Accountant II

FLSA Status

Earliest Start Date

3 openings available immediately

Salary

Negotiable Depending on Qualifications

Hours per Week

40 hours weekly

Hiring Department

Required Application Materials

A resume and letter of interest is required to apply. Candidates under final consideration will also be required to submit professional references, college degree information, and employment history to an online third-party vendor.

About Us

For more than 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans — and people all over the world — through education, health care, and research. The System consists of nine academic institutions, four health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration. The institutions of the UT System employ more than 160,000 faculty, health care professionals, researchers, support staff, and student workers.

The UT System Administration is primarily based in Austin, Texas. It supports the missions of the System’s thirteen institutions by providing financial, legal, planning, purchasing, government relations, communications, development, and other central services. Serving a growing state, the UT System Administration strives to provide a welcoming, supportive work environment that embraces different perspectives - not only because it enables the organization to be stronger, creative, and thoughtful, but because it is the right thing to do. To that end, UT System Administration embraces state laws on military and former foster children employment preferences.

Purpose of Position

Essential Functions

• Manage the closing processes including the maintenance of production check lists, processing/approving spreadsheet journals and all aspects of sub-module review and maintenance.
• Research and analyze General Ledger transactions as necessary for end-users, management and auditors.
• Produce annual financial report schedules as assigned, and complete balance sheet reconciliations.
• Validate, budget check, generate and post all sub-module journals.
• Produce quality checking reports and work with various departments to resolve unprocessed accounting lines.
• Produce weekly fund balance transfer journal and maintain a monthly financial report tracking all University transfers to ensure accurate reporting at year-end.
• Review and record all debt service entries as well as completing UTS quarterly transfer check sheets.
• Review and correct any suspense lines created by sub-modules.
• Working on special projects as assigned by supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of State of Texas accounting practices, including GASB standards and financial operations within higher education or government environments
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, including experience designing, producing, and interpreting reports
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly convey objectives and outcomes
• Demonstrated collaboration and teamwork, with the ability to work effectively across groups
• High attention to detail with strong organizational and time management skills
• Proficiency with common office and analytical software tools
• Self-motivated with a commitment to delivering high-quality work and meeting deadlines

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent.
• 2 years of experience with accounting and financial reporting
• 1+ years experience working with large ERP's
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in accounting or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience with accounting and financial reporting
• Advanced PeopleSoft and reporting experience

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Uses standard office equipment
• Requires occasional evening or weekend hours

Additional Information

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to a minimum of 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. Participation in TRS is mandatory.

A background check will be conducted on candidates under final consideration. The background check may include any or all of the following: criminal history check, prior employment verification, education verification, professional references check, and motor vehicle records check. Background checks are conducted by third-party vendors. Upon request form the third-party vendor, candidates under final consideration must provide the required information for the background checks to be completed.

EO/AA Statement

The University of Texas System Administration is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees in all terms and conditions of employment. U. T. System will provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws.

For information on accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact the Office of Talent and Innovation at [email protected].

Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent; 2 years accounting and financial reporting experience; 1+ years with large ERPs; intermediate Microsoft Excel; occasional evening/weekend hours; background check required.

Key Responsibilities

• managing closing processes
• researching transactions
• producing financial reports

Skills & Tools

Microsoft Excel, PeopleSoft, ERP

Job Details

• Category: Finance and Accounting
• Seniority: Mid Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — Texas, United States
• Languages: English

Benefits

• Retirement plan

About The University of Texas System

A university system providing education, healthcare, and research across Texas. — Industry: Education