Job Title: Accounting Specialist
Location: Indianapolis – Downtown Campus
Job Type: Full-time
Classification: N-5
Salary Range: $19.20 - $21.50 hourly rate (based on experience)
Reports To: Assistant Director, Bursar

Who We Are:
We are an open-access college that fuels Indiana’s economy through excellence in teaching and proactive engagement with industry and community partners, embedded in a culture of innovation that empowers all students to learn and succeed. We are “higher education at the speed of life!”

Our Values:
• Empathy: We stand with our students, partners, and communities.
• Integrity: We treat all with dignity and respect.
• Accountability: We deliver on our commitments.
• Agility: We innovate, iterate, and transform.
• Connectivity: We connect with partners to strengthen communities and ensure student success for all.

Required Skills & Competencies:

• Ability to work collaboratively: Promote an environment that reflects the broad backgrounds represented by our students and employees in which every individual feels respected and valued.

• Strong organizational and time management skills: Handle multiple tasks and prioritize according to business needs.

• Customer Service skills: Work with various backgrounds represented by our student body, faculty, staff, and external stakeholders.

• Technology skills: Work with multiple computer software programs.

• Attention to Detail: Able to maintain accurate case notes and follow up on various student processes in a timely manner.

• Multitasking & Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks and responsibilities in a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

The following is not to be construed as an exhaustive list. Other duties logically associated with this position may be assigned. All responsibilities will be conducted within the parameters of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), other applicable regulatory requirements, and professional standards.

• Front line responsibilities

  • Take payment for student accounts

  • Serve as knowledge resource for other front-line staff

• 3rd Party Billing

  • Scholarship receipt and account management

  • Voucher receipt and account management

  • Lead on outreach for past due balances

  • Serve as backfill for primary frontline or third-party billing responsibilities

Education & Experience:

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• Strong Excel knowledge
• Previous knowledge and experience with cash management and account receivables.
• Experience with working in multiple systems.

Must demonstrate ability to promote an environment that reflects the broad backgrounds represented by our students and employees and which every individual feels respected and valued.

Ivy Tech Community College is an accredited, equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or veteran status. As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Ivy Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions. Questions specific to Title IX may be referred to the College’s Title IX Coordinator or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.

Job ID: JR0000107341