Bursar

Reporting to the Vice President of Finance, the Bursar will be responsible for:

• Providing excellent student service and timely responses to student inquiries;
• Billing and collection of tuition and fees for students;
• Processing disbursements and refunds in accordance with State/Federal regulations, accreditation standards, and University policies and procedures to ensure proper processing of all external funds;
• Monitoring all business related financial transactions to ensure timely and accurate postings and record keeping;
• Monitoring campus collection activities of outstanding student accounts to ensure timely recovery of payments and maintain appropriate accounts receivable levels;
• Monitoring internal and external payment arrangements for timely billing and payments;
• Performing daily bank deposits, reconcile cash receipts and complete cash receipts journal;
• Counseling students and parents regarding tuition, fees, account balances, the University’s payment options, and policies and procedures;
• Ensuring completion of all financial forms, installment notes and disclosure statements related to student financing and credit terms;
• Assisting in the coordination of the institution's response to any internal/external audits related to business office operations;
• Compiling, preparing and analyzing monthly receivable and collection reports;
• Providing ongoing financial analysis of current operations in order to make strategic/budget recommendations;
• Hiring, training, supervision and preparation of performance evaluations for staff members;
• Encourage professional growth and foster cooperation amongst staff members and departments;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree and three to five years experience in managing an accounting or accounts receivable function, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three to five years experience in managing a staff to effectively impact financial operations and meet financial objectives;

Skills:

• Possess superior communication skills required for effective collaboration with other University student services departments;
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral formats to perform all functions related to this position;
• Must have working knowledge of Datatel Colleague or similar operating systems (to include Microsoft Office);
• Must have the ability to analyze and interpret financial data/reports in order to make recommendations regarding campus performance;
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to train, educate and lead a customer service oriented team.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Policy implementation skills
• Public speaking and training skills

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of federal and state regulations
• Understanding of computation and statistical reporting applications
• Computer knowledge using a relational database, (Datatel Colleague system preferred),

Abilities :

• Self motivated
• Some night and weekend work required
• Demonstrates a commitment to fostering and maintaining a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace

NOTE: This is an administrative, twelve-month appointment. The above description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed by the Bursar. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities of the position. You will devote your full time and best efforts to the performance of your various job duties and will observe any and all policies, rules and regulations that the University may now have or shall hereafter establish.