Student Accounting Associate

University of Detroit Mercy•Detroit, MI

8d•$25•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

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

Benefits

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 $7o 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%.