Support Specialist Accounting & Payments
Veracross provides SaaS-based School Information Systems (SIS) designed to meet the specific needs of independent K-12 schools worldwide. Our one-record solution combines the power of a fully integrated single-record database, personalized communication tools, and an elegant architecture that is unique in our industry.
We are a growing, values-led community of 350 employees in the US, UK and Australia who share a vision to unify school communities, improve the quality of education, and enhance learning. And we're succeeding! As of early 2024, we are supporting 3200+ schools in 60 countries.
Veracross is five product brands in one global tech company :
- Veracross SIS is a one-person, one-record school management platform
- Magnus Health provides cloud-based Student Health Record (SHR) solutions
- Digistorm connects with their communities through Digistorm Websites, Digistorm Funnel, and Digistorm Apps.
- Epraise incentivizes student well-being and connects teachers, students, and families.
- Firefly provides an online learning space for students and teachers
As a member of the Veracross Technical Support Team (TST), the Support Specialist Accounting & Payments serves as the first level of customer support, providing well-informed and timely responses for both end-users (payers) and core users (school administrators) of the VC Pay Tuition Management and Accounting products within the Veracross platform. Specialists support the daily operations of partner schools' business offices, applying their knowledge of the Accounting and VC Pay products to support core users in resolving issues pertaining to configuration and utilization of the product. Additionally, Specialists support end-users (payers utilizing VC Pay services) with troubleshooting and resolving common issues related to payments. This position requires excellent communication skills (verbal and written), a commitment to service and quality (including patience and empathy while interacting with customers), and analytical and general problem-solving skills. The Support Specialist Accounting & Payments reports directly to the TST Payments Team Lead.
Job Responsibilities
Interact directly with core users (school administrators) via multiple channels, including a ticketing system (Salesforce) and Zoom meetings, building rapport by consistently demonstrating expertise and professionalismProvide exceptional end-user (payer) support via phone calls, emails, and a ticketing system, consistently demonstrating patience and empathyManage and prioritize multiple open cases in multiple support channels simultaneouslyEvaluate the nature of each interaction and determine the appropriate action to resolve the issueAnalyze issues, replicating, researching, and resolving technical problems and questions and guiding customers to our knowledgebase solutions whenever possibleProvide prompt and accurate responses to customers, tracking cases through resolution within company SLA guidelinesPerform specific, limited operations within partner school databases, adhering to established security practices and guidelines, and understanding the impact to the school's accounting operationsCommunicate internally with various support teams to escalate issues that cannot be resolved within Tier 1 supportCommunicate with school business offices to escalate non-technical and / or operational issues that cannot be resolved without their interventionAssist with identifying and logging system bugs and enhancementsIdentify, update, and maintain internal and external knowledgebases to improve support documentation deficiencies using the Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS) methodology