Cashier/Student Accounts Clerk

Position:                     Cashier/Student Accounts Clerk

Department:               Financial Services

Reports to:                 Director of Student Accounts

Classification:            Salary Non-Exempt

JOB PURPOSE AND REPORTING STRUCTURE:  Under the direction of the Director of Student Accounts, the Student Account Clerk is responsible for the collection activity for the college not limited to: contacting students to collect outstanding balances.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Receive payments and issue receipts for student accounts and submit reports.
• Receive payments and issue receipts for all non-student related payments.
• Send monthly billing statements to student. 
• Maintaining payment plans.
• Preparing collection correspondence.
• Maintain accurate records of all students accounts receivables.
• Protects Lane College values by keeping information confidential.
• Work with Controller to ensure a clean and timely yearend audit.
• Foster a working environment that promotes safe work habits and active participation in the organizations mission and values.
• Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations.  Maintain departmental housekeeping standards.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA/BS in Business with an emphasis in Accounting or related field of equivalent combination of education and experience in student financial services, collections or accounts receivables. 
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos and prepare correspondence.  
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to perform basic mathematic functions using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Good communication skills written or oral. 
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to operate a variety of standard business machines, such as a computer and the job related software, a keyboard, calculator, telephone, FAX, photocopier, shredder, etc.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and use foot/feet to operate machinery.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.