Assistant Bursar - Part-Time (Nights and Weekends)

Summary

The University Assistant Bursar assists the Bursar in handling the payment of tuition balances. Most students do not receive full funding coverage from government loans, grants, and scholarships and therefore must arrange to pay the balance. The University Assistant Bursar oversees the payment of this balance and ensures cash payment plans are arranged and payments are collected in a timely manner.at Keiser University by working with the Campus Executives in accordance with the mission, core values, and purposes of the university.

Skills and Attributes

The University Assistant Bursar must possess the following skills and attributes: proven management skills; ability to handle multiple projects and processes simultaneously; strong attention to detail; excellent verbal and written communication; computer proficient; student-oriented attitude; integrity; professionalism; strong work ethic; collaboration, and organizational skills; ability to work at a fast pace unsupervised; adaptability; and ability to work with competing priorities and recognize subtle differences between similar situations.

Essential Functions

The University Assistant Bursar performs the following essential functions:

Set-up Student Payments:

·Work with Financial Aid to ensure student payment plans are arranged

·Work with the students to arrange the manner in which payments will be collected:

-On-line

-Over-the-phone

-Automatic funds withdraw

-In-person

·Ensure student information is accurate and up-to-date

·Set-up payment plans for re-entering students

Tuition Billing:

·Process enrollment and application payments

·Send monthly billing statements

·Run weekly balance reports to monitor credit and debit balances

·Run past-due reports to check on outstanding payments

·Determine which students are past due

·Pull students from class/arrange to meet with students on past due payments

·Arrange payment plans/time-frames to get students caught-up on payments

·Ensure end of loan period credit balance is accurate

·Prepare daily deposits for bank and daily bank report

·Process wire transfers

 ·Monitor repackaging

Refunds:

·Determine eligibility for refunds and tuition reimbursement

·Arrange tuition reimbursements for financial aid refunds

Collections:

 ·Monitor past-due accounts and determine strategy for collecting past-due payments

·Call/send letters to students who are past-due and not currently attending class

·Refer cases to collections agency when students are non-responsive

Transcripts:

·Verify eligibility and clear students for transcript requests

Required Work Hours

This is a part time position. A combination of evening, and weekend hours is required.