Job Description
Position is responsible for assisting the Director and Assistant Director in the billing and collection of accounts receivables and other related activities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Austin Peay State University is a four-year public, doctoral-level university, with six colleges and four Chairs of Excellence. The University has an enrollment of over 11,000 students and is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, a community of an estimated 150,287 people located approximately 40 miles northwest of Nashville, TN.
Austin Peay State University is a proud supporter of hiring veterans. We hire veterans with equivalent experiences and pay grades from their military service, rather than requiring or preferring only college degrees. Please visit our website for more information on how veterans can qualify for additional employment opportunities at APSU: https://www.apsu.edu/human-resources/hiring-veterans/.
Austin Peay State University (APSU) prohibits discrimination in all employment, programs, and activities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), disability, age, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. For Title IX inquiries or complaints, contact: Chief of Institutional Culture & Title IX Coordinator, LaNeeça R. Williams at [contact details available in the full listing] | [contact details available in the full listing], Browning Building, Room 140, Clarksville, TN 37044. For other non-discrimination concerns, contact: Director of Institutional Culture & Title VI & Title VII Coordinator, Dr. Jo Baldwin at baldwinjapsu.edu | [contact details available in the full listing] or Associate Director of Accessibility Compliance & ADA/504 Coordinator, Jayme Glover at [contact details available in the full listing] | [contact details available in the full listing]. View APSU's full nondiscrimination policy at Policy 6:001.
Position is responsible for assisting the Director and Assistant Director in the billing and collection of accounts receivables and other related activities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Process registration paperwork, enter charges and credits on students' accounts, prepare journal entries as needed and verify eligibility for student discounts.
- Respond to inquiries from students regarding account balances, charges and credits, providing backup to support charges and making corrections as needed.
- Contact students, faculty, staff, and outside agencies to obtain and clarify information needed in relation to accounts.
- Assist in distribution of fee and billing of students, faculty, staff and third-party sponsors on a regularly scheduled basis.
- Facilitate TouchNet software including implementing Marketplace stores and products.
- Process student refunds, verifying accuracy of amounts and working in conjunction with Student Financial Aid and the Registrar's offices.
- Assist students who call into the queue by reviewing the student's account.
- Complete cash counts and create daily bank deposits.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
- Ability to efficiently operate a personal computer and associated software (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) and Ellucian Banner.
- Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information.
- Ability to interact in an effective and appropriate manner with various populations, the University community and the public.
- Ability to detect and correct grammatical and spelling errors in written correspondence.
- Ability to maintain files accurately, in paper and in software programs.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to learn and follow state guidelines and APSU policies/procedures.
- Ability to make mathematical computations quickly and accurately.
- Ability to accurately prepare reports and maintain records.
- Ability to plan, prioritize and meet deadlines
- A minimum of two years of work experience in Accounting/Accounts Receivable, Business, and/or Billing.
- Strong analytical skills.
- A background and credit history check will be required of the successful applicant.
- Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Austin Peay State University is a four-year public, doctoral-level university, with six colleges and four Chairs of Excellence. The University has an enrollment of over 11,000 students and is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, a community of an estimated 150,287 people located approximately 40 miles northwest of Nashville, TN.
Austin Peay State University is a proud supporter of hiring veterans. We hire veterans with equivalent experiences and pay grades from their military service, rather than requiring or preferring only college degrees. Please visit our website for more information on how veterans can qualify for additional employment opportunities at APSU: https://www.apsu.edu/human-resources/hiring-veterans/.
Austin Peay State University (APSU) prohibits discrimination in all employment, programs, and activities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), disability, age, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. For Title IX inquiries or complaints, contact: Chief of Institutional Culture & Title IX Coordinator, LaNeeça R. Williams at [contact details available in the full listing] | [contact details available in the full listing], Browning Building, Room 140, Clarksville, TN 37044. For other non-discrimination concerns, contact: Director of Institutional Culture & Title VI & Title VII Coordinator, Dr. Jo Baldwin at baldwinjapsu.edu | [contact details available in the full listing] or Associate Director of Accessibility Compliance & ADA/504 Coordinator, Jayme Glover at [contact details available in the full listing] | [contact details available in the full listing]. View APSU's full nondiscrimination policy at Policy 6:001.
