Accountant I (Billing Team Accounts)

Job Posting Title:

Accountant I (Billing Team Accounts)

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Hiring Department:

Business and Financial Services

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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

Your skills will make a difference.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a difference in the lives of university staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas: a defined benefit retirement plan
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

Must be authorized to work in the United States on an ongoing, full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Purpose

Provide customer service and account support for UBS customer departments including payment approval, billing, payment, contract encumbrance processing and assisting with vendor inquires. As well as providing training support for new employees.             

             

Responsibilities

• Process voucher payments (VP2), deposits (VC1), journal entries (VT6), encumbrances (VE3), IDT payments (VT5), Travel request (VE5), and reimbursement payments (VP5) in DEFINE. Process specialized transactions such as SS1, complex payments (VP1) and deposit.           
• Review documents for accuracy, completeness and approve voucher payments (VP1), deposits (VC1), IDT payments (VT5), in DEFINE with minimal supervision. Apply applicable rules, regulations and policies to ensure financial are consistent with university and department policies.    
• Process, research, evaluate issues, provide policy and guidance to customer billing departments.  Perform UT Tracker IDT Billing, assist with UEM billing, and Letter billing collection.               
• Backup Accountant II with document review, including VP1/VP2/VE3/VT6/VT5/VT7.
• Provide consistent, timely, and reliable communication via e-mail or other medium to billing clients, and vendors.              
• Maintain paper and electronic records in accordance with UT Austin record retention policies. Maintain assigned invoices within the BFS Invoice Tracker system.  Act as backup for co-workers when needed.            
• Assist in providing training to staff and the creation/update of Standard Operating Instructions (SOI's)          
• Other duties as assigned.  Attend meetings as the Department liaison to provide accounting expertise or to assist and answer any financial related questions.  Participate in hiring committees as requested.  Act as backup for co-workers.      

                

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or High school graduation or GED.
• Five years of experience in governmental or commercial accounting at a level comparable to that of an Accounting Clerk III, or equivalent area of complexity.
• At least two years of experience with Accounts Payable and or vendor re