Accountant I
Austin, TX 
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Posted 15 days ago
Job 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

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, 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 year-for-year 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

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.

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 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.

For information on accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact the Office of Talent and Innovation at oti@utsystem.edu.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
2+ years
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