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POSITION SPECIFICS​

The unit of Third-Party Billing and Payments - International within the Office of the Bursar is seeking a motivated individual to fill the position of Accountant – Intermediate Professional.

The responsibilities of the Accountant include, but are not limited to the following:

• Analyze and review Financial Guarantees submitted by a third-party (International Sponsors) to determine proper classification for setting up the Organization and Third-Party Contract in LionPATH, the University's student information system, for invoicing. Oversee the creation of the contract and ensure it is set up appropriately in LionPATH so that charges are reflected correctly on the student and corporate accounts. Create and maintain contracts for more complex accounts, which includes managing the Organzation from start to finish.
• Process invoices through LionPATH ensuring invoices are accurate and reconciled with the corporate accounts in LionPATH. Manage past due balances and run queries to capture unpaid balances. Run queries in LionPATH to reconcile the corporate account balances and oversee all necessary corrections. Identify, recommend and make required changes to corporate accounts when payments received do not match the balance due on the corporate account. Process student and corporate refunds in LionPATH, ensuring refund is posted to the accounts correctly and reconcile with the financial system.
• Monitor and manage the Sponsor Email Inbox for communications associated with specific sponsors. Provide timely and accurate communications to the Sponsored Relations Manager and Coordinator regarding student and sponsor financial concerns. Compose email communications related to tuition accounts, invoices and financial guarantee charges to a diverse audience including students, staff, and sponsors. Respond to a wide variety of inquiries from staff, sponsors and students in person and via telephone. Take necessary action to resolve problems or discrepancies in a prompt and thorough manner.
• Work closely with the Sponsored Relations Coordinator to coordinate health insurance billing for Sponsored students’ dependents. Create and maintain files with information on student dependents who need Penn State insurance fees billed to sponsors. Work with the Student Health Insurance Office to update, maintain and verify billing list and add/process charges t