Job Description

Job TitleSenior Accountant

Agency

Texas A&M University - Victoria

Department

Finance

Proposed Minimum SalaryCommensurate

Job LocationVictoria, Texas

Job TypeStaff

Job Description

Performs complex professional accounting work involving recording, analyzing, reconciling, and monitoring local and state funds and transactions in accordance with federal, state, and university guidelines.

Responsibilities:

• Reviews and reconciles complex accounts, including the university’s operating and disbursement account and state appropriations; researches discrepancies and issues; provides accounting and technical guidance to other university departments for the resolution of reconciling items.
• Supervises the university’s banking operation, and serves as campus liaison with TAMUS Banking for banking transactions and reporting.
• Reviews and analyzes bank transaction data; communicates with university departments to ensure bank transactions are properly recorded; and researches and resolves issues.
• Calculates weekly tuition deposits to the State Treasury, calculates Texas Public Educational Grant (TPEG) transfer amounts, and prepares periodic tuition split comparisons.
• Supervises staff in the preparation of general ledger entries for online store and point of sale revenues, and the sales tax return; coordinates security for point of sale banking application, including user accounts and access privileges.
• Prepares state accounting entries in compliance with accounting policy statements and fiscal policies and procedures; reviews state transaction data; and monitors fund balances.
• Assists the Manager, Financial Reporting with the preparation of fiscal year-end journal entries and reports.
• Gathers and prepares statistical data for management analysis.
• Reports unclaimed property to the State Comptroller annually.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field and (3) years related experience or equivalent combination of education and recent related experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Broad knowledge of the federal, state accounting regulations and university accounting procedures
• Excellent analytical skills to monitor and reconcile accounts and prepare financial reports and statements
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact with the university community, state agencies, and vendors
• Excellent written communication skills and ability to compose own correspondence and reports
• Excellent organizational skills to maintain accurate accounting records
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment and act upon decisions within scope of delegated authority

Required Attachments: Resume, Cover Letter

Starting salary for this position is $4,040.18 monthly and is negotiable depending on education and experience.

Texas A&M University-Victoria Values: Together We Rise

Wisdom

Excellence

Respect

Integrity

Students

Empathy

Setting: Texas A&M University-Victoria is the most recent addition to the Texas A&M University System. The University was founded in 1973 as part of the University of Houston System and was transferred to the Texas A&M University System during the 89th Texas Legislative Session. A&M-Victoria is the only four-year university in a 100-mile radius and is just 30 miles from the Texas Gulf Coast. The University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution located in the Coastal Bend region of Texas. It serves the educational needs, promotes economic well-being, and advances the community and region's quality of life through teaching, research, and service excellence. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), and it offers more than 50 academic programs, as well as concentrations and certificates. The university also has several accreditations for specific areas and programs, including from the AACSB, ABET, CACREP and CCNE. In addition to its recent transition into The Texas A&M University System, A&M-Victoria is in the process of adding academic programs in three major areas: aviation, agribusiness, and engineering. In addition to academic excellence, A&M-Victoria has a thriving Athletics program that offers six competitive teams: baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s golf. The Jaguars are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and the baseball, softball and soccer teams compete in the Red River Athletic Conference. The golf teams compete in the Association of Independent Institutions Conference. Learn more about Texas A&M University-Victoria's history, academic programs, and campus facilities here.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.