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Cashier

Department: Finance - Student Accounts
Reports to: Business & Student Accounts Manager
Supervises:N/A
Pay Grade: C, Non-exempt; Full-time
Compensation: $30,000 to 31,500 DOE; Fabulous benefits

Purpose: Serves as the head cashier for the College and assists the Business & Student Accounts Manager with accounting, administrative, and receivable duties.

Responsibilities

1. Processes student accounts receivable transactions including:
   • tuition, fees, and financial aid payments
   • maintain student filing system and on-line contact logs
2. Provides billing assistance, account reconciliation and administrative assistance to the Business & Student Accounts Manager.
3. Coordinates third-party billing service including:
   • projecting tuition charges
   • analyzing funding sources
   • reconciling differences and adjusting payment plans
4. Provides account analysis to students and parents in relation to charges, payment plans and anticipated financial aid disbursements.
5. Provides tuition, fee, and miscellaneous payment receipts to students and parents.
6. Prepares daily cash report and bank deposit for the Controller.
7. Maintains primary petty cash fund for the College, monitoring cash funds, receipt record logs and distribution of reimbursements.
8. Manages copy machine funds, emptying machines throughout campus, logging and depositing funds.
9. Coordinates all other cashiering functions College-wide including:
   • donations for Institutional Advancement
   • other department receivables such as box office revenue, merchandise sales, COBRA payments, software sales, transcript processing, library fines, parking fines
10. Coordinates accounts for Design Print Account Network including:
    • processing student payments, reconciling accounts, and performing data management
11. Maintains Cornish Meal Plan accounts by receiving and processing payments and appropriate charges, and serving as primary liaison with food service company to track and coordinate meal plan dollar amounts.
12. Coordinates Student Parking Permit Program by organizing parking signup, charging student accounts, tracking permit totals, advising the Registrar on appropriate numbers of slots to procure, and distributing permits to students.
13. Coordinates Daily Parking Pass Program.
14. Administers Preparatory Dance Program payment plans.
15. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Coursework beyond high school plus two to three years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Positive attitude, excellent customer service and communication skills
• Ability to work well with a diverse campus community
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, and work well with frequent distractions and interruptions
• Attentive to detail
• Proficient in ten-key, word-processing and Microsoft Office
• Self-motivated, responsible, and able to work effectively with a minimal amount of supervision
• Occasional light lifting
• Must pass background check

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Loan processing/teller experience
• Experience in a not-for-profit, higher education or arts environment

Application Procedures:

For consideration, please submit cover letter, resume and completed Cornish Employment Application to:

Cornish College of the Arts
Human Resources
1000 Lenora Street
Seattle, WA 98121
-or-
hr@cornish.edu

Review of applications will begin on May 5 with interviews taking place soon thereafter.

Anticipated start date: May 19, 2008
Open until Filled.