Accounts Receivable Manager

Carney, Sandoe & Associates; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Carney Sandoe & Associates partners with a private school in Philadelphia, PA to recruit an Accounts Receivable Manager responsible for managing AR functions, journal entries, and reconciliations with the General Ledger.

The role collaborates with the Controller, FACTS or other tuition platforms, and the Admissions/Enrollment team to ensure accurate tuition revenue, financial aid accounting, and net revenue reporting; involves communication with families about payments and past-due accounts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• Three to five years of experience in an educational or financial environment.
• Demonstrated ability with fee collection systems, preferably Pre-K to 12.

Responsibilities

• Works with the Controller on AR, including journal entries and GL reconciliations.
• Enters charges and credits and reconciles FACTS with the school database and G/L.
• Analyses and reconciles AR, tuition revenue, financial aid, and tuition remission.
• Reconciles contracts for admissions and financial aid with Admissions/Enrollment.
• Communicates with families about payments, missed payments and schedules; coordinates with collection agency as needed.
• Coordinates with departments for net revenue reporting.

Skills

Accounts receivable

GL reconciliation

Budgeting/forecasting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Tools

FACTS

Excel

G/L systems

Job description

Carney Sandoe, an education recruitment organization has partnered with a private school in Philadelphia, PA to find their next Accounts Receivable Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Works with the Controller on all accounting functions relating to accounts receivable activities, including journal entries, reconciliation of general ledger accounts, and preparation of accounting schedules as required for external audits.
• Liaises with FACTS, which currently handles payment plans (or other tuition collection platforms). Enters all charges and credits and reconciles the FACTS database to the school's database system and G/L.
• Provides analysis and reconciliation of accounts receivable, tuition revenue, financial aid, and tuition remission.
• Reconciles, in conjunction with the Admissions and Enrollment office, all contracts for admissions and financial aid.
• Communicates with families about payments, missed payments, and payment schedules. Works on collecting past-due accounts. Works with the school's collection agency.
• Works with the Development Department on the awarding of EITC and OSTC funds.
• Works with the Children's Scholarship Fund and records scholarship awards.
• Coordinates employee payroll deductions for tuition and communicates that information to the Human Resources Department.
• Records miscellaneous non-tuition payments in the G/L system.
• Coordinates with the Director of Financial Aid for net revenue reporting.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting or related field, from an accredited college or university.
• Three to five years of experience in an educational or financial work environment.
• Demonstrated ability in programs and systems for the collection of fees, preferably in the Pre‑K to 12 school environment.
• Strong organizational and data management skills.

Carney Sandoe does not discriminate on the basis of physical handicap, sex, race, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its services, consulting, events, professional development, or other programs.