The Accounting Specialist has primary responsibility for maintaining all undergraduate on-campus student financial records and collections, managing student payment plans and processing payments, overseeing all undergraduate on-campus student account billing, and performing duties related to student accounts. 

• Provide front-line customer service to all accounting department visitors internal and external.
• Assist students and parents with questions pertaining to the student account while staying in compliance with FERPA (Federal Educational Rights Privacy Act).
• Maintain a good working relationship with financial aid, registrar, and student life to better assist students with questions and concerns.
• Manage student accounts receivable process.
• Responsible for accuracy and completeness of undergrad student accounts.
• Review and post all journal entries from online student payment portal.
• Monitor student payment plan accounts, contact students who have underpaid/overpaid and adjust as necessary; process student refunds as needed.
• Perform student account collection activities including email and phone follow-up.
• Assist with orientation/check-in process and CIU move-in days for all new and returning students.
• Receive, verify, and receipt departmental income.
• Work closely with financial aid to process all in-state and out-of-state pre-paid plans and vocational rehab payments and assist in processing VA payments.
• Disburse and audit annual/short term petty cash to CIU and Ben Lippen departments; reconcile annual petty cash at fiscal year-end.
• Monitor accounting department mailbox and answer all applicable emails within 24 hours.
• Close daily activity including balancing cash to general ledger, preparing remote bank deposit, reconciling daily journals from student payment portal, and posting daily activity.
• Assist with recording of gift income as it is submitted to accounting. 
• Assist with 1098-T review and process.
• Assist with reconciliation of minor bank accounts.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

• Must have general knowledge of accounting procedures.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook, Treasury Navigator, Nelnet and Jenzabar EX software.
• Must have excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Must demonstrate people skills to work effectively with students, parents, co-workers, and the general public, exhibiting customer focus and initiative
• Must be able to multi-task and complete responsibilities independently with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Must be capable of meeting deadlines.
• Must be goal oriented.
• Bachelors degree in accounting, business administration, or equivalent experience. 
• Minimum of one-year experience in related position.

CIU provides a benefits package that includes:

• Health Plan;
• 401(k) plan with match opportunity;
• 100% of employee’s cost of group life insurance;
• Long term disability insurance;
• Vacation days, holidays, sick leave, family leave;
• Educational benefits: tuition reduction for PreK3-Graduate.

Interested and qualified candidates will complete the CIU Employment Application on this site.