South College invites capable, energetic, outgoing, applicants who are focused on transforming the lives of our customers/students! At South College, you will help implement our strategy of “Where Dreams Find Direction!” We are one of the nation’s fastest growing institutions of higher learning with over 13,000 students covering 9 campuses and Online learning sites, offering a myriad of undergraduate and graduate healthcare programs for our students.

In order to fully meet our Mission to our students, we require a diverse combination of perspectives, backgrounds, life experiences, and ideas from our faculty and staff and will provide them with an equitable and inclusive work environment -where respect and open interchange of ideas are at the heart of that culture. 

This role will manage student accounts receivable and student loans (“SCL”) by working cross-functionally with Accounting and Student A/R teams as well as with our 3rd party loan service providers.

Responsibilities

• Gain a thorough understanding of current process around A/R and SCLs. Create and maintain documentation around the processes and assumptions
• Monitor and validate processes to ensure compliance
• Ensure policies and processes for A/R and SCLs are being followed. Identify any gaps in the current process and suggest improvements as appropriate
• Support the A/R team via developing a strategy to regularly monitor and improve collections
• Act as a central point of communication for 3rd party loan service provider and internal staff regarding program management
• Assist in cash flow forecasting as it relates to timing of cash inflows from various sources related to A/R
• Analyze current collection rates for A/R and SCLs; develop understanding of what drives these collection rates; propose process changes that can improve these rates
• Analyze and interpret trends requiring Leadership’s attention
• Collaborate with internal teams and 3rd parties to resolve any issues that may impact collections
• Prepare regular reports to stakeholders and provide analysis to Leadership

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Accounting or Financial Analysis Role
• Self-motivated and organized – a high degree of comfort managing multiple stakeholders; strong collaboration and teamwork skills; and a problem-solver oriented toward achieving results
• Excellent skills in written and oral communication
• Ability to work with multiple systems and pull raw data from multiple sources in order to analyze
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills required
• SQL knowledge a plus (not required)