Position: Manager, Student Accounts
Department: Financial Services
Position Type: Full-time, Permanent, AUPAT 7
Date Posted: February 21, 2025
Application Deadline: March 7, 2025 at 11:59 pm
Competition #: 25-08-AU
Salary: To be commensurate with qualifications and experience in the range of $74,620 - $87,958
Benefits: Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plan, Telemedicine with Greenshield Health, health spending account, life insurance, optional life insurance, AD&D insurance, long-term disability insurance, employee and family assistance program, tuition discount for employees and their dependents, free gym facility membership, 4 weeks' vacation increasing with years of service, and university paid holidays including winter break closure.
Acadia seeks a Manager of Student Accounts to join our Financial Services department. Reporting to the Executive Director, Financial Services, the Manager of Student Accounts will manage all operational aspects of the Student Account activities. As a key member of the Financial Services team, this position is an essential role who must be able to provide an exceptional customer service experience coupled with a strong financial accounting background with an emphasis on accounts receivable management.
The Manager of Student Accounts is responsible for the administration and management of all student accounts at Acadia University, Open Acadia, and the Acadia Divinity College. This key position involves managing operational aspects, policies, and procedures related to student accounts, including tuition, residence fees, Student Union fees, medical fees, and other student-related fees. The role also involves providing guidance to other managers, collaborating with various departments, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
- We are seeking candidates who possess a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with experience in team management, customer service, and collection or lending.
- Knowledge of and experience in GAAP and Fund Accounting.
- Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills, who is effective in their work, flexible to changing demands and works collaboratively, fostering teamwork is essential.
- Experience in managing a team of employees, including performance and change management experience.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, troubleshooting, and provide direction and advice as required.
- Applicants must be highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications. Experience with Ellucian's Colleague applications will be considered an asset.
- Excellent judgment is necessary for this role. Demonstrated accuracy and the ability to maintain confidentiality is required.
For further information or to request a detailed job description, please contact Keilani Tupper at [email protected].
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Please be advised that only those invited for an interview will be contacted. The University reserves the right not to fill this position. A six-month eligibility list may be established from this competition to fill future vacancies for identical positions.
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Acadia University is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from Aboriginal people, African Nova Scotians, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women, and persons of any minority sexual orientation or gender identity. Consistent with the principles of employment equity, the primary criterion for appointment to a position is qualifications and professional excellence. Candidates who identify as a member of one of the afore-mentioned groups, and who wish to have the application considered as such, are invited to submit the online Employment Equity Voluntary Self-Identification Form as part of their application package.
The university will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant's accessibility needs. If you require accommodation because of a disability or for any other reason during the interview process, please contact [email protected].