Associate Bursar jobs in Louisiana

Job Summary

Supervise the Cashiers’ Office, Student Accounts Office, and Student Workers. Train Staff members on various Banner forms. Process, review, and approve Student/Third-Party Billings. Ensures that Student Registration is in compliance with the University policy and procedures. Responsible for the Pre-collection processes and procedures. Serve as an intermediate for students, parents, faculty, and staff for the purpose of reviewing and researching accounts. Review, analyze, resolve, respond and reconcile student records and financial transactions relative to graduation clearance, collections, refunds, and accounts receivable to ensure accuracy and completeness of calculations, legitimacy of transactions and proper authorization.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists with the Return of Title IV Calculations
• Process student credit balance refunds
• Generates, distributes, and emails the monthly student invoices and Third-Party Invoices.
• Resolves and responds to inquiries and/or questions about charges/credits and payments on student accounts.
• Review and assist with setting up the tuition and fees, exemptions, direct deposits, payroll deductions, off campus meal plans and payment plans
• Cancellation of refund checks and direct deposits
• Registration liaison between Registrar, Financial Aid, Housing, Admissions, Tiger One Card Office, banks, vendors, auditors, and collection agencies
• Ensure compliance with the following polices: Cash Over/Short Policy, Deposit and Cash Handling Policy, Deposit and Cash Handling Procedures.
• Review Check Suspense account for posting errors.
• Assists with setting up AR detail codes
• Prepares and ensures accuracy of bank deposits.
• Balance Cashiers and Run of end of the day Cashier Closings Reports daily
• Keep Office manuals updated
• Manual Postings of various charges, payments, holds, bank wires, course fees, etc.
• Post Departmental Deposits in Banner: Athletics and Student Affairs, etc.
• Work evenings or weekend events such as High School Day, Summer Camps, Orientation sessions
• Keep credit card machines updated
• Assist with the Cashier functions which include but are not limited to making daily deposits.
• Assist the Associate Controller with various requests

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field
• At least 8 years of professional level experience in higher education, registration, cashiering, collections, accounting or related areas required
• Knowledgeable of payment and computer applications such as Ellucian Banner, Microsoft Excel, Nelnet, Transact, Sprintax, Argos, as well as various Third-Party student applications
• Must have strong organizational skills, superior customer service skills, and excellent data entry skills, good communication skills, both oral and written, technology savvy and multi-task oriented, and has the ability to make good sound decisions when faced with complex situations
• Comfortable working in a higher education setting, servicing students, parents, faculty and staff, handling large amounts of cash and/or cash transactions.
• Must be available for periodic evening and week-ends
• Must be able to follow guidelines, policies and procedures that have been set forth by the university, the Board of Trustees, ULS system, legislative/state auditors, and internal auditors
• This is a supervisory position

• MBA

Supplemental Information

Applications without the following will not be considered complete.

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Transcript(s)

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