Office of Accounting

Bursar (Cashier) Services

Collect monies owed The University by students, faculty/staff, etc., and do it accurately, with proper documentation for tuition registration fees, tuition add bills, tuition installment bills, fines & charges, retiree insurance, institutional & federal loans, overpayments, housing, parking, health center, returned checks, dissertation and binding fee, tuition deposits, class audit fees, and all other fees on the Centralized Receivable System.
Disburse refunds, financial aid, and scholarship/fellowship checks.
Receive and verify manual and electronic departmental deposits accurately, with proper documentation, while the customer (departmental representative) waits.
Microfilm all checks accepted by the cashiers before they are sent to the bank each day.
Encode checks before they are sent to the bank each day.
Order and furnish standing petty cash change orders for certain departments. Cash certain petty cash reimbursement checks. Furnish emergency change funds to certain departments.
Post all cash receipts to the accounting records daily via the Cash Receipts Voucher.
Test and verify that all security systems in the office are working properly and that the office, safe and vault are secure during non-office hours.
Maintain procedures which minimize loss of monies to The University.
Information for UT departments preparing to accept credit card payments via the Internet

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