ethical decision-makers and responsible contributors in diverse professional, social and religious roles. The student body consists of approximately 1,100 students.

THE COMMUNITY. Loras College’s 60-acre campus is located on one of Dubuque’s highest bluffs that overlooks the Mississippi River at the junction of the states of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin, about 3 hours west of Chicago. Dubuque’s population is approximately 60,000 and its nineteenth-century architecture is woven into limestone bluffs and provides a picturesque backdrop to the river landscape. Many residential and commercial areas have been designated as historical districts to preserve Dubuque’s unique heritage. Its strong education base supports numerous cultural activities, and in addition, there are sporting events, shopping facilities, schools, and houses of worship that are convenient to its residents. The climate has marked seasons with a comfortable summer, cool spring and fall, and a winter that encourages a variety of activities that have in recent years attracted a growing tourism industry.

APPLICATION DEADLINE. For best consideration, applications are due by November 21, 2025. Applications must be complete to be considered. For more information contact Dr. Kate McCarthy-Gilmore, Dean of Humanities and Education: kate.mccarthy-gilmore@loras.edu, 563-588-7808.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE. Applicants must go to: http://loras.applicantpool.com/jobs/ to apply. Please upload a cover letter addressing teaching and the mission of the college, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three references. References will not be contacted without prior approval from the candidate. The finalist will need to pass a background check before receiving a written employment offer.

Web Application Developer

We all use technology and most overlook the power behind it. We are looking for someone who understands the power technology holds and can develop applications to engage our customers. Westmark Enterprises/Kendall Hunt Publishing is looking for our next Web Application Developer! This position will work in the home office in Dubuque, Iowa. Salary commensurate with experience.

As an IT Web Application Developer, you can expect to:

  • Create and build interactive products
  • Resolves open software issues
  • Troubleshoots and resolves custom and packaged application issues
  • Supports end users of custom and packaged applications including web-based
  • Analyzes technical business needs and translates them into requirements
  • Work with stakeholders and development team members to develop requirements into design specifications

To Succeed as a Web Application Developer:

  • You’ll need to be proficient of programming languages and logic including (but not limited to) LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) HTML, Java, JavaScript, Coldfusion, and AJAX. Experience with Drupal is a plus
  • You’ll need to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
  • You’ll have familiarity with mobile technologies including the Swift programming language
  • You’ll have strong verbal and written communication skills

If you enjoy working individually and in a team environment, you can picture yourself contributing daily and working for a company that believes in hiring the right person, regardless of degree, this position is for you!

Westmark is a support organization headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa that provides IT support for affiliated companies, including Kendall Hunt Publishing, Westmark Development, Great River Learning and all of their respective customers. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.westmarkenterprises.com www.kendallhunt.com

It’s More Than Just a Job!

Choosing a career path can be one of the most important decision in one’s life. Work is part of a person’s identity. People need compelling reasons to remain at a job and a company day after day, year after year. As you consider a career change, we understand the benefits an employer offer are just as appealing as the job itself.

Our Companies offers –

  • Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Company paid life insurance, short term and long term disability
  • Generous company match on 401(k) plan, as well as profit sharing
  • Generous PTO package at hire, plus paid holidays
  • Scholarship and tuition reimbursement
  • Exercise facilities and courtyard to work outdoors or visit with colleagues

HRDept@kendallhunt.com

An Equal Opportunity Employer

 

Onboarding Specialist

Westmark Enterprises/Kendall Hunt Publishing is looking for our newest Onboarding Specialist in our IT Department. As an Onboarding Specialist you will provide setup, training, and support for our new customers that are just beginning to use our digital products. This position will work in our home office in Dubuque, Iowa.

Who Are We?

Westmark Enterprises is a support organization headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa that provides support functions such as information technology, human resources, inventory control, telecommunications, finance, and accounting for numerous affiliated companies, including Kendall Hunt Publishing, Westmark Development, Great River Learning, RCL Benziger, and Paradigm Education Solutions. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.westmarkenterprises.com https://www.kendallhunt.com

What Does An Onboarding Specialist Do?

  • You will assist with the setup of the new products, such as setting up LTI integrations and configure and customize to the customer’s preference.
  • Provide customer support during the early implementation process, eventually transitioning them from our Onboarding team to our Tech Support team.
  • You will perform quality assurance and run tests on our newly release browsers or operating systems.
  • Create documentations for new products and host training sessions and webinars via Zoom.

Who We Need!

  • You must hold an associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or tech school; OR six months to a year related experience/trainings; or a combination of both.
  • Someone who has excellent customer service experience and communication abilities.
  • Someone who has the technical IT background to be successful in this position, given the knowledge needed.
  • Someone who is eager to help solve problems and apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.

Why Us? We Understand It’s More Than Just a Job!

Choosing a career path can be one of the most important decisions in one’s life. Work is part of a person’s identity. People need compelling reasons to remain at a job and a company day after day, year after year. As you consider a career change, we understand the benefits an employer offers are just as appealing as the job itself.

Kendall Hunt offers –

  • Job Stability. Kendall Hunt and their family of companies have been around for over 75 years
  • Career Growth. Gain some great experience to promote to higher roles – many of our leadership and upper management staff worked their way up in our family of companies
  • Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance with Company paid life insurance, short term and long term disability
  • Generous company match on 401(k) plan, as well as profit sharing
  • 15 days of PTO at hire, plus paid holidays
  • Scholarship and tuition reimbursement

All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory background check(s).

HRDept@kendallhunt.com

An Equal Opportunity Employer

 

E-Learning Solutions Consultant

Kendall Hunt Publishing/Westmark Enterprises is seeking an E-Learning Solutions Consultant who will play a pivotal role in the pre-sales lifecycle, bridging the gap between client needs and our suite of digital education products, including Content, Engagement, Diet Tracker, Courseware, and Flourish. This role is responsible for delivering compelling product demonstrations, scoping and advising on custom implementations, and ensuring clients understand how our solutions align with their goals. This position is based in our home office in Dubuque, Iowa; remote work is not available. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Who We Are!

Westmark Enterprises is a support organization headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa that provides support functions such as information technology, human resources, inventory control, telecommunications, finance, and accounting for numerous affiliated companies, including Kendall Hunt Publishing, Westmark Development, Great River Learning, RCL Benziger, and Paradigm Education Solutions. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.westmarkenterprises.com www.kendallhunt.com

As an E-Learning Solutions Consultant, you can expect to:

  • Collaborate with sales, publishing solutions, and information technology teams to support pre-sales engagements and technical discovery sessions.
  • Translate client requirements into tailored solution proposals.
  • Work closely with the IT team to provide feedback on client needs, product gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Deliver customized, solution-focused product demonstrations to a wide range of clients, including educators, schools, and third-party vendors.
  • Serve as a technical and functional expert on Content, Engagement, Diet Tracker, Courseware, and Flourish, effectively addressing client questions and objections.
  • Create and maintain demo environments.
  • Guide prospective clients through integration options, including APIs, SSO, and LTI.

Characteristics of Who Westmark Looks for in an E-Learning Solutions Consultant — You are:

  • Qualified candidates should have an associate degree from a two-year college or technical school, or two to four years of related experience and/or training. A degree in IT, Business, or Communication is desirable. Previous sales experience is a plus.
  • Able to maintain open and timely communication with external customers and internal sales teams in response to inquiries.
  • Committed to maintaining a positive and interactive relationship with internal teams, including Content, Sales, Technical Support, and Development.
  • Equipped with strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as organizational, analytical, and decision-making abilities.

Why Us? We Understand It’s More Than Just a Job!

Choosing a career path can be one of the most important decision in one’s life. Work is part of a person’s identity. People need compelling reasons to remain at a job and a company day after day, year after year. As you consider a career change, we understand the benefits an employer offer are just as appealing as the job itself.

Kendall Hunt offers –

  • Job Stability. Kendall Hunt and their family of companies have been around for over 75 years
  • Career Growth. Gain some great experience to promote to higher roles – many of our leadership and upper management staff worked their way up in our family of companies
  • Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance with Company paid life insurance, short term and long term disability
  • Generous company match on 401(k) plan, as well as profit sharing
  • 15 days of PTO at hire, plus paid holidays
  • Scholarship and tuition reimbursement

HRDept@kendallhunt.com

An Equal Opportunity Employer

 

K-12 Graphic Design Internship

Kendall Hunt Publishing is looking for our next Graphic Design Intern for our K-12 division serving the K-12 and catholic religious education audiences. We are searching for someone who wants to hone their graphic design craft by designing creative materials for traditional and digital marketing media. This paid internship will be available for work during the fall and spring semesters. Hours would range depending on projects, but you could earn up to 20 hours a week. This position is based in our Dubuque, Iowa office.

Who Is Kendall Hunt Publishing?

Throughout its history, Kendall Hunt Publishing has grown with an emphasis on its employees, fearlessness in innovation, and a strong grip on its values. Today Kendall Hunt continues to expand by growing its number of educational products, creating new companies, and extending its services across the country and beyond. Through diversity and willingness to adapt to the ever-changing publishing industry, Kendall Hunt is a company dedicated to growing with the public to best serve the people of the community.

When you work at Kendall Hunt you immediately notice the collaboration, friendliness, and a sense of purpose amongst our employees. Our customers, students, authors, and other outside contacts are always our top priority. We are constantly uncovering new sales channels for current product lines or finding new products to sell to current customers. Join our team of evolving employees to help us maintain our competitive edge in the industries we serve. www.kendallhunt.com

What Does A Typical Work Week Look Like?

  • Help bring our brands to life by designing eye-catching graphics for social media, paid campaigns, email assets, and website content.
  • Apply and grow your graphic design skills by editing and designing K—12 textbook coversΓÇöyes, real covers used nationwide!
  • Play a role in creating event materials, promotional collateral, and short-form videos that communicate ideas with clarity and creativity.
  • Work closely with the marketing team to maintain brand consistency, adapt designs for multiple formats, and organize our creative asset library.

Who We Need!

  • Talented, and reliable, sophomores or juniors working towards a degree in graphic design, or related field are encouraged to apply.
  • Must be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Experience with Adobe Premiere and html is welcomed!
  • Someone who can handle working independently on multiple projects, with a strong attention to detail.
  • Someone who has a passion for creative thinking and can bring fresh ideas and designs to the table!

It’s More Than Just an Internship!

Come work for a family of companies that strive to be more than just a publishing business. We build more than a community here; we build a family with both our employees and our clients. Our managers are flexible and will work around your schedule and extracurricular activities. Plus, we pay our interns! Apply now to learn how you can grow from an intern to a potential full-time employee after graduation.

For consideration, please submit resume and 3 electronic samples of your work (jpeg or pdf) by e-mail to: HRDept@kendallhunt.com.

HRDept@kendallhunt.com

An Equal Opportunity Employer

 

Customer Solutions Representative

Do you have a passion for helping others? Do you like researching and finding solutions? Do you want variety and different challenges in your day? We are looking for problem solvers, critical thinkers, and level-headed employees to help guide our customers. This position will work in office in Dubuque, Iowa.

As a team of highly motivated, customer-centric professionals, we’re looking for the right person to join our Customer Solutions team to assist internal and external customers and answer their questions about using our products and services on various applications. This individual will interact with customers by phone, e-mail and using our on-line Chat function. We are looking for tech savvy individuals, who enjoy problem solving on the spot.

Who Is Kendall Hunt Publishing?

Throughout its history, Kendall Hunt Publishing has grown with an emphasis on its employees, fearlessness in innovation, and a strong grip on its values. Today Kendall Hunt continues to expand by growing its number of educational products, creating new companies and extending its services across the country and beyond. Through diversity and willingness to adapt to the ever-changing publishing industry, Kendall Hunt is a company dedicated to growing with the public to best serve the people of the community.

When you work at Kendall Hunt you immediately notice the collaboration, friendliness, and a sense of purpose amongst our employees. Our customers, students, authors, and other outside contacts are always our top priority. We are constantly uncovering new sales channels for current product lines or finding new products to sell to current customers. Join our team of evolving employees to help us maintain our competitive edge in the industries we serve. www.kendallhunt.com

In A Typical Work Day You Will…

  • Provide 1st level customer support via phone, on-line Chat and other social media tools to receive and enter customer orders.
  • Assist customers using products for the first time. (i.e., purchasing on ecommerce, registering on websites, etc.).
  • Troubleshoot problems customers may experience. (i.e., password reset, wrong class registration, activation code not working, etc.).
  • Research and resolve questions or issues related to order inquiries, proof of deliveries, invoice copies, credit card inquiries, KH website, etc.
  • Update corporate CRM with information based on support issues handled.

Who We Need!

  • Ability to use multiple software platforms and programs.
  • Prior customer support experience, professionalism, attention to detail and accuracy is a must!
  • Ability to multi-task with strong verbal and written communication skills is essential.
  • A higher education degree is preferred, but any educational background is welcomed.
  • This role is more than the title perceives – this is a gateway role to home in on your skills, with the potential to advance within our company.

Why Us? We Understand It’s More Than Just a Job!

Choosing a career path can be one of the most important decisions in one’s life. Work is part of a person’s identity. People need compelling reasons to remain at a job and a company day after day, year after year. As you consider a career change, we understand the benefits an employer offers are just as appealing as the job itself.

Our companies offer:

  • Job Stability. Kendall Hunt and their family of companies have been around for more than 75 years
  • Career Growth. Gain some great experience to promote to higher roles – many of our leadership and upper management staff worked their way up in our family of companies
  • Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance with company paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
  • Generous company match on 401(k) plan, as well as profit sharing
  • A generous PTO policy, plus paid holidays
  • Scholarship and tuition reimbursement

HRDept@kendallhunt.com

An Equal Opportunity Employer

 

Sales Internship

Are you a college student looking for flexible hours? Great River Learning is seeking an intern who wants to learn about product development from start to finish, and who are interested in pursuing an outside sales position after graduation. In this internship, you will receive sales training and implement basic sales calls. Imagine the fun and excitement of being an investor on Shark Tank. Our sales process is to interview college professors, listen for business potential, and persuade select candidates to work with our company. Wouldn’t that be a fun way to acquire new business!? At Great River Learning (GRL) you’re in the driver’s seat. You work with different colleges and universities in your territory to identify business opportunities, interview professors, and persuade author candidates that have what it takes to become GRL authors. Occasionally, you’ll need to beat-out other “sharks” swimming in the same water. We want to partner with talented educators in charge of lower-level, higher-enrollment courses to develop more interactive and engaging materials. Also, if the publication we develop works well locally we have the experience and resources to market it nationally. This summer internship is an in-person position located in our home office in Dubuque, Iowa; no remote work is currently available.

In A Typical Work Week as a Sales Intern, You Will…

  • Work directly with our Senior Acquisitions Manager and Internship Coordinator to plan your week.
  • Send emails and make phone calls to schedule meetings.
  • Assist with meetings and interviews, identify business opportunities, and recruit select college professors to become GRL authors.
  • Follow-up with prospective and existing authors. This includes keeping notes and next steps in our CRM software for all prospective, in-development, and existing publications.

Characteristics of Who GRL Looks For in Sales Interns, You are…

  • Someone interested in learning more about a career in sales.
  • A top performer that’s used to going above and beyond the minimum expectations.
  • Competitive, highly organized, and self-driven.
  • Someone who sees time as a resource that shouldn’t be wasted. You take advantage of time between appointments!
  • Someone who possesses enough leadership, motivation and purpose to hold yourself accountable.
  • Positive and have a “can do” attitude towards life.

Who We Are

Great River Learning (GRL) is an established, higher education company that focuses on developing engaging publications by integrating videos, animations, and interactive exercises. We see enormous business opportunity because we know most students don’t read traditional 900-page textbooks…unless they’re cramming for a test. We develop next-generation textbooks that are well designed, interactive, and media-rich. Our employees are driven and passionate about excelling, learning, having fun, and making the world a better place by helping to improve the experience of both college-level students and professors. Learn more by visiting us at www.greatriverlearning.com.

It’s More Than Just an Internship!

Come work for our family of companies that strives to be more than just a publishing company. We build more than a community here, we build a family with our employees, and our clients. We will work around your class schedule and extracurricular activities. Our scheduling, and managers, are flexible with you. Plus, we pay our interns! So come learn about how you can grow from an intern to a potential full time hire after graduation.

HRDept@kendallhunt.com

An Equal Opportunity Employer