Financial Accountant III

Job Title

Financial Accountant III

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

UAS University Accounting Services

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

A Glimpse of the Job

The Financial Accountant III is responsible for performing advanced professional accounting tasks at a university level within the Division of Finance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND TASKS:

ADVANCED RESEARCH

• Perform advanced assignments and serve as a resource to recognize, investigate, and resolve outstanding items through entries, meetings, correspondence, identifying corrections, and follow-up. Work with other reconcilers to resolve issues. Assist in and recommend policies and procedures.

BANK RECONCILIATIONS

• Analyze and prepare high-volume account reconciliations for TAMU, TAMUQ, TAMUG, TAMUS, TAMHSC, TAMSSC, and TDEM.

WIRE TRANSFERS AND CHECK COPIES

• Process outgoing wire transfers once a week.  Provides verification and check copies for all departments throughout the TAMU campus as assigned.

ACH REPORTS AND ACH AND WIRE TRANSFER INFORMATION

• Process ACH Reports and Incoming Wires once a week.  Provide ACH and Wire Transfer information via encrypted email to vendors as assigned.

POSITIVE PAY AND FRAUD FILTER

• Act as backup to research and make timely decisions on Positive Pay and Fraud Filter items to mitigate fraud losses.

What you need to know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience.

Special Instructions: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. You may upload these in the CV/Resume section.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Four years of accounting experience in a business office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education and banking (processing wire transfers, reconciling high volume bank accounts, check ordering, experience with ACH Fraud Filter and Positive Pay issues). 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, including formatting, data manipulation, and formula use.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Strong customer service and problem-solving abilities.

• Demonstrated ability to comprehend and apply rules and regulations in a complex environment.

• Skilled at multi-tasking and working collaboratively with others.

• Knowledge and understanding of the higher education business environment.

Other Requirements and Factors:

• This position is security sensitive.

• This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures.

• All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.