Accountant II Student Business Services

Hiring Department
:
Student Business Services

Reports To
:
Assistant Director of Student Business Services

Job Location
:
El Paso, Texas (Hybrid)

Posting End Date
:
Open until filled. This posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.

Hours
: 40 hours per week, standard Monday
- Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm.

FLSA status
:
Exempt

Earliest Start Date
:
As soon as possible.

Salary
: $52,000 Annually.

• Resume
• List of three references

Reconcile general ledger accounts with various software, extract general ledger information, compile monthly reconciliation reports by applying principles of accounting to analyze financial information. Provide customer service to students, staff, faculty, employees and other constituents regarding tuition, billing, financial holds, and refunds.

• Assist students, faculty, staff and constituents by responding to incoming calls, emails and QLess.
• Audit student accounts, as needed, to ensure accuracy of charges/payments.
• Assist with reviewing tuition and fee assessments, tuition loans and payment plans to ensure accuracy.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Reconcile and prepare journal entry for tuition exemption cost allocation by utilizing Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access.
• Create, maintain and update third party sponsor modules to accurately apply accounts receivable to student accounts based on third party memorandum of understanding.
• Determine proper handling of third party financial transactions such as bank wire transfers/ACH.
• Compile, verify, prepare and analyze monthly reconciliation reports to ensure that business transactions such as funds received/disbursed are accurately accounted for in spreadsheets and databases.
• Review, research and prepare narrative reports that explain findings and recommendations of inconsistencies in financial entries documents and reports.
• Allocate expenditures, encumbrances, receipts and receivables etc. based on reports and schedules.
• Monitor compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and University policy and procedures.
• Assist with various special projects, as needed.
• Prepare purchase orders and vouchers; as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge of all Microsoft Office software and able to learn and use institutional software systems.

Complies with all State and University policies.

Other duties may be assigned.

No supervisory responsibilities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education
:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business Administration with a concentration in Finance, or a related discipline.

Experience
:
Two years of relevant experience; equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.

Advanced experience in Microsoft Excel/Access Bilingual (English, Spanish).

3+ years of prior Accounting experience.

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