Senior Accounting Specialist

Senior Accounting Specialist

Job Number: 260173

Organization:
Bursar

Schedule:

Full-time, Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm, Onsite

Salary Range:
Targeted $21.01 hourly, based on experience

Benefits Provided:
Yes

Required Attachments:
Resume, Cover Letter

The Office of the Bursar provides operational support to students, academic departments, and administrative offices to ensure that the University of Oklahoma stays on mission: to provide the best possible educational experience for our students through excellence in teaching, research and creative activity, and service to the state and society. The Office of the Bursar is currently looking for a Senior Accounting Specialist that will communicate and work with our students here at the OU Health Sciences Center and its many departments.

We provide amazing benefits that include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for the entire family; generous paid time off; 14 paid holidays; retirement plans; tuition benefits; and much more. If you want to make an impact in the leaders of tomorrow, prepare your Resume and apply online. We look forward to hearing from you.

• Daily processing of EFTs, cash receipts, credit card transactions, billing, refunds, and deposits.
• Reconciliation of multiple accounts, statements, and ledgers.
• Budget verification, scholarship fund availability reviews, and cost analysis.

• Preparation of financial reports, cost analysis, forecasts, and management reports.
• Monitoring accounts receivable, loan balances, third‑party contracts, and collections.
• Providing accurate financial data to supervisors and leadership.

• Extensive use of People Soft Campus Solutions, State Treasurer systems, ACH processes, EFT files, and third‑party platforms.
• Ensuring compliance with internal policies, state regulations, federal loan requirements, and tax reporting (1098‑T, Title VII loans, waivers).
• Managing university‑wide credit card billing and third‑party contracts.

• Regular interaction with students, departments, banking institutions, state agencies, third‑party vendors, and collection agencies.
• Responding to complex financial inquiries and investigating discrepancies.
• Providing documentation, reconciliations, and guidance to departments.

• Maintaining extensive filing systems, borrower folders, reconciliation documentation, and audit‑ready records.
• Managing large volumes of sensitive financial data.

• General office support functions.

Required

Education and Experience:

High School diploma or GED AND:

• 36 months experience in accounting/bookkeeping.

Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Office skills such as multi‑line phone, copying, filing, faxing, ten‑key and mail.
• Customer Service skills.
• Knowledge of standard accounting principles and processes.

Working Conditions:

• Physical:
  • Sitting for prolonged periods.
  • Communicate effectively and listen.
  • Engage in repetitive motion.
  • Use of computer and telephone.
• Environmental:
  • Standard Office Environment.

Departmental Preferences:

• Ten key by touch.
• People Soft Student Financial.
• People Soft Financial.
• Experience working with billing and banking information.
• Cashiering experience.
• Customer Service experience.

The University, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, gender identity/expression, age (40 or older), religion, disability, political beliefs, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes but is not limited to admissions, employment, housing, financial aid, and educational services.

Hiring contingent upon a Background Check:
Yes

Special Indications:
None