Accounts Receivable Clerk

Accounts Receivable Clerk

We are looking for an Accounts Receivable Clerk for an organization in Lansing, Michigan. This Contract position focuses on helping clients understand payment and refund activity while ensuring account transactions are recorded accurately and in accordance with institutional and regulatory guidelines. The role requires strong judgment, careful financial review, and clear communication with clients, internal departments, and external partners.

Responsibilities:

• Review account activity to confirm tuition, fees, payments, financial aid, and refunds are posted correctly and completed within required timelines.

• Reconcile account balances by investigating discrepancies, correcting errors, and ensuring billing and refund amounts reflect accurate financial data.

• Administer payment arrangements, monitor overdue balances, and support collection-related follow-up in alignment with approved procedures.

• Validate third-party sponsor ships, tuition waivers, scholarship funds, and other nonstandard payments before applying them to accounts.

• Interpret federal, state, local, and institutional funding rules to determine how aid and other resources should be applied.

• Serve as a knowledgeable point of contact for students, college staff, and outside organizations by explaining account activity, payment processes, and refund outcomes.

• Coordinate with other campus departments to obtain documentation or approvals needed to resolve account questions and complete transactions.

• Present financial account information at student-facing events and provide guidance on billing, payments, refunds, and related policies.