Junior Accountant/Analyst

Job Profile Summary

Under limited supervision, the purpose of this job is to perform accounting and analysis functions as assigned in the area of Credit and Collections. Functions may include performing financial analysis, reconciliation, and research of data utilizing knowledge of College's financial systems and industry standards as well as billing or payment of invoices, reimbursements, computations, processing and verification of accounting entries. Reviewing and preparing financial reports, reconciliation of accounts, research and resolve collections issues with regards to customers and outside agencies.

This position allows eligible veterans and their spouses to claim Veterans’ Preference pursuant to Florida Statute 295. Certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in the employment by the state and its political subdivisions and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.

Applicants claiming preference are responsible for providing required documentation at the time of submitting application.

For information on obtaining a DD 214 visit http://www.archives.gov/veterans/militaryservicerecords/
or call 1-866-272-6272.

  

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field required.
• An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.

Minimum Experience/Training:

• Three to five years of relevant experience. Experience is required within the field.

Essential Functions:

• Daily - 20%: Identifies and reports payments made directly to the College for student accounts in collection by extracting payments made to student accounts in collection from various college reports and transmitting payment information electronically to collection agency.
• Bi-Weekly - 15%: Facilitates and processes collection agency payments to student accounts by extracting payments made to collection agency from the student and applying to outstanding student account balances. Generates disbursement requests to remit payment of all collection fees to the collection agency. Reinstates contracts when student bounces the check to the collection agency. Prepares transmittal form for the receipt of all payments.
• Daily - 15%: Analyzes and maintains delinquent student and customer accounts ready to be sent to the collection agency via reporting and system jobs by submitting jobs to identify student accounts ready for collections, update student contract status, create collection obligation, generate financial hold on student account, submit job to generate FTP file of student accounts
• Quarterly - 10%: Performs account reconciliation between collection agency and College records, verify balance, placement date, principal, collection fees and account status.
• Monthly - 5%: Creates, updates, and maintains reports related to collection agency performance and placement data, provides reports to management and provides analysis of data.
• Daily - 5%: Maintains and reviews status of all student and customer accounts placed with collection agency as necessary. Verifies acknowledgments received from collection agency for all the accounts assigned and notifies collection agency when accounts must be returned to the college.
• Daily - 5%: Prepares documents to be imaged (direct payments made by students, closed students accounts etc.). Communicates with outside collection agency with regard to students' accounts and actions taken. Generates and runs reports, including accounts being sent to the collection agency.
• Daily - 20%: Researches and responds to dispute requests submitted by collection agency
• Quarterly - 5%: Provides backup assistance to other members of the C&C staff when absences occur to prevent loss of job productivity and customer assistance.  Cross training to include all general C&C job functions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively; speak effectively; write concisely; provide feedback and report information.
• Ability to research and plan; identify problems; analyze; imagine alternatives; gather information; solve problems; define needs and recommend solutions.
• Organizational skills; initiate new ideas; handle details; teach; promote change; implement decisions; manage time; meet goals; accept responsibility.
• Human relations skills; develop rapport; listening skills, cooperation.
• Knowledge of general accounting procedures, financial systems, and reporting tools.
• High level of proficiency in financial systems, reporting tools, word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail, and Internet tools.
• Ability to manage own work to job and performance standards. Ability to participate as an ac