Cashier

Palm Beach Atlantic University • West Palm Beach, FL

29d

About The Position

In support of the university’s mission and objectives, the Cashier performs all cashiering functions as a member of the Student Accounts team, including providing excellent customer service. Responsible for receiving and posting of cash, check and credit card payments for tuition, fees, and other University activities, including processing of online transactions and petty cash.

Requirements

• Post high school training required; preferred degree preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Business, management, or other related fields preferred.
• Minimum 1+ years of experience in accounts receivable, billing, cashiering or equivalent.
• Customer Service Orientation – Keeps internal and/or external key stakeholder(s), students, parents, faculty, staff and community partners in mind at all times.
• Professionalism – Displays a high level of professionalism, e.g. timeliness, reliability, communication, and work ethic.
• Christ-first Faith – Provides spiritual support to community members, including students, on their Christian faith journey
• Adaptable/Flexibility – Ability to change or adjust to change.
• Attention to Detail – Ability to efficiently and accurately focus on a specific task or number of tasks. Reviews details with a critical eye
• Confidentiality – Maintains the necessary confidentiality and discretion required for the position.
• Effective Communication – Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated messaging across a wide variety of audiences.
• Establishes Trust – Gains the confidence of others by actions and words that promote being honest, forthcoming, and vulnerable.
• Problem-solving – Anticipates, evaluates, diagnoses, and resolves problems in a systematic and fact-based manner.
• Results Orientation & Accountability – Takes accountability and identifies, executes and drives actions to consistently achieve desired results.
• Teamwork & Collaboration – Creates a climate that fosters commitment to a common vision and shared values that promote cooperation and working together through trust and support of others both departmentally and cross-functionally.
• Technology – Strong aptitude to learn new technologies as department processes evolve.
• Ability to work non-routine hours during certain times of the year
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time

Responsibilities

• Receives payments from students, staff, faculty, administration, internal departments and third parties and posts receipts to the University’s ERP system.
• Utilizes guidelines to ensure receipts are posted to the proper revenue accounts within the University’s general ledger.
• Follows policies and procedures related to PBA internal controls and regarding privacy of information.
• Makes daily bank deposit.
• Downloads and imports online receipt transactions from external software and ensures proper coding and recording of electronic receipts
• Processes enrollment deposits by importing data into Jenzabar and working with Enrollment Services and Information Technology Services to ensure student IDs are assigned for timely processing and posting to student accounts.
• Maintains petty cash bank ensuring all receipts are properly documented prior to reimbursement in accordance with PBA policies.
• Reviews receipts submitted for reimbursement for completeness, accuracy, approvals and adherence to PBA policies prior to reimbursement.
• Reconciles petty cash to the University’s general ledger and submits requests for reimbursement in a timely matter to ensure availability of funds.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED