Assistant Bursar

The University Bursar's Office has oversight of all financial records and transactions for all current and former students. The Office is responsible for timely and accurate billing, collection and accounting for all student related revenues, payments and receivables; receipt of all student loan disbursements and issuance of student refund checks in compliance with Title IV Cash Management regulations; maintenance of student receivables and bad debt reserves at predetermined levels of acceptability. The Bursar’s Office establishes, maintains and publishes student financial policy; reconciles all related P/S accounts; manages MBTA monthly and semester pass programs; processes departmental cash receipts, petty cash payments, and research study vouchers. The University Bursar’s Office is committed to providing a high level of customer service for student, parent and staff customers in executing the above responsibilities.

The Assistant Bursar provides operational support for the Bursar’s Office related to: billing, cashiering and refunds. The position provides functional expertise for complex customer service related billing questions that cannot be resolved by Student Services or the Bursar Representative. The Assistant Bursar also handles the Tufts tuition remission and third-party billing processes. This position is responsible for management of receipt of student loans and issuance of refunds, including Title IV compliance; approval of student refunds in absence of the Associate Bursar, and daily drawdowns/returns from/to the US Department of Education G5 website.