PRO-U5352.03B Refunding Credit Balances on Student Accounts Via Automatic Banner Chain Process

Action By:

Accounting Services

  1. Ensures chron schedule runs to identify credit balance.        
  2. Follows PRO-U5352.03C Reviewing Refund Exclusion  Report procedure [TWPRPOP].
  3. Reviews refund output/reports [TSRRFND] for  discrepancies and reasonableness (i.e. Holds, Does-Not Apply codes, excessive refund amounts).  
  4. Contacts Student Business Office (SBO) if a refund is in   question. If SBO has no concerns, go to step 8 below.  
  5. If informed by SBO refund is to be held,      
    1. Reverses refund,      
    2. Unapplies payment,  
    3. Ties original charge with reverse charge (tpay), and      
    4. Notes on the report issues found and action taken. 

Student Business Office

  1. If informs Accounting Services that refund is to be held,  takes action to resolve credit balance issue including contacting applicable department (i.e. Extended Ed, Financial Aid, Housing) 

Accounting Services

  1. Ensures nightly feed from Student module to Finance module to create invoice and Accounts Payable.     
  2. Issues checks and EFT transmittals. 
  3. Reconciles credit balance refunds and payables at least on a quarterly basis.
  4. Signs and dates reconciliation reports. 

SBO

  1. If refund has already been sent to the bank, contacts  student to make repayment arrangements. 

Procedure Information

Approved By:

Teresa Hart, Financial Services Director

Effective Date:

April 7, 2007

Procedure Contact

Financial Services

Email: Michael.Ulrich@wwu.edu

Phone: (360) 650-3675

Financial Services website