Campus Bursar Hondros College of Nursing Maumee/Bingham Farms Campuses
The Campus Bursar and Financial Services Advisor is responsible for performing general accounting/business office-related duties; with a strong emphasis on student support regarding ledgers, payment plans, and collection of documents. This position assists the Central Support Bursar’s Department to ensure students’ needs are met in a timely manner.
The Campus Bursar and Financial Services Advisor will be cross trained in Financial Services to ensure students are prepared and ready financially to begin their enrollment. This position will support multiple campuses in the Hondros College of Nursing system and will require travel to the campuses assigned for this position.
The individual selected for this role will have a split schedule traveling to our Maumee and Bingham Farms Campuses on assigned days.
Reports directly to the Vice President, Operations; indirectly reports to Campus Executive Director; has no direct reports.
- Review campus-specific financial aid reports regarding PFEs to set up payment plans.
- Initiate, implement, and deliver student deferred payment plans (DPP) to students.
- Initiate, implement, and deliver student TILA forms to students.
- Collect and maintain all student payment plan documents into student management system.
- Maintain weekly communication plans to the students and campus leadership on progression to be financially ready.
- Manage and assist with student inquiries regarding payment plans, balance due, and ledgers.
- Assist in weekly collection reporting for student payment plans.
- Conduct accounting receivable interviews with current students and students who have been readmitted.
- Provides financial literacy for students regarding payment options and payment plans. When necessary, resolves problems and questions with students regarding student finances.
- Contacts and initiates the settling of student account balances in escalated or special situations.
- Collaborate with campus leadership on the financial readiness of students and identify at risk students due to non-responsiveness Effectively communicate with campus staff and students to achieve financial documents in a timely manner.
- Provide students with accurate information regarding the application process, loan counseling and their eligibility for state and federal financial assistance, contracts and/or institutional payment plans.
- Inform students of their financial obligation, and how this obligation can impact their enrollment and progression through the program.
- Connect students with the potential resources for financing the student’s education.
- Advise students of their obligation to provide accurate information and the potential consequences related to their application and funding process.
- Update appropriate systems to ensure the timely processing, funding, billing, and collections of the package selected.
- Monitor and follow up on the status of all applicable student funding sources and ensure potential payment plans are aligned with the student’s funding sources.
- Develop and maintain College bursar policies, procedures, documents, and best practices.
- Assists in audit preparation and provides information and access to accounting records as required.
- Two years accounting/financial experience or equivalent education and experience
- Ability to interact diplomatically with a variety of individuals at various organizational levels.
- Ability to identify moderately complex administrative issues and problems and resolve or escalate to appropriate individual.