Bursar Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Higher Education Administration, Public Administration, or a related field, and six years of progressively responsible relevant experience, including at least three years of managerial experience; relevant education and professional experience may substitute for the educational requirement year for year, and a related master’s degree may substitute for up to one year of required experience.
• Seven years of progressively responsible experience in higher education student financial services, bursar operations, student accounts, student receivables, or related financial operations, including responsibility for student billing, collections, cashiering, and student account administration.
• Five years of progressively responsible leadership experience managing professional staff, supervisors, budgets, strategic initiatives, and complex operational functions within a college, university, or similarly complex organization.
• Experience managing student billing, cashiering, accounts receivable, loan administration, collections, or related financial operations.
• Experience with enterprise student information systems and financial management systems.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting and implementing federal, state, and institutional regulations and policies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience serving as a Bursar, Associate Bursar, Director of Student Financial Services, Director of Student Accounts, or equivalent higher education leadership position.
• Experience in a public, research, land-grant, or multi-campus university environment.
• Significant experience with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Student Financials.
• Experience with Workday Student, Banner, Colleague, Ellucian, or similar enterprise student information systems.
• Experience overseeing TouchNet, Flywire, Transact, Nelnet, or comparable payment and commerce platforms.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change, business process redesign, continuous improvement initiatives, and technology modernization efforts.
• Demonstrated experience leading major system implementations, ERP transitions, or enterprise-wide business process improvements.
• Working knowledge of student financial aid processes and Title IV regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for student financial operations across all campuses and locations.
• Oversee student billing, tuition and fee assessment, accounts receivable, student loan administration, cashiering, payment processing, collections, refunds, third-party sponsorships, and related student financial services.
• Oversee the administration and stewardship of annual student-related revenue and receivables, ensuring strong financial management, regulatory compliance, effective internal controls, and timely revenue collection.
• Lead a complex, multi-campus operation and provide executive leadership to professional and supervisory staff.
• Establish strategic priorities, policies, and business practices that support consistent University-wide service delivery.
• Serve as the institution’s subject matter expert in student financial operations and enterprise student financial systems.
• Collaborate with Enrollment Services, Student Financial Services, Housing and Dining, Information Technology Services, Finance and Administration, and academic and administrative units.
• Lead organizational change, process improvement, and technology initiatives to enhance operational effectiveness, compliance, and the student experience.

Benefits

• Paid sick and vacation leave
• Paid holidays
• Medical insurance for employees and dependents
• Dental insurance for employees and dependents
• Life insurance for employees and dependents
• Disability insurance for employees and dependents
• Retirement benefits
• Deferred compensation
• Optional supplemental retirement accounts
• Training and development
• Employee tuition waiver