Accounting Specialist Senior

Why Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)

We come from humble beginnings — picture a one-person organization created in 1949 to advocate for excellence in public education on behalf of Texas school board members. Flash forward to today, and we have over 500 employees working together to provide 1,024 school districts with purposeful resources so they can focus on what matters most — excellent and equitable education for all 5.4 million Texas students. 

As TASBeans (our internal name for employees), we feel privileged to work alongside talented team-members who are passionate about education and enjoy learning from new and different perspectives.  We believe what makes our organization highly successful is the rich diversity our employees collectively bring to TASB with different backgrounds, skillsets, cultures and ethnicities, gender identities, interests, abilities, and work styles. And our passion for education and learning doesn’t end there. Our culture has always encouraged employees to grow and become their best selves both professionally and personally through a variety of innovative and collaborative development opportunities. You’re likely beginning to see why we’ve been regularly named by Austin Business Journal as a Top Ten Best Places to Work! 

TASB offers competitive pay, rich benefits (including retirement matching of 2:1 up to 5% after one year. This means that if you contribute 5% to the plan, TASB will contribute 10%), onsite daycare, onsite gym, wellness program, tuition reimbursement, remote work options, flexible schedules, and more. 

Every role at TASB thoughtfully complements our mission and the educational impact being made in communities across Texas. If you consider your work exceptional and want to help drive our mission forward, keep reading!

About You

As an Accounting Specialist Sr., you will bring a strong foundational knowledge of core accounts receivable processes, including cash receipt and invoice processing, and experience with AR reconciliations in a high-volume and fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will be highly valued for possessing a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as strong interpersonal communication skills with both customers and all levels of TASB staff. This is an Austin-based hybrid position. 

A Typical Day

• Daily lockbox deposit processing and facilitating distribution of supporting documentation to appropriate parties. 
• Analyze, research and resolve questions received by inbound phone calls or emails, and provide general support to TASB's program areas. 
• Assist the wider AR team with shared duties and responsibilities related to processing refunds, monthly reconciliations, journal entries and other team needs. 
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How You'll Make an Impact

• Daily processing and posting of TASB lockbox deposits using electronic lockbox files and facilitate distribution of supporting documents to appropriate parties as needed. 
• Submit weekly AR payment journals for lockbox payments to move them to general ledger accounts. 
• Analyze, clarify, and resolve questions received by inbound phone calls or emails based on assigned customer list. 
• Process customer refunds including working unsettled transactions. 
• Process TASB invoices as initiated by service areas on a weekly basis, primarily for Ungerboeck, and other as needed. 
• Process tenant rent and electric usage invoices and prepare associated journal entry for electric activity. 
• Process USI staging table sales orders weekly. 
• Process Daily Cash transaction general journals on a weekly basis. 
• Prepare all intercompany split deposit transfers as needed (Primarily Risk Management). 
• Record monthly affiliated entity administrative fees and royalties, banking fees, and other entries related to primary responsibilities. 
• Update Membership Billing Table which includes maintaining customer pricing groups for various types of annual billings. 
• Prepare the reconciliations and analyze transactional details for various accounts receivable related general ledger accounts. 
• Backup for maintain item billing codes for Sales Order processing. 
• Reconcile seminars and events with applicable TASB service area(s) after event. . 
• Provide general support to program areas. 
• Suggests and communicates process improvement ideas to management. 
• Perform other duties as assigned by management. 

Skills for Success

• Qualifications: 
  • Experience with ERP systems and ability to reconcile reports. 
  • Proficient in MS Excel with intermediate knowledge. 
  • Solid unde