Title: Manager of Student Accounting

Location: Upper East Side

Org Unit: Student Accounting

Work Days:

Exemption Status: Exempt

Salary Range: $123,400.00 - $146,000.00

*As required under NYC Human Rights Law Int 1208-2018 - Salary range for this role when Hired for NYC Offices

Position Summary

Responsible for providing direction and oversight of billing and collection activities for student tuition and fees. This role ensures compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and institutional policies and that the office pursues the best strategies, technologies and execution in the areas of student billing, collections, refunding, cash management, reporting and analysis. In addition, the Manager of Student Accounting promotes fiscally responsible decision-making.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for management and oversight of the daily operations of the Student Accounting office.

• In coordination with the Registrar and Financial Aid, oversees and ensures the timely and accurate billing of tuition and fees for all programs and curriculums of WCM

• Maintains the Jenzabar student billing sub-system (GL entries, Charge Codes, Rate Tables) and communicates with all module owners in the Jenzabar that have data affecting accounts receivable

• Supervises the timely and accurate posting of cash receipts and other applicable items, as well as the delivery of student refunds.

• Ensures the timely and accurate reconciliation of aged student accounts receivable, federal awards and loan accounts of the Jenzabar student system to the SAP general ledger. Resolves differences and take corrective action as needed.

• Identifies student accounts in collection status for the placement of "holds" on these student files for future course registration, transcript request and graduation.

• Provides timely and accurate support as needed to the Controller's office in responding to A-133 , financial statement and internal audit requirements.

• Prepares required Federal Loan Reports and year end financing reports for auditing schedules.

• Responsible for annual 1098-T and 1098-E tax reporting as necessary to the IRS.

• Participates as needed in continual assessment of computing software and issues, and works with IT to identify and implement technology solutions to enhance service to students and families

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in related field

Experience

• Approximately 5 years of related billing and collections experience required, preferably within a Higher Education environment (Student Account and/or Bursar).

• CPA or Master's degree in accounting, finance, or a business-related field preferred.

• Demonstrated supervisory/team-oriented management skills.

• SAP experience and/or Jenzabar experience highly desired.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Self-starter with demonstrated ability to work independently and handle complex and multiple tasks in a professional and efficient manner

• Strong communicator. Ability effectively collaborate with students, colleagues and external constituents. Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Licenses and Certifications

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

Weill Cornell Medicine is a comprehensive academic medical center that is committed to excellence in patient care, scientific discovery, and the education of future physicians and scientists in New York City and around the world. Our doctors and scientists - faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and the Weill Cornell Physician Organization - are engaged in world-class clinical care and cutting-edge research that connect patients to the latest treatment innovations and prevention strategies. Located in the heart of the Upper East Side's scientific corridor, Weill Cornell Medicine's powerful network of collaborators extends to its parent university Cornell University; to Qatar, where an international campus offers a U.S. medical degree; and to programs in Tanzania, Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Our medical practices serve communities throughout New York City, and our faculty provide comprehensive care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Behavioral Health Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. At Weill Cornell Medicine, we work together to treat each individual, not just their conditions or illnesses, as we strive to deliver the finest possible care for our patients - the center of everything we do. Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Weill Cornell Medicine provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.