• Top Performer who makes sound decisions to reflect positively on higher education accounting / financial operations in alignment with an employer s vision and goals, and works to rise above challenges to achieve winning outcomes.
• Ambitious Self-Starter who streamlines processes to maximize details-focused teams and technological resources.
• Excellent Communicator who develops synergistic relationships with university administrators, third-party agencies, and current and / or prospective students; who excels in autonomous and collaborative work environments; and who leads staff by example and with integrity to build strong teams to attain university accounting / financial objectives.

Accounts Receivable Specialist ￨ Bursar

• Capitalize on the opportunity to lead forward-thinking Bursar operations, including supervising student financial services, billing and receivables, and cashiering functions, as well as supervising development of accounting reports.
• Exhibit skill in assisting with year-end reconciliations, processing student refunds, and processing payment plans, along with ensuring accuracy of application fees for incoming students and processing invoices and billing statements.

  Promptly responded to and resolved daily inquiries regarding individual student accounts.

  Developed and implemented solutions-focused Bursar systems to drive administrative efficiency.

  Collaborate with Financial Aid and Veterans Administration representatives to ensure payment accuracy.

  Serve as member of College Appeals Committee to determine outcome of students appealing registrations status.

Associate Bursar (2012 2015)

• Strategically steered balance of deposits through Banner AR module and departmental deposits, including supervising the development of daily accounting reports from cashier system, handling cashiering, and approving bank deposits.
• Collaborated with Bursar and Accounting Departments to ensure efficiency of operations, including interfacing with cross-functional teams to ensure all appropriate internal control procedures were in place and accurately followed.
• Led targeted decision-making across all student financial services, billing and receivables, and cashiering functions, including processing refunds, reconciling student payment plans, and creating 1098-T forms for students and the IRS.
• Applied strong leadership talents toward managing a top team of two Bursar representatives and two student workers.

  Served in an interim decision-making Bursar role during a two-month absence.

  Served as Bursar representative for monthly finance meetings regarding accounts.

  Suggested and implemented changes to automating the Parent PLUS refund process.

  Personally tested, implemented, and maintained a new cashiering system, TouchNet.

  Collaborated with IT department to create a new, streamlined refund authorization process.

  Provided administrative rights for updates to TouchNet, including authorizing personnel access.

  Led an initiative of online refund requests and automatic notifications for student account activity.

Assistant Bursar (2007 2012)

• Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge toward balancing deposits through Banner AR module and departmental deposits, along with creating accurate daily accounting reports and daily close for cashiering and daily bank deposits.
• Assisted with student financial services, billing and receivables, and cashiering, as well as all year-end reconciliations.
• Contributed sharp analytical abilities toward processing student refunds and assisting in reconciliations of non-student miscellaneous deposits, as well as facilitating reconciliation and accuracy of comprehensive student payment plans.
• Coordinated and managed high-level reconciliations and core collection efforts related to the Perkins loan program.

  Created and provided accurate 1098-T forms for students and the IRS.

  Initiated processes for student deposits through PirateNet rather than a third party.

  Co-developed and implemented bursar systems (e.g. Banner, Core Cashiering, eBilling, web checks).

Assistant Bursar

• Played a vital role in assisting in billing of tuition and fees, including performing special projects as assigned by Bursar.
• Demonstrated experience in processing bills to students and third-party sponsors and worked with collection agencies.

  Expertly compiled and maintained monthly reconciliations on high-volume incoming cash.

  Proactively responded to and resolved daily inquiries regarding individual student accounts.

Master of Business Administration (Accounting Emphasis) Seton Hall University

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration The College of Xxxxxx

Banner Accounts Receivable / Students / Finance ￨ Core One-Step Cashiering / Administrator ￨ ARGOS

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) ￨ SCT Power Campus ￨ PowerFAIDS ￨ TouchNet

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Dear__________________:

I am currently exploring a new career opportunity within a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and I believe that I can make a positive contribution to your school s bottom-line performance.

To acquaint you with my background, I can offer experience in Higher Education Accounting and Financial Operations, Student Relations, Account Management, Internal Controls, Data / Records Management, and Third-Party Communications, as well as Team Building / Training, Multi-Process Optimization, Systems Development / Implementation, and Regulatory Compliance, among other areas.

An example of my recent experience includes my role as Associate Bursar for Seton Hall University where I managed the balance of deposits through Banner AR module and departmental deposits, including supervising the development of daily accounting reports from the cashier system, handling cashiering, and approving bank deposits. Within this role, I actively collaborated with Bursar and Accounting Departments to ensure efficient operations, along with interfacing among cross-functional teams to ensure all appropriate internal control procedures were in place and accurately followed. During this time, I led targeted decision-making across all student financial services, billing and receivables, and cashiering functions, including processing refunds, reconciling student payment plans, and creating 1098-T forms for students and the IRS. I also managed a top-notch team of two Bursar representatives and two student workers.

A sampling of my accomplishments included:

  Serving in an interim decision-making Bursar role during a two-month absence.

  Serving as Bursar representative for monthly finance meetings regarding accounts.

  Suggesting and implementing changes to automating the Parent PLUS refund process.

  Personally testing, implementing, and maintaining a new cashiering system, TouchNet.

  Collaborating with IT department to create a new, streamlined refund authorization process.

  Providing administrative rights for updates to TouchNet, including authorizing personnel access.

  Leading an initiative of online refund requests and automatic notifications for student account activity.

To complement this experience, please note that I earned a Master of Business Administration (Accounting Emphasis) from Seton Hall University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The College of Xxxxxx.

[ Suggestion! Address Here Any Skills / Qualifications / Achievements Relevant to the Job Posting ]. As this is just an example of my abilities, please kindly refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience.

As a proven leader, you will find that I am positioned to deliver both immediate and long-term results with a continued commitment to exceeding your team s goals. I am eager to discuss how my qualifications uniquely match your current and future needs, and look forward to interviewing with you soon.

Sincerely,

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