As a leading healthcare education organization, Unitek Learning’s family of schools helps thousands of students launch and accelerate their careers every year. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.
Job Description*** This role requires an onsite presence - 3 days a week in office - at either Irvine, CA or Tempe, AZ HQ ***
The Agency Billing Specialist (Student Finance Analyst) is primarily responsible for timely and accurate posting of Cal Grants and non-Title IV funding to student accounts, including but not limited to scholarships, corporate discounts, 3rd party agency funding, veteran’s benefits, and alternative loans.
Job responsibilities:
- Monitor expected cash flow for private student loan funds. Post funds to ledger accounts and reconcile Anthology student information system with external databases to follow up on pending/aged disbursements.
- Monitor expected cash flow for VA and Department of Defense student funding. Post funds to ledger accounts and reconcile Anthology student information system with external databases to follow up on pending/aged disbursements.
- Monitor expected cash flow for Cal Grant funds. Post funds to ledger accounts and reconcile Anthology student information system with external databases to follow up on pending/aged disbursements.
- Monitor expected cash flow for institutional scholarships, grants, and discounts. Post funds to ledger accounts on a timely basis.
- Maintain student information system and related databases to ensure accurate student-level data is entered and retained according to institutional policy. Collaborate with colleagues in other departments to resolve data conflicts or processing issues.
- Prepare file reconciliations to ensure accurate accounting for institutional receipts and student payments.
- Maintains knowledge of student awarding rules, satisfactory academic progress, and basic accounting principles as necessary for proper posting of funds.
- Attends all applicable training workshops to remain current on student funding regulations related to campus-based funds management.
- Assists with preparation and tracking of student invoices for third party agencies.
- Ensures ethical and accurate documentation and recordkeeping in accordance with institutional policies.
- Prepare and disseminate reports on student receivables and payments as requested.
Qualifications
Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Minimum 1 year of experience working in a business office, banking or accounting environment.
- Preference will be given to individuals who have previous experience working as a Financial Aid Assistant or Specialist at a higher education institution.
- Bachelor’s degree with coursework in business, finance, auditing or accounting preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team.
- Efficiency in MS Office, especially MS Excel is required.
- Organized and detail oriented.
- Ability to multi-task and effectively prioritize workload based on urgency and deadlines.
We Offer:
- Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
- 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company
- 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday
- 401k with company match
- Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
- Leadership development and training for career advancement
- Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on the program
Skills Required
- At least 1 year of experience in a business office, banking, or accounting environment
- Experience with Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel
- Effective communication and teamwork skills
- Strong organizational and attention-to-detail skills
- Ability to multitask and prioritize workload based on urgency and deadlines
- Previous experience as a Financial Aid Assistant or Specialist at a higher education institution
- Bachelor's degree with coursework in business, finance, auditing, or accounting
What We Do
Founded in 1992, Unitek Learning is the parent company for five distinguished learning institutions in the areas of healthcare, nursing, and emergency medical services. Unitek College is one of the foremost healthcare and nursing colleges in California and Nevada. Unitek EMT provides comprehensive EMT and EMS training to hundreds of professionals every year. Eagle Gate College and Provo College in Utah and Idaho have a singular focus — to provide students with the knowledge, training, and skills they need to create a rewarding career in the ever-expanding world of healthcare. Our latest addition, Brookline College, offers diploma, Bachelor, and Master level education in Arizona and New Mexico. Through our subsidiary schools, Unitek Learning has helped students, working professionals and organizations achieve their goals for more than 25 years. From first contact to after completion, we help each individual overcome obstacles with support from our industry-experienced instructors and student-focused staff. Unitek offers a real-world education in a wide range of in-demand healthcare career fields. Our training is relevant and dynamic, and continually updated to answer the changing demands of the students and organizations we serve. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek Learning is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career! We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.
