Accountant III

Job Summary

The Accountant III role is responsible for the application of advanced accounting and general financial knowledge and abilities in the processing, reporting, and recordkeeping of complex regular and special invoice payments, billing, and breakeven point accounting to establish and implement cost recovery for multiple departments within Student Affairs. This position supports department directors in a financial advisory capacity and partners with administrative staff to ensure an in-depth understanding of all sources and uses of funds and to inform and guide on financial matters, policies, and procedures.

The annual salary for this position ranges from $62,000 – $66,000. The final offer will be based on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the role.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in finance, accounting, or similar discipline.
• Five (5) years of experience in relevant field, or nine (9) equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One (1) year of supervisory experience.
• Intermediate skills in MS Office 360 with a focus on Excel.
• Aptitude to learn and master new software as needed for the role.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Five (5) years of experience in higher education accounting, including annual planning, monthly reporting, account reconciliation and variance analysis.
• Experience working with multiple sources and types of funds with different regulations and project periods.

• Provide financial information and data to Directors and other relevant staff in multiple departments within Student Affairs, regarding the status of their cost operations for their service areas covering approximately $10 million in budgets.
• Process inter‑ and intra‑fund transfers, journal entries, and approval of journal entries to recover costs for all relevant departments’ cost centers.
• Process and track all deposits to relevant cost centers.
• Create point of sale, monthly, and annual billing policies and execute related processes utilizing tools for departments who may have additional sources of revenue beyond typical funding sources.

• Plan and guide the work of Student Affairs departmental administrative staff in the payment of invoices and other financial transactions (i.e., Pro Cards).
• Track deliverables and time left on purchase orders.
• Work closely with departmental service/cost center Directors and staff to identify the deliverables specified in the purchase order and manage payments to vendors.
• Guide the administrative staff responsible for invoice payments and financial tracking of other types of transactions for relevant departments.
• Ensure monthly financial statements are run and reconciled for all cost centers and other projects with administrative staff.

• Support all cost center Directors in developing management for their areas by utilizing breakeven point accounting formulas to establish the total cost of ownership (hardware, software, services, and labor), potential revenue, and/or UTA administrative subsidy.
• Provide Directors regular reporting on the current state of their cost centers, recommending best practices regarding management of funding.

• Responsible for monitoring the budgets associated with each departmental and campus project, service, or resource managed by relevant Student Affairs departments.
• Forecast expenses and actual spend for all hardware/software/personnel.
• Pursue and analyze data to recommend vendor changes and pricing improvement based on trend analysis.

• Support departmental cost center owners in identifying services that should be cost recovery/revenue versus those services covered in a general administrative cost.
• Participate in the annual budgeting process for relevant departments.

• Perform other duties assigned, including but not limited to assistance with other areas’ financial needs during absences, vacancies, and periods of high demand, as well as requests outside of typical accounting responsibilities.