Accounting Specialist Senior

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

High School Diploma and three years (3) experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Student Business Services seeks an Accounting Specialist Sr. to perform a variety of accounting functions requiring initiative and independent judgment to support the goals and objectives of the 3rd Party Sponsored Billing Group as well as more broadly, Student Business Services. This position will also provide student support and handle inquiries pertaining to student account information. ASU is a diverse enterprise with a wide variety of work and learning modes, locations and a commitment to sustainability, innovation and employee work-life balance.

We are determined to maintain our position as an employer of choice in a competitive labor market. We offer our employees hybrid work arrangement where employees spend a minimum of 60% of their regular workweek at their primary ASU work location. Dean or vice president-level approval is required. The hybrid work arrangement may vary by department.

Rate of Pay: $22.12 per hour

• Coordinates activities within 3rd Party Sponsored Billing ensuring assigned work is accomplished in a timely manner.
• Completes various accounting processes pertaining to student account transactions.
• Processes transactions related to 3rd Party Sponsored Billing.
• Responsible for invoicing, billing, and collection of payments and researching account receivable for 3rd Party Sponsors.
• Researches and analyzes transactions and documents to ensure compliance with financial policy and procedures.
• Prepares and verifies other transaction documents for accuracy, completeness and compliance with pertinent university or sponsor regulations.
• Assists higher level personnel with more complex or specialized assignments.
• Ensures requirements and specifications of university or outside agencies are met by monitoring and complying with reporting requirements and opening or closing accounts as specified/required.
• Provides extensive customer service for high volume of phone calls, response to email inquiries and assisting with in-person customers for related functions in Student Business Services.
• Prepares detailed reconciliations and departmental reports utilizing a variety of software including People Soft and MS Office.
• Researches account activity and information in response to inquiries from students, departments and 3rd Party Sponsors.
• Updates departmental procedures relating to assigned accounting functions.

• Experience in customer service.
• Knowledge with FERPA and GLB regulations.
• Experience utilizing and testing student account information systems at a college or university environment—specifically People Soft.
• Evidence of effective communication skills.
• Experience in a high-volume customer service environment.

Activities are performed in a controlled office setting and subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse; required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.

Student Business Services provides accounting functions in the areas of:
Student Accounts, Cashiering Services, Collections, Tuition Assessment, Third Party Billing and Treasury Management.

ASU is a diverse enterprise with a wide variety of work and learning modes, locations and a commitment to sustainability, innovation and employee work-life balance. We are determined to maintain our position as an employer of choice in a competitive labor market.

We offer our employees partially remote work after the training period is complete.

Applicant must be eligible to work in the United States; ASU will not be a sponsor for this position.

Current Employees and Students should apply directly within Workday using the Jobs Hub. Use this link and log in using SSO:

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To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:

• Resume/CV

Note:

Multiple documents can be submitted into the attachment box. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

NOTE:

GA and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (ie. 1 year equals 6 months experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

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