Student Accounts Coordinator/Cashier

The Business Office at Johnson University invites applications for the position of Student Accounts Coordinator/Cashier. This is a full-time position. Applicants for this position should submit a cover letter, three references, and resume to .

Job Summary

The employee is responsible for the timely receipting of payments for student accounts and other income. The Student Accounts Coordinator/Cashier will also cash checks, disperse petty cash, process credit card transactions, process online payment transactions, and handle purchasing duties that consist of receiving departmental purchase order requests and coordinating the buying and distributing of requests.

Cashier Primary Duties & Responsibilities

  • Receipt payments for student accounts and other income.
  • Cash campus employee/student checks according to university policy.
  • Balance reports and cash drawer.
  • Process order requests (Amazon, Staples, etc.).  Once the orders arrive, check the orders in and notify the person/department who placed the order.
  • Process credit card transactions.
  • Process online payment transactions.
  • Prepare manual and electronic bank deposit tickets and take deposits to the bank weekly or as needed.
  • Assist with EX purchase order module set-up.
  • Organize and maintain accurate filing system.
  • Assist the accountant as needed.
  • Prepare cash requests from Athletics-the Athletics Operations Coordinator.
  • Submit check requests and receipts to the Accounts Payable Department.

Student Account Primary Duties & Responsibilities

  • Responsible for student billing and receivables. This includes billing, refund requests, payment plan administration, filing and communicating payment options and deadlines.
  • Compile data and assist with the assembly of 1098T IRS forms.
  • Communicate with students, families and staff to resolve account issues.

Knowledge & Skill Requirements

  • Use professionalism in communicating details of the university operations, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and security.
  • Excellent interpersonal and multitasking skills.
  • Good organizational skills with a strong attention to detail including the ability to follow up on missing data or to clarify issues.
  • Knowledge of business telephone etiquette.
  • Ability to provide information to individuals by telephone and in person in a courteous manner.
  • Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with the public, students, and faculty/staff.
  • Good self-motivating skills including the ability to manage or start new projects.
  • Strong computer skills with preference in Excel and Outlook.
  • Honest and trustworthy.

Qualifications

  • Associate degree or equivalency
  • 1-3 years cashier/office or general accounting experience, preferred.
  • Purchasing experience preferred

Working Conditions

This position is primarily sedentary, working at a desk in a climate-controlled office. Some standing or walking will be required to maintain files and obtain information.

Equal Employment Opportunity Provider

Johnson University is a Christian university affiliated with Christian churches and churches of Christ. Its mission is to educate students for “Christian ministries and other strategic vocations framed by the Great Commission in order to extend the kingdom of God among all nations.” Accordingly, Johnson University seeks to hire and educate individuals who share its vision and core values to carry out that mission. Johnson University does not unlawfully discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment practices.

Johnson University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or disability–if such disability may be accommodated without undue hardship—in provision of educational opportunities, programs and activities, or employment opportunities and benefits, pursuant to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and subsequent amendments to that act, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and subsequent re-authorization of that act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and subsequent amendments to that act.

The University, however, reserves the right under those provisions to make certain employment decisions based on religion, marital status, or sex consistent with the University’s religious beliefs when establishing qualifications for certain positions. Further, as a Christian ministry, the University retains the right to select those who serve in ministerial positions, as that term has been defined by the courts in the context of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, based on criteria established by the University without regard to Title VII, Title IX, or any other federal, state, or local law governing the employment relationship.