Student Accounts Receivable Specialist/Cashier

The Student Accounts Receivable Specialist/Cashier is responsible for managing all aspects of collections on accounts receivable, engaging with students to address account concerns, processing payments, and maintaining accurate financial records. The role requires a strong understanding and application of cashiering principles with a community college environment.

The Student Accounts Receivable Specialist/Cashier receives supervision from the Cashiering & Accounts Receivable Supervisor.

• Assume responsibility for cashiering operations in the absence of the Cashiering and Accounts Receivable Supervisor.
• Contact and confer with students regarding payment of their student accounts.
• Provide customer-oriented interaction while working out payment arrangements with students.
• Prepare third-party billing, exemptions and processes reimbursements; enter information in resources; research; post payments, to include wire transfers and reconcile third party billing;
• Review and research A/R balances; correct, reconcile, apply adjustments to student accounts, note account, and place holds on student accounts;
• Assist with preparation and distribution of IRS Form 1098T, monthly statements and past due notices to students and third party agencies. Answer questions regarding information provided on the form 1098T;
• Provide delinquent account information to debt setoff and third-party debt collector and post collection payments to student accounts.
• Process NSF checks or stop payment checks; compose related correspondence;
• Receive and receipt cash items, third-party payments and departmental receipts and reconcile payments to ledgers on a daily basis;
• Ensure strict confidentiality of financial records;
• Assist in all cashiering functions, including daily bank deposits, and processing of daily reports;
• Support the daily cash analysis (DCA) to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial transactions.
• Assist in processing of student refunds in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Provide customer-service oriented interaction in all telephone and e-mail responses;
• Assist in maintaining and updating Ellucian Datatel Colleague system;
• Participate in regular meetings and attend trainings as necessary;
• Provide assistance to faculty and staff at all campuses;
• Process paper documents utilizing the imaging and electronic document management system;
• Flexibility to work weekends, evenings, and irregular hours as required;
• Flexible lunch hour scheduling.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Required Education and Experience:

• Associate's degree supplemented by course work in accounting
• Two years of increasingly responsible general accounting experience.
• Proficiency in computer skills and knowledge of office equipment.

Salary : $2,345 - $2,931