Fiscal Specialist - Lead Cashier

Position: Fiscal Specialist 2- Lead Cashier
* This position is open until filled.
* South Puget Sound Community College seeks a motivated and qualified Fiscal Specialist 2
- Lead Cashier for the Student Financial Services department.

This position supports the college's mission by ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely fiscal operations related to student accounts, cash management, scholarships, and refunds. The role contributes to student access and success by maintaining financial integrity, supporting enrollment and retention efforts, and providing technical and fiscal support to students, staff, and campus partners.

South Puget Sound Community College is committed to increasing its cultural diversity with an emphasis on equity and inclusion among its professional staff. The students that we serve come from a variety of backgrounds. On average, 43% of SPSCC students are people of color. We strongly encourage members of the underrepresented groups, veterans, and bi- or multi-lingual individuals to apply for this position to help meet the needs of our diverse students and service district.

We also offer:

* A healthy work/life balance for our employees, with the opportunity for flexible work schedules and remote work, depending on position and college needs

* Fine dining in the Percival Room, offering vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free choices as part of our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts programs

* Campus bookstore offering snacks, apparel, and specialty supplies

* FREE Bus service every 15 minutes to downtown Olympia and beyond

* FREE parking on our campuses - permits are not required

* On-campus child care

* Percival Creek, which runs beneath our campus footbridge, provides year-round beauty and views of Chinook, Coho, and chum salmon pass through each fall

* Many walking paths that are marked and on nicely paved sidewalks

* Gym and recreation facilities

* SPSCC promotes wellness  with a variety of different workshops and events on campus

* Lots of activities with our Artist & Lecture series, which are FREE for staff and faculty

* Many community events in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts

* Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that offer an opportunity for SPSCC employees to gather and connect around issues that define them personally, and which affect their work at the College and their professional development. Current Employee Resource Groups include:

* Staff and Faculty of Color (SFOC) ERG - an employee network that strives to create an intentional and relational foundation for community and trust building across different groups through shared values.

* The LGBTQIA+ ERG creates a space for LGBTQIA+ staff and faculty at the college to share resources, build support and community, and work towards greater equity and accessibility.

Student Accounts

* Works with the Student Accounts Manager to analyze student accounts for accuracy.

* Verifies tuition and fee charges based on enrollment, drops, withdrawals, and refund timelines.

* Verifies residency status against student-selected Residency Data.
• Verifies student group activity to ensure accurate charges and waivers.

* Verifies waiver configurations are applied correctly.

* Analyzes payment posting and sequencing and adjusts as needed.
• Adds charges and waivers to student accounts as needed, including parking and library fines and athletic department waivers.
• Identifies missing due dates and reverses and reposts transactions accordingly.

* Post Financial Aid Adjustment charges and repayment offsets, and removes them upon resolution.

* Post Financial Aid disbursements weekly to student accounts.

* Monitors student accounts during Financial Aid disbursement for potential indicators of fraud.

* Cross-references enrollment and disbursement data to detect potentially fraudulent activity.

* Places service indicators on flagged accounts and escalates cases for further review.

* Maintains documentation and audit logs related to fraud review activity.

Cashiering & Cash Management

* Performs cashiering functions, including receiving and posting payments.

* Processes incoming wire transactions to student accounts.

* Processes Financial Aid repayments and removes related service indicators.

* Opens and closes…