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
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