Accountant -III

Accountant -III

Job Title Accountant 3

Posting Number S001472

Hiring Department General Accounting

Grade UHE 109

Hiring Range 3,341.87 - 4,260.53

Full Time/Part Time Full Time

App Type Search By External / Internal

Job Description:

Performs professional accounting work involving the recording, analysis and reporting of financial data in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and federal, state, university and NACUBO guidelines, in a major business area, such as student billing system, Federal Title IV programs, or General Accounting.

Maintains accounts in a major business area, including table maintenance, submission, reconciliation of data, account reviews and corrections.

Ensures that all system-related transactions are made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and federal, state, university and NACUBO guidelines.

Researches complex issues and transactions and responds to customer accounting inquiries that cannot be resolved by junior staff.

Assists college/department business administrators with questions relating to the accounting activity.

Conducts contract compliance review to ensure adherence to terms and conditions of agreements.

Provides research information for special projects, reviews financial transactions, and resolves issues relating to reports to state and/or federal agencies.

Serves as mentor to new employees and coordinates office activities in the manager’s absence.

Reviews departmental accounting practices to ensure compliance with guidelines; conducts review of department cash handling practices; conducts reviews of cash incident reports; follows up on cash deposit discrepancies; and recommends corrections and best practices.

Performs other job-related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a Bachelor’s degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed.

Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.

Additional Posting Information::

The following documentation must be submitted:

Cover letter delineating the manner in which your work experience applies to the job posting

Resume

Complete UH application with salary history

Three work references. The hiring department expects you to name current or past supervisors.

NOTE: We will maintain your confidentiality and notify you in advance of making contact with any of your references. References will be contacted after the interviewing process has been completed.

Security Sensitive Position Yes

Retirement Program TRS

Job Open Date 07/08/2013

Minimum Posting Date 07/15/2013

Expected Closing Date On or Before

Open Until Filled Yes

Supplemental Questions:

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

* Please indicate the highest level of education you have completed.

High school diploma or GED

One year of college (30 credit hours)

18 months of college (45 credit hours)

Vocational training up to 18 months

Two years of college (60 credit hours)

Associate's degree

Advanced technical training over 18 months

Three years of college (90 credit hours)

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Ph.D.

Other Terminal degree

* Is your degree in Accounting? If not, how many hours do you have in accounting courses?

(Open Ended Question)

* Please indicate the number of years of full-time paid work experience you have in a related field.

None

less than 6 months

6 months to 1 year

1 year

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years

6 years

7 years

8 years

9 years

10 years or more

* What is your level of familiarity with Student Financial/Student Accounting ERP systems?

(Open Ended Question)

* What is your level of experience in working with/creating queries to extract data?

(Open Ended Question)

* Have you created a flowchart and if so, for what purpose?

(Open Ended Question)

* In previous jobs, what experience have you had preparing reports to be submitted to State of Texas?

(Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

Resume

Cover Letter

List of Professional References

Optional Documents

Letter of Recommendation 1

Letter of Recommendation 2

Letter Of Recommendation 3

URL Link

Misc. Documents

CV