Position:
Student Accounts Specialist
Type:
Full-Time
Date Posted:
September 10, 2024
Location:
Ankeny, Iowa
Student Accounts Specialist
Position Details
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Review and update charges on students’ accounts in the student information system
- Coordinate with Financial Aid Director on timing of posting of financial aid disbursements
- Provide and support Accounting Manager with daily and monthly reporting
- Batch invoicing of student accounts
- Receipting and posting student account remittances – both cash/check and online
- Counsel and assist students and parents on the payment options and process – understanding their registration charges
- Help students create plans to pay for school and be financially prepared
- Understand the financial aid and student account processes to answer student questions or direct them to content experts
- Manage and monitor student payment plans throughout the year and provide communication efforts for delinquent accounts
- Backup support to receptionist for responding to phone calls and visitors in a pleasant and professional manner
Convictions and Character/Religious Qualifications
FBBC&TS seeks to maintain its theological and ecclesiastical identity as a Baptist institution of higher education. Therefore, we seek only to employ faculty whose beliefs, lifestyle, and convictions align with FBBC&TS’s religious positions. As such, all applicants must meet the following expectations:
- Applicants must agree without mental reservation with FBBC&TS’s foundational documents.
- Applicants must be Baptists in their beliefs and practice.
- Applicants must adhere to Biblical standards of morality and living.
- Applicants and/or their spouses must not be or ever have been divorced.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to communicate effectively both in verbal and written format, in a professional manner with multiple groups including students, student parents, and other employees
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of information
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- A high degree of independent decisions based on standard procedures and internal policies
- Knowledge of and ability to use technological resources including a variety of computer programs and applications
- Knowledge of basic accounting
Academic Qualifications
- A high school diploma or the equivalent is required for this position.
- At least two years of education or experience in a business-related field is preferred, with preference given to accounting, financial aid, or customer service.
application checklist
- Carefully read FBBC&TS’s foundational documents.
- Complete and submit your application to hr@faith.edu.
- Email your resume and/or curriculum vitae to hr@faith.edu.
- Complete the Predictive Index Assessment.
