Accountant, Accounts Receivable​/ Collections, Accounting Manager

Accountant I

Office of Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin

Position Open To:
All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Earliest

Start Date:

Immediately

Position Duration:
Expected to Continue

Location:

UT Main Campus

Purpose

This position will provide accounting and centralized receivables processing and reconciliation support for the university within the Student Accounts Receivable department.

Responsibilities

• Review and reconcile daily journal vouchers for university transactions to ensure proper accounting in Centralized Receivables records (web vouchers, credit card vouchers, treasury vouchers, etc.). Research any discrepancies and make appropriate corrections promptly.
• Handle daily G5 draw for Direct Loans.
• Process credit card chargebacks, manual credit card refund requests, and enrollment deposit forfeitures.
• Complete reconciliation of Centralized Receivables to accounting balances monthly, researching and correcting discrepancies, and produce accounting reports from IQ Author/Cognos and receivables reports from DEFINE as necessary.
• Handle the monthly 063 job to apply transactions to departmental accounts in relation to fee billing changes.
• Complete the 042 process to charge departmental accounts for initial charges on a student’s account each semester.
• Provide customer support for departments, students, and other customers of the university in relation to Centralized Receivables.
• Act as backup support for Returned Checks desk and for Scholarship Services desk.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
• Experience in financial reporting and analysis.
• Experience in report writing.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Proficient with MS Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal communication and problem‑solving skills, flexibility, and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor in a fast‑paced, student services office.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to perform multiple duties and meet deadlines.
• Experience working in a university environment.
• Experience working with internal and external customers.
• Experience working with databases.
• One to three years’ experience in governmental accounting.
• Professional demeanor.

Salary Range

$52,000

Working Conditions

• Hybrid work is defined as working remotely from an in‑state location with stable internet access and is contingent upon proven success working under remote supervision. Periods of remote work are not guaranteed and may vary depending on peak times for in‑person services for the office.
• Standard UT schedule, Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
• Manual dexterity.
• Daily use of a keyboard and desktop computer.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV.
• Three work references with contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor.
• Letter of interest.

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new resume for subsequent applications. Any additional required materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi‑select additional files.

Before submitting your online job application, ensure that all required materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Employment Eligibility

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University‑Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility

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

Background Checks

A criminal history background…