Accountant III

The University of Texas at Arlington Portal•Arlington, TX

About The Position

The Accountant III will assist the Payroll Director with detailed financial analysis, error resolution and effective communication with various stakeholders. Essential Duties And Responsibilities Commitment Accounting: Responsible for processing commitment accounting actuals for PayGL02 – (PayRun). Analyze and reconcile payroll summary reports for semi-monthly, monthly, and off-cycle payroll processing. Run and save payroll queries before PayRun or AdHoc processing. Run pre distribution audit report ( PDA ) and investigate errors. Collaborate with budget office and TCE teams to clear errors. Re-run PDA to ensure errors are resolved. Review and post journals for pay cycle finalization. Budget Retro & Direct Retro Processing: Responsible for retro processing for commitment accounting. Create and manage run control for budget retro process. Review and verify data in retro distribution audit report (BUD020). Process and update retro distributions for earnings, deductions, and taxes. Analyze eForms and download employee earnings reports. Enter and process direct retro distributions. Verify and update actuals distribution for direct retros. Payroll Liability Reconciliations: Query and review actuals for payroll liability accounts. Prepare journals each month to clear liability accounts. Prepare monthly reconciliation. Verify complex data integrity and address discrepancies with stakeholders. Additional Duties: Manage and run work study redistribution report. Analyze data to identify trends and areas of process improvement. Assist with special projects from the Director. Verify and update faculty fringe redistribution. Review and activate combo codes when necessary. Analyze financial records and statements. Communicate on behalf of the payroll department effectively. Provide support and insight for payroll-related accounting inquiries and issue resolution. Liaise between Payroll and SIS regarding payroll issues. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business field
Five (5) years of experience in payroll processing or accounting or an equivalent mix of education and relevant experience in similar role
Strong understanding of payroll laws and regulations

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a Higher Education setting
Experience with TRS reporting and TEXNET processing
Familiarity with UTShare (Peoplesoft) program
Certified Payroll Professional ( CPP )

Responsibilities

Processing commitment accounting actuals for PayGL02 – (PayRun)
Analyzing and reconciling payroll summary reports for semi-monthly, monthly, and off-cycle payroll processing
Running and saving payroll queries before PayRun or AdHoc processing
Running pre distribution audit report ( PDA ) and investigate errors
Collaborating with budget office and TCE teams to clear errors
Re-running PDA to ensure errors are resolved
Reviewing and posting journals for pay cycle finalization
Responsible for retro processing for commitment accounting
Creating and managing run control for budget retro process
Reviewing and verifying data in retro distribution audit report (BUD020)
Processing and updating retro distributions for earnings, deductions, and taxes
Analyzing eForms and download employee earnings reports
Entering and processing direct retro distributions
Verifying and updating actuals distribution for direct retros
Querying and reviewing actuals for payroll liability accounts
Preparing journals each month to clear liability accounts
Preparing monthly reconciliation
Verifying complex data integrity and address discrepancies with stakeholders
Managing and running work study redistribution report
Analyzing data to identify trends and areas of process improvement
Assisting with special projects from the Director
Verifying and updating faculty fringe redistribution
Reviewing and activating combo codes when necessary
Analyzing financial records and statements
Communicating on behalf of the payroll department effectively
Providing support and insight for payroll-related accounting inquiries and issue resolution
Liaising between Payroll and SIS regarding payroll issues
Other duties as assigned