SENIOR ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

Number of Vacancies 1 Location Edinburg, Texas Department College of Science/Sch of Integr Bio & Chem Sci FTE 1 FLSA Non-Exempt Scope of Job To provide dependable upper level accounting assistance for the performance of many varied accounting office tasks.
Responsible for performing accounting tasks in pre-auditing accounting documents or making debit and credit postings to individual accounts.
Description of Duties • Reviews and audits a variety of accounting documents including invoices, promissory notes, travel expense claims, vouchers and payrolls, and other financial reports.
• Prepares original accounting entries for journals and ledgers, prepares and audits monthly reconciliation.
• Verifies and records accounting and financial data from various sources for analysis.
• Prepares various periodic financial reports and verifies the accuracy of entries.
• Posts data to ledgers and reports.
• May prepare state sales tax, record monthly bank interest, code and log all budget changes, and, code and log interdepartmental transfers.
• Processes budget transactions and related documentation.
• Prepares invoices for billings.
• Maintains and reviews inventory for capital equipment, consumable supplies, and other departmental assets.
• Processes payments received.
• Reconciles accounts.
• Types letters and memos related to payment processing.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
Supervision Received Specific supervision from assigned supervisor.
Supervision Given May supervise assigned staff.
Required Education High school diploma or equivalent.
Preferred Education Graduation from a Business/Vocational school with emphasis in accounting, or, college coursework in the field of accounting or business.
Licenses/Certifications None.
Required Experience • Five (5) years experience in accounting or bookkeeping work, or • Two (2) years experience in accounting or bookkeeping work with an Associate’s Degree in a related field or 60 hours of College Credit including 12 hours of accounting related class work.
Preferred Experience N/A Equipment Use of standard office equipment.
Working Conditions Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties.
Office Environment.
Other Office Environment.
May work in departments where special hazards exist.
May spend long periods standing or sitting.
May be required to perform light lifting (10 lbs.
) to move files, equipment, paper, etc.
Must be able to stoop, bend, and reach to retrieve files.
Physical Capabilities N/A Employment Category Full-Time Minimum Salary Commensurate with Experience Posted Salary Commensurate with Experience Position Available Date 10/06/2023 Grant Funded Position No If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date Posting Detail Information EEO Statement It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status.
In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment.
We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Special Instructions to Applicants Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application.
The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission.
We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956) 665-2451 and/or careers@utrgv.
edu.
Additional Information UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.
All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC).
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .