Bursar
Columbia, SC, 29223, Columbia
Bursar
Full Time • Columbia, SC, 29223, Columbia
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
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:
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:
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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