**This is a Hybrid role where you will work in the office 3 days/week.

Summary:

• Maintains accurate student ledger and ensures all tuition and fee charges are accurately billed to student ledgers. Processes and reconciles all cash transactions on a student level detail to provide an accurate daily cash position. Performs day-to-day operational tasks as requested from other departments.
• Performs professional accounting activities for a specialized and complex assignment or functional area requiring application of professional, competent knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
• Performs all accounting duties to include accounts receivables, general ledger, account reconciliations and maintenance of schedules.
• Exercises broad discretion and creativity as to work details on assignments of a varied, diverse, and difficult nature.

Responsibilities:

• Processes the daily/weekly/bi-weekly tasks of accounting systems and cycles.
• Recommends alternatives to management when accounting data indicates trends or situations requiring action to be taken beyond scope of responsibilities.
• Reviews and controls accounts and records to ensure accuracy, proper documentation, and compliance with all pertinent procedures and regulations.
• Maintains regular and timely attendance, reports to work as scheduled and assures time worked and/or time-off is recorded properly.
• Maintains established department policies, procedures and attends required meetings.
• Maintains confidentiality of all student, associate, and/or company information as required.
• Adjusts to changing needs of Company operations or need to provide specialized or individualized reports.
• Researches, analyzes, and uses independent judgment in a variety of daily and non-routine decisions affecting assigned function.
• Assists with month end closing procedures related to revenue, bad debt, variance analysis and other accounting functions.
• Executes day-to-day requests specific to students accounts as requested from other departments.
• Ensures correct tuition and fee charges for American Career College and West Coast University students are accurately posted to student ledgers in a timely manner.
• Verifies balances between American Career College and West Coast University and Tuition Options, and Third Party Agencies for separated students.
• Research case studies to identify cause of discrepancy between CampusVue and Tuition Options.
• Reconciles all receivables at a student level detail: credit cards, checks, Title IV funds, ACH wires, stipends, scholarships.
• Manages, reviews, and reconciles payments posted to student ledgers.
• Routinely monitors CampusVue billing configurations.
• Assists with recording student population by campus, program, status, etc.
• Assist in recording multiple metrics and statistical data: attendance, leads, cash receipts, headcount, and square footage.
• Generates and reviews 90/10 calculation from student ledger system.
• Prepares and mails loan disbursement notifications to students.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• One to three years of diverse accounting experience with exposure to different areas of accounting and accounting principles, practices and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, practices and procedures in for-profit setting, internal accounting controls.
• Knowledge of database, financial and accounting reporting computer application systems, specifically Great Plains and education/student accounting systems such as Campus Vue is preferred.
• Experience with MS Office and internet research.
• Strong analytical skills and intermediate excel knowledge is preferred.

Qualifications/Skills:

• May not be in default on a federal loan or owe repayment on a federal grant.
• Ability to demonstrate basic math, detailed numerical math computations and statistical techniques.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and patterns, and generate alternative solutions.
• Ability to operate a variety of office equipment such as calculating and adding machines, as needed.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to comprehend data and be very detail oriented.
• Ability to work effectively in a highly ethnic and culturally diverse student and associate community.
• Ability to demonstrate strong professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to self-direct, self-pace, multi-task and function well under pressure of deadlines and conflicting priorities.
• Ability to work with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule.
• Ability to exercise good judgment.

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