Student Records Officer

Kaplan; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave including 1 for你的

Job summary

Kaplan Business School Australia is seeking a Student Records Officer to maintain student data across campuses, ensuring enrolment, orientation, and records accuracy. This central role supports the student lifecycle and works closely with finance and administration.

The role requires meticulous data entry, strong communication, and the ability to work in a high-volume environment. Based at multiple campuses including Sydney, it offers a stable, full-time maternity cover contract for 12 months.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience in customer service or admin roles.
• Proven data-entry accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience with student management systems or databases.
• Strong workload management and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and process accurate student data in the Student Management System, including information collected at orientation and throughout enrolment.
• Ensure all student records, academic files, and documentation are complete, accurate, and up to date.
• Track visa and passport expiry dates and follow up with students where required.
• Enrol students each trimester and process subject changes, refunds, credits, and financial adjustments.
• Generate invoices and liaise with the Finance team to ensure payments are correctly allocated.
• Update student information in PRISMS and ensure FEE-HELP data is recorded and reported correctly.
• Respond to student enquiries in a timely, professional manner and produce required student documentation, such as interim transcripts.
• Undertake regular data audits and error reporting to ensure system accuracy and data integrity.

Skills

Customer service

Data entry

Attention to detail

Communication

Stakeholder management

Tools

PRISMS

Student Management System

Invoicing software

Job description

• Max-term full-time 12-month contract for maternity cover
• Based in Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney or Perth
• 26 days’ annual leave including 1 for your birthday
• One of Australia’s highest-quality and most trusted institutes of higher education

Role

The Student Records Officer plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth and accurate management of student data across the campus. This position is responsible for maintaining our campus databases, ensuring all financial and administrative information is recorded with precision, and working closely with key stakeholders to keep records up to date. As a central support role within the student lifecycle, the Student Records Officer helps maintain the integrity of our systems and contributes to a seamless experience for students and staff alike.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and process accurate student data in the Student Management System, including information collected at orientation and throughout enrolment.
• Ensure all student records, academic files, and documentation are complete, accurate, and up to date.
• Track visa and passport expiry dates and follow up with students where required.
• Enrol students each trimester and process subject changes, refunds, credits, and financial adjustments.
• Generate invoices and liaise with the Finance team to ensure payments are correctly allocated.
• Update student information in PRISMS and ensure FEE-HELP data is recorded and reported correctly.
• Respond to student enquiries in a timely, professional manner and produce required student documentation, such as interim transcripts.
• Undertake regular data audits and error reporting to ensure system accuracy and data integrity.

Requirements

• Minimum of two years’ experience in customer service, administration, or office support roles.
• Proven experience in data entry with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience working with student management systems or databases.
• Strong ability to manage workloads, prioritise tasks, and operate effectively with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• A motivated self-starter with a proactive approach to problem-solving and workflow management.

Applications close on 6th October 2026 or earlier depending on applications.

Kaplan Business School

At Kaplan Business School, we are one of only nine self‑accrediting institutes of higher education. We are recognised in Australia and globally as exemplars of international education, quality teaching, student support, employability and academic integrity. As such, Kaplan Business School is a winner of the Business School of the Year award at the prestigious global awards The PIEoneer Awards 2023. We deliver undergraduate and postgraduate courses in business, accounting, IT, marketing, management, tourism, entrepreneurship, health services, digital management, analytics, project management and leadership. Our flagship MBA programme is Australia’s second largest in terms of student enrolments and among the most highly regarded.

We have a friendly and flexible leadership team who cultivate a culture of innovative methods of teaching and learning across five Australian campuses as well as online.

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