Accountant I, Student Services Finance

Accountant I, Department of Student Services Finance

The Office of Student Services - Finance is dedicated to delivering professional and courteous customer service. We strive to provide students with the guidance, support, and resources necessary to make informed decisions that ease financial burdens and promote their success. Our office handles the billing and collection of tuition and fees, third-party sponsored billing, refunds, and student health insurance.

Job Summary

UT Southwestern has an opening for an Accountant I to join the Department of Student Services Finance. As an Accountant I in the Office of Student Services Finance, you will assist in managing and reconciling student accounts, processing payments, and ensuring the accuracy of student accounts. This role focuses on data entry, account reconciliation, and maintaining accurate student financial record. You will collaborate with other departments to ensure smooth financial operations and maintain accurate student financial records while delivering excellent customer service to help students meet their financial responsibilities. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.

Experience and Education

• Bachelor's degree with no experience; OR
• Associate's degree with two (2) years of accounting related experience; OR
• High school diploma or equivalent and four (4) years of experience in governmental and/or commercial accounting or auditing.

Job Duties

• Posts and maintains ledger accounts.
• Reconciles salary reports, bank statements, and general ledger trial balances.
• Prepares deposit slips and maintains cash control records, basic profit and loss statements, and trial balances of subsidiary ledgers and reconciling discrepancies.
• Calculates unit cost information and monthly billings for reimbursement of expenditures.
• Assists in preparing more complex financial records and operating reports, preparing less complex special reports, and analyzing accounting data for planning estimates and other similar items.
• May assist accounting clerks by clarifying work problems, such as allocation of income and expense, closing, correcting or adjusting journal entries, preparation of special exhibits and schedules, and other similar items.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Work requires ability to exercise moderate judgment in application and interpretation of policy, procedures, or practices to work problems of well-defined nature.
• Work requires knowledge of spreadsheets and word-processing software.
• Work requires ability to apply mathematical reasoning to analyze data and identify discrepancies in financial accounts.
• Work requires ability to utilize ten key by touch.

Working Conditions

Work is performed primarily in general office area.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

For general COVID-19 information, applicants should visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/covid-19/work-on-campus/

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.