Mohawk Valley Community College provides accessible, high-quality educational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of our students. We are the community's college, committed to student success through partnerships, transfer and career pathways, and personal enrichment.
The College is looking for exceptional colleagues to join the MVCC community. We are currently seeking a full-time Assistant Bursar in our Finance Office. The Assistant Bursar is responsible for interrogating and auditing all student accounts daily for billing charges and award/ miscellaneous funding errors, owed balances, and negative balance irregularities. The Assistant Bursar ensures that credit and non-credit course actions are in compliance with student accounts receivable charges
Key responsibilities for this position include:
Works closely with the college staff to determine the validity and accuracy of student account adjustments based on student/college funding sponsorships from state, federal and local agencies;
Works with Accounts Payable to process warrants, as needed;
Communicates all account changes with students;
Works closely with affiliate offices to ensure that charges are processed timely;
Audits student accounts for missing information and creates correspondence for confidential mailings to obtain required information for compliance with regulations;
Assists the Bursar with processing 1098-Ts for student accounts and federal transmissions. Assists students with questions regarding their 1098-Ts;
Keeps up to date on new yearly regulations and requirements;
Works with payor sources to make any necessary changes to student payment plans to ensure student receives timely credits;
Reviews student accounts to place holds on unpaid accounts each semester and assigns delinquent accounts to college collection agencies;
Other duties as related to this job description and as assigned by the Controller.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
Associate degree from an accredited college with three (3) years accounts receivable, collections or business office related experience
Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
Organizational and time management skills
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
Strong attention to detail
Microsoft Office
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college
Special Instructions to Applicants: Official academic transcripts required upon hire.
Review Start Date: 4/4/2023
Mohawk Valley Community College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and diversity. MVCC maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and global worldview. We value the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. We are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in a world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, different abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.
Mohawk Valley Community College has more than 800 full-time and part-time employees at our campuses in Utica and Rome, NY. We are located in the Central New York region at the foothills of the Adirondack mountains between Syracuse and Albany, NY in Oneida County.Founded in 1946 as one of the first community colleges in New York State, MVCC is one of 64 campuses of the State University of New York.The College offers about 100 transfer and career technical programs, including liberal arts and sciences, healthcare, engineering technologies, trades, engineering science, business, human services and fine arts. A diverse institution with a global view, MVCC offers career, transfer, and transitional education, programs for personal and cultural enrichment, and supports community and economic development.Interested candidates will find competitive salaries and outstanding benefits along with an enriched, collaborative work environment that is based on excellence in teaching and student service, employee success with continued contributions, and commitment to our surrounding communities.Mohawk Valley Community College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, sta...ff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. MVCC does not discriminate. MVCC is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the College community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law, or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.The College's policy is in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, and the New York State Human Rights Law. These laws prohibit discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and other laws, regulations and policies prohibiting discrimination may be directed to the Executive Director of Human Resources.
