Student Financial Services Bookkeeper

Salary: $18.32 – $19.00 Hourly

Job Number: 202200562

Department: Business Office

Opening Date: 02/10/2026

Description

Accurately receipt student payments and revenues to the proper account. Balance daily receipts to the cash reports.  Prepare daily bank deposits.  Fundamental role in achieving customer satisfaction and revenue objectives.  Position is expected to understand, cross train, and perform duties in functions related to Student Records, Financial Services, Financial Aid, and the Registrar areas within the University One-Stop Area.

Examples of Duties

Performs various day-to-day cash deposits for students and University department.  Ensures data us accurately posted and updated. Maintain and post electronic payments from multiple data sources. Balance daily receipts to the cash reports.  Prepare daily bank deposits.

50
Perform data collection, compilation, and analysis; create, review and produce reports. Include maintaining various databases and/or spreadsheets10
Initiate and answer telephone calls and emails; screen and direct calls; greet visitors and direct to appropriate personnel. Receive, research and appropriately respond to inquiries regarding accounts, billing statements, policies and procedures, and other related issues Member of the One Stop Staff – perform task as needed to provide customer service to students and parents – knowledge of financial aid and registrar office. 40

Supplemental Functions: 
Designs and/or executes an effective system of internal controls to ensure the security of data, record retention and the overall efficiency of the office.
 
Assist with payment plan process and financial clearance process.
 
Performs general accounting responsibilities, including journal entries, account reconciliations.

Review monthly outstanding check report and correspond with students to ensure student refund checks are cashed.
 
Other duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

High School graduate or GED equivalency required; Associates Degree preferred.

Three (3) years’ work experience in bookkeeping or related or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.   

Full-time employees at SBU enjoy unparalleled Benefits

Abundance of Time off
  
 Tuition Remission

• 100% undergraduate tuition remission for employee, spouse, and dependents
• 80% graduate tuition remission for employee (online and ground programs)
• 50% for spouse (ground programs only)

 Full Benefit package

• 403b Retirement Plan + 10% Employer contribution after 2 years
• Health Insurance with $250 Wellness card  
• Dental Insurance
• Employer Paid Life insurance
• Short-term Disability 
• Employer Paid Long-term Disability  
• Employee Assistance Program

Other Perks

• Free access to campus fitness center
• 2 free Division 1 Men’s Basketball Season tickets
• Golf course membership discount
• Other National and Local discounts available

St. Bonaventure University is located in the scenic Enchanted Mountain region of Western New York, approximately 75 miles south of Buffalo, New York, with easy access to major metropolitan areas. A close-knit and caring community guided by its values of compassion, wisdom and integrity, St. Bonaventure is dedicated to academic excellence as informed by its Franciscan and liberal arts traditions. The university is committed to developing an inclusive community and preparing leaders dedicated to ethical conduct and compassionate service.

The university currently enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and more than 1,000 graduate students in its schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Communication, and Health Professions. U.S. News & World Report ranks SBU in the top 15% of regional universities in the North, for both value and overall. St. Bonaventure is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I), with athletes participating in 20 sports.

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