Mid-America Christian University · 2 days ago
Finance Advocate
Oklahoma City, OK, US
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expMid-America Christian University is seeking a Finance Advocate to support student account activities and retention-focused initiatives within the Bursar’s Office. The role involves developing financial management goals, providing customer service, and ensuring accurate billing and reconciliation of student accounts.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Contribute to the development and execution of financial management goals, policies, priorities, and procedures, including budgeting and accounting; actively participate in departmental strategic planning and team meetings
Meet defined department goals and activity metrics
Provide support to the Bursar as needed
Ensure the establishment and maintenance of effective internal controls
Assist in coordinating and preparing materials for external audits and financial reporting, as necessary
Provide excellent and considerate customer service through in-person, telephone, and email communication, ensuring timely and effective follow-up on student accounts
Resolve student account discrepancies by building and maintaining strong relationships with students, faculty, and staff, and ensure accurate billing and reconciliation of accounts
Coordinate with the Financial Aid Office regarding overages, returns, and balances due to student drops, withdrawals, and semester/term updates
Monitor and manage student accounts for payment plans, collections, and discrepancies, including overseeing inactive student accounts with 0–720-day activity
Assist current and new students with payment plans, process payments, and review payment plans weekly to ensure accuracy and address missed payments
Maintain accurate records of student communications, manage reports for direct deposit and overage checks, and update account details via text, email, or phone as necessary
Ensure the proper allocation of students to subsidiary accounts through a monthly control list, and support invoicing by obtaining and mailing invoice copies to employers as needed
Contribute to the creation and updating of policy and procedure manuals and participate in team planning meetings to meet department goals
Completing assigned help desk tickets to support other departments
Continuously review and refine processes for improved efficiency and effectiveness and participate in professional development activities to support the Bursar’s Office and Business Office
Build and maintain strong professional relationships with key campus personnel
Perform additional duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Ability to provide exceptional constituent service for faculty, staff, and students
Possess strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong ability to record entries accurately and with great attention to detail
Ability to prioritize multiple demands in a fast-paced work environment
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Ability to operate office equipment
Typing and spelling competency
Experience working as part of a team to accomplish departmental and University goals and objectives
Experience forming and maintaining positive relationships with a variety of internal and external constituents
Possess a high level of integrity with attention to ethical values. Upholds strict confidentiality
Ability to work well both independently and collaboratively
A personal commitment to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and to the mission and core values of Mid-America Christian University
Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/ or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience; detail-oriented with high accuracy; ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously; experience in an accounting and/or business office environment
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Jenzabar or similar software; Microsoft Office with a high level of Excel experience; Microsoft G-Suite; excellent written communication with the ability to edit work for spelling and grammar, presents numerical data effectively, and able to read and interpret written information; and exhibits quality control by demonstrating accuracy and thoroughness by monitoring their own work to ensure quality
Preferred
A combination of educational credentials and experience is strongly preferred
Company
Mid-America Christian University
Mid-America Christian University is a school in Oklahoma City.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (2)
2022 (2)
2020 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0.24MKey Investors
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2019-12-08Grant· $0.24M
Leadership Team
Kristin Jasper
Chief Financial Officer
Mici Sartin
VP/Chief Compliance Officer at Mid-America Christian University (former CFO)
Recent News
2025-08-13
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