Bursar

Southeastern College

Bursar

Columbia, SC
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    401(k)

    Health insurance

    Paid time off

    Dental insurance

    Vision insurance

    OVERVIEW:

    The Bursar oversees and handles the payment of tuition balance. Most students do not receive full funding coverage from government loans, grants, and scholarships and therefore must arrange to pay the balance. The Bursar oversees the payment of this balance and ensures cash payment plans are arranged and payments are collected in a timely manner.

    BUSINESS CONTRIBUTIONS:

    The role of Bursar is to ensure student cash payments. This is accomplished by making sure that:

    Student payment plans and payment methods are arranged

    Student payments are up-to-date

    Any outstanding payments are collected

    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

    Management:

    Oversee Assistant Bursars/staff

    Monitor activity and review performance

    Provide technical assistance as needed

    Bursars must have a minimum of an Associate's degree and at least 2 to 4 years of billing/accounting experience and the willingness to work with students.

    This is a full time position that requires day, evening and weekend availability.

    For consideration, only online applications will be accepted. For further information, you may contact your local campus. Campus contact information listed on our website at www.sec.edu

    Thank you for your interest in our school system. Our schools prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law.