Accountant I - Austin, United States - The University of Texas System

Description

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt


Earliest Start Date:

Immediately


Salary:

Salary commensurate with experience


Hours per Week:

40.00 Standard from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM


Hiring Department:

Office of Employee Benefits


Required Application Materials:


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, five health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration.

The institutions of the UT System employ more than 116,000 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 fourteen 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:

Provides accounting, financial analysis, and customer service to various stakeholders and follows established procedures and guidelines to accurately maintain the organization's financial records and transactions.

Essential Functions:

• Review and remit administrative fees monthly to Health Plan providers.
• Review and process claims invoices.
• Review and process miscellaneous invoices and upload to AP Invoice Submission for payment.
• Record monthly general journal entries.
• Track and post performance guarantee payments from contracted vendors.
• Assist with account reconciliations.
• Provide customer support to UT Institutions regarding Insurance Program Premium Billing.
• Prepare UT FLEX contribution files for transmission to FSA vendor to update Flex participants' accounts and request funding from UT Institutions.
• Review and update procard transaction log monthly.
• Manage escheatment process of UT FLEX checks.
• Pull weekly reports for UT FLEX Bank Reconciliation.
• Assist with Wellness Program Funding and Student Health Field Trip Insurance Funding for Institutions.
• Audits documents processed during the daily course of business for accuracy and conformance with established procedures and regulations.
• Monitor progress of scanning of transactions, reconciliations, financial statements, and Premium Group Funding Statements by administrative staff. Make corrections as needed for any errors found in the process of logging transactions for indexes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Proficient in working with Microsoft Excel, Access, and SharePoint
• Detail Oriented
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong communication skills

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
• Two years of accounting experience are required. Each additional year of experience over the required minimum may substitute for one year of college (30 semester hours) on a yearforyear basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PeopleSoft experience.
• Experience with processing invoices for payments, preparing data for accounting entries, and analyzing accounting and financial transactions to assist with the process of monthly close out.

Working Conditions:

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Uses standard office equipment

Additional Information:


EO/AA Statement:

The University of Texas System Administration is a federal contractor 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.