Accountant I - Scholarship Accounting Team

Job Posting Title:

Accountant I - Scholarship Accounting Team

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Hiring Department:

Enrollment Management

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Our goal is to recruit and support staff and students with a wide range of backgrounds, ideas, and viewpoints. Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer.

Purpose

To provide accounting, reconciliation, and payment processing support for Strategic Enrollment Management Business Services, primarily the Scholarship and Financial Aid Accounting team.

Responsibilities

• Account Reconciliation: Process monthly, semesterly, and yearly account reconciliations for of various scholarship and financial aid accounts.
• Award Processing: Process paper checks and EFT payments for various student aid and scholarship programs – including deposits, check log entries, award creation, and adjustments. Maintain and organize accurate records for checks, payments, and various account transactions.
• Payments: Process refunds payments to vendors for various student aid programs as requested. Perform transactional reviews and adjustments as needed to ensure records are accurate and funds pay in a timely manner.
• Customer Service: Provide service and support to various internal and external customers including students, outside scholarship donors, and various campus partners.  
• General: Assist with special projects and account reconciliations as needed. Train in various other procedures and support team members during peak times with other related functions as assigned. Assist team members in the performance of assignments involving the recording, analysis, and reporting of financial data.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Successful candidate will demonstrate the following competencies, typically evidenced by a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, financials, or a related field. Up to four years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. Established problem solving and organizational skills. Knowledge and understanding of general accounting procedures and practices. Self-motivated and demonstrated ability and eagerness to learn new and various processes and systems. Exhibits professional demeanor, motivates others, and is client-focused. Is reliable, timely, and adheres to deadlines. High-level communication skills both verbal and written. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional experience beyond the required. Advanced degree. One or more years of UT Austin accounting experience. Familiarity with UT mainframe and associated accounting/student aid systems. Experience with student financial aid, endowments, and scholarships.

Salary Range

$50,000

Working Conditions

• Standard office conditions
• Daily use of a keyboard and desktop computer
• Hybrid telework optional

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume in the first step of the online job application process. Then, any additional Required Materials will be uploaded in the My Experience section; you can multi-select the additional files or click the Upload button for each file. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find Jobs. Before you apply though, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will need to click the Upload button multiple times in order to attach your Resume, References and any additional Required Materials noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their