Student Finance Accounts Specialist - Career Education Corporation
The Student Finance – Accounts Specialist is responsible for the overall reporting and cash management compliance of our Title IV programs. A process-centered, analytic approach is necessary for balancing identifying issues as well as their root causes. This position requires an ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strong organizational and operational background while working within a highly-regulated industry.
- Reconcile internal data system to external FSA systems (ex: Common Origination and Disbursement, G5, e-campus based)
- Review and resolve stale checks
- Report expenditures for yearly FISAP filings
- Communicate reconciliation issues to processors and managers.
- Identify process issues, as they relate to reporting and cash management of TIV programs
- Manage COD closeouts and extended processing requests
- Update CBA scorecard information
Required Skills
- Ability to interact well with all levels of management
- Excellent written communication
- Detail-oriented
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel including formatting, linking, formula’s (intermediate to advanced skill set
- Ethics and Integrity: Behaves in a fair and ethical manner toward others; instills mutual trust and confidence; demonstrates a sense of corporate responsibility; acts with honesty and integrity
- Continuous Learning: Hones and improves level of knowledge and skills through education and training
- Teamwork and Collaboration: Works with people in such a manner as to build high morale and group commitment to goals and objectives
- Communication (Spoken & Written); Able to clearly present information through the spoken word; influences or persuades others through oral presentation in positive or negative circumstances; listens well; able to write clearly and effectively present ideas and to document activities; to read and interpret written information
- Customer Focus: Cultivates a positive customer service relationship and two-way communication; identifies and understands the needs wants, and expectations of customers, whether internal or external; delivers products and services that meet customer expectations
- Continuous Improvement: Continuously seeks and encourages others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to address organizational problems and opportunities; facilitates the use of knowledge or help from outside the workplace, from the larger organization, or outside the organization to identify potential problems or improvement opportunities; advocates the need for self or others to seek a better way to address work-process issues
- Ability to manage multiple tasks
Required Experience
- High School Diploma/GED from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (or international equivalent) required
- 3-5 years of Student Finance experience
- Experience working with Common Origination Disbursement website along with G-5 system
Preferred
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with Title IV reconciliation and/or cash management