Accountant I

Position Information

The Accountant I will be responsible for providing accounting support, including various organizational processes such as account management, monthly reconciliations, purchasing, and invoicing for the mathematics department. This position requires initiative and independent judgment, as well as the ability to work effectively with staff, faculty, and administration at all levels.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Aid in processing travel reimbursements.
• Retrieve financial information from UTA accounting system to manage department funds by cost centers and grants at the budget and transaction-level.
• Enter and track budget corrections and transfers for both cost centers and grants.
• Reconcile monthly financial statements for cost centers and grants in UTA accounting system.
• Enter IDT Journal Entries for the department and the Life Sciences Core Facility in UTA accounting system.
• Run UTA accounting system queries for data gathering and analysis.
• Oversee monthly reconciliation of ProCard/credit card transaction logs and enter data into UTA accounting system.
• Maintain all source documents in department computer files.
• Assist with budget tracking and maintaining spreadsheets for department funds.
• Serve as a valuable and engaged team member within the mathematics department.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.
• Moderate-level working knowledge and experience of Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of two (2) years of accounting experience within a large academic department or a comparable setting.
• Experience and knowledge in grant accounting.
• Experience with the UTShare accounting system.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the University’s accounting policies and procedures.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, organizational skills, and interpersonal skills.
• Efficient and competent working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability to learn and master new software as needed for the role.

Benefits

• We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees at the University.
• To help you understand the full value of these benefits, we have created a tool that calculates the total worth of your compensation package. This tool takes into account all of the benefits that you are eligible for, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
• To access this tool and learn more about the total value of your benefits, please click on the following link: https://resources.uta.edu/hr/services/records/compensation-tools.php.

ADA Accommodations

The University of Texas at Arlington is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to 817-272-5554 or email ADADocs@uta.edu.