Student Accounting Associate

Position Summary

The general purpose of this job is to provide excellent service to students, parents, colleagues from other departments, and third party payer representatives as well as assisting with student account receivable aging analysis, invoicing and tax form preparation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Process payments
• Prepare daily deposits
• Process petty cash transactions
• Respond to student, parent, colleague, or company inquiries via phone or email
• Post or remove miscellaneous fees to/from student accounts
• Distribute mail
• Prepare refund checks for mailing
• Create contracts
• Invoice companies
• Reconcile accounts quarterly
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Education – A high School Diploma or GED.
• Experience – Six month to two year (Equivalent combination of education and employment).

Preferred Qualifications

Six months to two years required. Experience in higher education preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Skillful cash handling abilities, basic accounting knowledge, basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel, basic knowledge of higher education processes, ability to multitask, and ability to perform basic office functions and use office equipment.

Physical Requirements

Job may require lifting light weight objects (1 to 10 pounds) with no repetitive bending or stooping. Occasionally lift average weight objects (1 to 10 pounds).

Work Environment

Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a normal office.

Salary/Pay Information

$24.85 per hour for Grade 10

Anticipated Schedule

Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Employee Benefits

At the University of Detroit Mercy we continually strive to provide a high-quality, comprehensive benefits package to our valued employees. We offer our employees the following:

• Medical -
  • Three health plans to choose from with a large national provider network
• Dental -
  • Option to purchase additional dental plan through Sun Life
  • Dental Care is available at the School of Dentistry to the employee, the employee's spouse or legally domiciled adult and dependents (dependents shall be as defined for Internal Revenue Service purposes).
  • The fee for such services shall be waived for the employee, the employee's spouse or legally domiciled adult and dependents, up to a cap of $3,000 per individual per calendar year. Beyond the $3,000 cap amount, employees will be responsible to pay 25% of any remaining fees for the balance of that year.
• Vision -
  • Option to purchase additional vision plan through Heritage
  • Vision benefits available at Detroit Mercy Eye Institute
  • $35 Comprehensive Eye Exam
  • Contact Lens Exam starting at $70
  • 50% off Optical Frames
  • 25% off Sun Frames
  • 30% off Prescription Lenses
  • 20% off Prescription Contact Lenses
  • *Cannot be combined with insurance*
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• Employee Assistance Program -
  • Provided to everyone in your household
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Life and AD&D -
  • One times base salary up to a hundred thousand dollars
• Option to purchase additional life insurance, accident insurance, and/or critical illness insurance
• Tuition Remission Benefit for you, your spouse, and children
• Retirement Plan -

Employees have a choice of the following:

Employees who contribute 3% shall receive an Employer contribution of 6%, employees who contribute 4% in the plan shall receive an Employer contribution of 8%.