Cashier Student Accounts

Centre College is a premier national liberal arts college that serves approximately 1,400 students and provides a supportive community and a flexible, personal academic path to a meaningful life and career. Founded in 1819, Centre accomplishes its goals in an atmosphere of caring and respectful relationships among faculty, students, and staff. The College has an endowment in excess of $420 million and an operating budget of more than $65 million.

Centre welcomes and supports diversity. The College strives to create an environment where differences are celebrated, where individuals can exchange ideas and share in the richness of mutual experiences. Please view our Statement of Community.

Located in Danville, KY, the historic, picturesque 150-acre campus is 30 miles from Lexington, in the famed Bluegrass Region of Central Kentucky

Job Skills / Requirements

Centre’s point person for both students and parents concerning student account balances and has mid-level authorization to make decisions regarding such balances.    This position is critical in the management of student accounts with a high level of accuracy and an equally high level of excellent customer service to students, parents, staff, faculty, and external entities.  This is a full-time position within the Finance Office, reporting directly to the Controller.

Essential Job Functions:

• Operates cashier stations - Cashing checks, disbursing petty cash, and receiving and posting payments by cash, check, or credit cards, posting activity to the General Ledger and Student Billing systems, and perform daily reconciliation;
• Prepare monthly student statements and reviews each statement for accuracy;
• Manages those statements that are in default, communicating with both the student and the parent to offer advice on available payment options, financial aid, courses of action, and other matters;
• Places delinquent students on both registration and transcript hold;
• Manage student deposits, payments, and qualifications for all off-campus trips, working with the Director of International Studies and the various trip directors;
• Handles telephone, e-mail, and in-person queries from parents and students regarding student accounts and other matters, which also requires knowledge of financial aid, registration processes, CASHNet (online payment system), and the Monthly Payment Plans;
• Assess monthly interest on student statements, keeping in mind any exceptions;
• Assess miscellaneous charges to the student statements, such as library and parking fines, health charges, disciplinary fines, etc.;
• Manage student special payment programs such as Vocational Rehabilitation, Veteran benefits, and KAPT (Kentucky’s prepaid tuition program)
• Other student statement entries, which include the tuition remission, foreign exchange programs, accounting transfers, etc.;
• Communicates with other offices, such as Registrar, Student Life, and Financial Aid , to insure an open line of information for all student related matters;
• Periodically, creates notifications or informative documents to be mailed to students/parents;

• Demonstrates an appreciation of and commitment to further an inclusive culture for those of diverse backgrounds such as ability, age, class, ethnicity, faith background, gender expression, gender identity, geographic region, national origin, neurodiversity, race, and sexual orientation that comprise individual and group expressions of identity.

Marginal Job Functions:

• Sort and distribute department mail two times a day;
• Secure the building at the end of each day;
• Contributes to the overall success of the department by performing all other essential duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience

High School Diploma required with supplemental business training or equivalent combination of education and experience.   Experience in a responsible fiscal position is desired, with preference given to those with collegiate bursar or cashiering experience. 

Knowledge and Skills

Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills are necessary, including the ability to speak in a professional and diplomatic manner while cultivating positive relationships with school families.

Strong Excel & Word skills are required.  Experience working with either Jenzabar or other collegiate operating systems is preferred.

Strong mathematical skills are absolutely necessary.

An ability to multi-task and manage time commitments in an area that is vital to student/parent satisfaction.

Physical Requirements

   Limited pushing, pulling, lifting.  Lifting would not exceed 20 lbs.

  Mobility on campus necessary.

TO APPLY

Interested applicants must apply through the Centre College Human Resources site at Employment at Centre | Centre College (with a cover letter, resume, and list of references).  Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until filled.  

Education Requirements (Any)

High School Diploma required with supplemental business training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Information / Benefits

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Days, Paid Holidays, Long Term Disability, 401K/403b Plan