Bursar
Are you an accounting, finance, or business professional who enjoys working with numbers, solving problems, and helping people?
Do you thrive in a role that combines financial oversight, customer service, compliance, and process improvement?
We're looking for a detail-oriented Bursar to oversee student accounts, billing, collections, refunds, and financial compliance activities. This position plays a critical role in ensuring accurate financial operations while providing exceptional service to students, families, and internal stakeholders.
If you are analytical, organized, and enjoy taking ownership of processes while working collaboratively with others, we'd like to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
As the Bursar, you'll oversee the day-to-day management of student financial accounts while ensuring compliance with institutional policies and federal regulations. You'll serve as a key resource for students and staff while helping maintain accurate and efficient financial operations.
You will:
- Manage and maintain student financial accounts and account records
- Monitor account balances and investigate and resolve discrepancies
- Coordinate payment plans, account adjustments, and account maintenance activities
- Collaborate closely with Financial Aid and Educational Funding teams regarding disbursements, refunds, and account adjustments
- Ensure compliance with U.S. Department of Education Title IV regulations and institutional policies
- Provide professional support and guidance to students, parents, and staff regarding billing, payments, and account questions
- Respond to inquiries and resolve account-related issues in a timely and professional manner
- Maintain strict confidentiality of student financial information
- Ensure compliance with FERPA, institutional policies, and applicable federal and state regulations
- Prepare reports related to receivables, collections, account activity, and financial operations
- Assist with audits, compliance reviews, and financial reporting requirements
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement solutions to improve efficiency and accuracy
- Support technology upgrades, system testing, and enhancements related to student finance operations
- Process Return to Title IV (R2T4) calculations for withdrawn students within prescribed deadlines
- Initiate refund communications, including withdrawn and dismissed student notifications to Accounting and Collections departments
- Perform additional projects and responsibilities as assigned
Minimum Requirements
Required:
- Minimum 3 years of related work experience
- Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and changing environment
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Ability to handle sensitive financial information with discretion and professionalism
- Strong customer service skills with the ability to work effectively with students, parents, and staff
- Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities and meet deadlines
Preferred:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- Experience in higher education, student accounts, financial aid, or bursar operations
- Experience working with Title IV regulations and student financial compliance
- Telecommunications industry experience is helpful but not required
Why Work With Us?
You'll join a team committed to supporting student success through sound financial stewardship, exceptional service, and regulatory compliance.
This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working closely with Financial Aid, Accounting, Academic, and Student Services teams. If you're looking for a position that combines financial operations, compliance, leadership, and customer service, we'd love to hear from you.
About Our Company:
Porter and Chester Institute, a trade school in Connecticut and Massachusetts for 75 years, adheres to one basic vision: to educate and train our students to the level that will make them competent employees. With 7 campus locations throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts, we offer training in such trades as Automotive Technology, HVAC-R, CAD, Electrician, Plumbing, as well as Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting, Practical Nursing and Computer & Technology.
Our support staff, including Admissions, Financial Aid and other administrative professionals, to our qualified Instructors are focused on making the students' experience a fulfilling and enriching one, both professionally and personally.
Click here for more company information: https://porterchester.edu/about-pci
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Minimum 3 years of related work experience
- Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel
- Ability to handle sensitive financial information with discretion and professionalism
What We Do
PCI has been providing career training in New England since 1946 We have 9 campuses located throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts PCI holds national accreditation through an agency recognized by the US Department of Education PCI was awarded the School of Excellence Award from the ACCSC in 2009
