Bursar

Job Title

Bursar

Summerville Campus

293426

The Bursar serves as the administrator for student accounts and university billing operations. In this role, the Bursar oversees the assessment, collection, and management of all student‑related revenues and provides leadership in policy development, regulatory compliance, and financial operations. The Bursar manages the Campus Business Office staff, participates in policy formulation related to tuition and fees, and ensures that all receivables in Banner operate in accordance with Board of Regents policies.

The position assists with PCI compliance, annual audits, and reporting at university, state, and federal levels. This is a fully on‑site position that requires effective office work.

• Lead and supervise a team of two Assistant Bursars and nine additional staff members including accounts receivable analysts and student workers.
• Oversee all functional areas of the Business Office including billing, collections, receivables, student loan and scholarship reconciliation, cash management, and aging analysis.
• Ensure integrity of accounting data within the subsidiary ledger and timely reconciliation with People Soft Financials.
• Maintain PCI compliance for all payment platforms and coordinate with campus units to safeguard data security.
• Manage system configuration, maintenance, upgrades, and audit preparation for Banner Student/AR, Touch Net, Nelnet, and FISERV Merchant Services.
• Serve as Data Steward for Banner Student Information System, develop tuition and fee assessment rules, conduct system audits, and resolve complex billing issues.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, biannual, and annual reconciliations, journal entries, and financial analyses for audited financial statements.
• Generate mandated reports such as Year‑End reporting, FISAP, USG TAP reporting, State Purge/Drop, TRA audit submissions, Merchant Card Services, Banner access audits, and SIS reporting.
• Participate in state audit engagements, oversee documentation, and enforce compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Represent the Finance Division at internal and external committees, including USG Accounts Receivable committees and professional conferences.
• Collaborate closely with Financial Aid, Registrar, Admissions, and Information Technology to ensure accurate student financial data.
• Provide oversight of departmental communications, maintain the Business Office website, and update student financial responsibility agreements.
• Provide operational backup to Assistant Bursars and maintain continuity of Business Office services.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support division‑wide priorities.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum five years of relevant work experience in accounts receivable or a related field, preferably in higher education.
• Minimum of two years of supervisory experience.
• Strong customer service, analytical, and spreadsheet proficiency.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work independently.

• Experience working with Banner or other relational databases for account management and complex funding operations.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel ability.
• Familiarity with financial aid, reconciling and cash management of financial aid.
• Documented good customer service track record.

• Shift: Days, Monday‑Friday (outside normal business hours may be required).
• Pay Band: 17.
• Salary commensurate with qualifications within the established range.
• Recruitment Period: 12/19/25 – Until Filled.

Full‑time benefits‑eligible employees may elect health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, teachers retirement or optional retirement plan, earned vacation, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays. Eligible employees with more than six months employment may be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

• Successful completion of a background check.
• Credit check required for Positions of Trust or purchase‑card usage.
• Motor vehicle reports required for positions that require driving a university vehicle.
• Confirmation of academic credentials for…