Sr Financial Accountant

Posting Information

• Posting Number: S14667P
• Working Title: Sr Financial Accountant
• Department: FD-Payroll
• Posting Type: External
• Location of Vacancy: Athens Area
• Full/Part time: Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Advertised Salary: Commensurate with Experience
• Posting Date: 02/04/2026
• Open until filled: No
• Closing Date: 02/12/2026
• Proposed Starting Date: 03/01/2026
• Reason for Vacancy: Not specified in the description

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb).

The Senior Financial Accountant position is part of a customer-focused team responsible for oversight and processing of the University of Georgia (UGA) payroll (approximately 25,500 W-2s generated). Responsibilities include preparation, updating, and maintaining payroll-related records, data files for payroll processing, as well as the resolution of payroll issues and customer service. This position will assist with taxable fringe processing and general ledger liability account reconciliation, the annual escheatment process and unclaimed checks, updating and maintaining retirement deductions and reports, and any necessary journal entries for these actions.

This position will be flexible and have the ability to be productive in a high-stress, fast-paced environment and meet stringent production deadlines. This position coordinates between The University System of Georgia (USG), the Shared Services Center (SSC), and UGA distributed departments regarding payroll-related issues, including: tax-related data and inquiries, account reconciliations, retirement processing, and payroll calculation/confirmation.

• Updates and maintains Common Remitter for Teachers Retirement System (TRS), analyzes and corrects errors, and proactively analyzes system data to determine pay inconsistencies. (Percentage of time: 25)
• Helps to clear reconciling items in a timely manner. (25%)
• Serves as backup analyst for Employee Retirement System (ERS) and Georgia Defined Contribution Plan (GDCP). (25%)
• Responsible for reconciling payroll general ledger liability accounts, including tax accounts (FICA EE & ER, federal, state, and local taxes), employee payroll accounts receivable, and miscellaneous payroll deduction accounts. (25%)
• May assist with other accounts as needed. (25%)
• Run and analyze payroll queries and reports to process the biweekly and monthly payroll. Find pay errors and resolve all issues prior to confirming payroll. (10%)
• Assists with the taxable fringe process by correctly identifying and reporting various forms of employee compensation (fringe benefits) for tax purposes, as required by the IRS. Ensure the value of taxable benefits is included in the employee’s taxable wages in order to withhold appropriate federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare taxes from the employee’s pay. Reconciles taxable fringe amounts on employee checks to ensure data is loaded accurately.
  
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• Runs report of Federal Work Study hours and sends information to applicable offices. Processes rent journals for units that hire employees with rent as a condition of employment. (5%)
• Monitors and communicates on all unclaimed checks beyond 90 days. Responsible for the annual escheatment process to send unclaimed checks to the state. (10%)
• Assists employees with payroll-related questions, including tax inquiries. Utilizes the Team Dynamix and Service Now ticketing system to respond to user requests. Assists distributed business offices with payroll and tax-related inquiries and provides support when needed. Assists with payroll system testing when needed. Collaborates with other Payroll Accountants, Payroll Analysts, and distributed business partners to continually improve processes and gain efficiencies.
  
  Other duties as assigned. (15%)

Bachelor’s degree…