As the Finance & Accounting Specialist, you are responsible for reconciling student payments and ensuring all accounts properly reflect a student’s payment history. You also assist the AP/AR Manager with posting cash receipts and ensuring that all students’ needs relating to required payments are met.

WHO IS AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Founded in 2005, American College of Education continues to be a leader in professional development through our online programs. The mission of ACE is to deliver high-quality, affordable, and accessible online programs grounded in evidence-based content, real-world experience and relevant application that places our students’ needs first.
ACE is a premier organization that is continually recognized for its commitment to social responsibility. In 2016, ACE became a Certified B Corporation. As a socially conscious institution, we believe we have a responsibility to our students, alumni, employees, local communities, and society. We strive to make an impact in the world that goes well beyond our bottom line.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business or 4 years of related work experience.
• 2-3 years accounting/bursary experience.
• Preferred experience with Campus Nexus Student Information System.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Employees are increasingly integrating AI into their roles, demonstrating its potential to boost efficiency, accuracy, and productivity. By utilizing AI technologies, we can streamline processes, gain valuable insights from data, and automate routine tasks, which allows employees to concentrate on more strategic and creative aspects of their work. While AI is a beneficial tool in the workplace, if its use—such as ChatGPT, Grammarly, Copy.ai, etc.—accounts for more than 50% of any work assignments or job responsibilities, it will need to be reported to a direct leader.
Internet bandwidth speeds from an employee’s remote work location must be a minimum of 50Mbps download speeds and 5Mbps upload speeds. Please note if the bandwidth is shared across multiple devices (tablets, computer, streaming, phone, etc.) you will need higher overall speeds. You can test the speed of your connection by visiting speedtest.net. Purchase, setup, installation, support, and ongoing maintenance of reliable internet service is the responsibility of the individual.
American College of Education seeks to attract and retain a diverse staff consistent with its diverse student body and surrounding communities. At this time we cannot consider candidates residing in Alaska, Washington D.C., Massachusetts, South Dakota, or Alabama.
ACE is an Equal Opportunity Employer

In this role you will wear different hats, but your skills will be especially essential in the following areas:

• Reconciles student payments to the student information system and general ledger (ex. credit card payments, lockbox).
• Processes award and audit third-party financing arrangements with student accounts to ensuring third-party financing funds are properly received and reported.
• Reviews and audit student ledgers for charges, scholarships, degree conferral and grants.
• Manages other payment options for students (ex. payroll, direct bill)
• Manages financial holds and department email inbox.
• Manages and assists with collections which involves outreach to students.
• Assists with finance and accounting duties as workload requires.
• Assists with training new hires or team members in cross training