Accountant I

Job Posting Title:

Accountant I

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Hiring Department:

Office of Accounting

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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

This position offers flexible work arrangement.

Accounting & Financial Management provides range of financial services and operations to support the fiscal integrity of the University. For more information on Accounting & Financial Management please visit: www.afm.utexas.edu

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 contribute to operational excellence and enhance 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%) immediately upon start of employment
• 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, with employer matching funds
• 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 a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Purpose

This position will provide customer service to students and departments by performing accounting and related assignments including the recording, analysis, reconciliation, and reporting of financial data involving departmental scholarships and centralized receivables billing.

Responsibilities    

• Support departments and students with scholarship documentation and payment questions in the university Financial Resource Management System and accounting system. Process scholarship cancellations as needed.
• Assist Tax Services with establishing Glacier records for non-US tax residents and issuing quarterly tax refunds.
• Maintain daily accounting records and produce receivable reports from multiple university data resources. Assist with monthly reconciliation of Centralized Receivables to Accounting balances.
• Reconcile daily journal vouchers to ensure proper accounting to Centralized Receivables records (includes web vouchers, credit card vouchers, treasury vouchers, etc.) Research errors in daily vouchers and make appropriate corrections.
• Process credit card chargebacks, manual credit card refund requests, tuition rebates, and enrollment deposit forfeitures. Research and resolve refund errors for general overpayments and tuition bill refunds.
• Assist with annual processes for Centralized Receivables such as allowance for doubtful account entries, Enrollment Deposit Forfeitures, and Unclaimed Money Fund processing.
• Other related functions as assigned.  

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field. Experience in financial reporting and analysis. Experience in report writing. Advanced Excel skills. Demonstrated excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills, flexibility and attention to detail. Professional demeanor. Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. A