Accounting Specialist

Operations:

• Assist with all payroll banking tasks including: direct deposit returns, payment cancellations, department deposits, audit of direct deposit changes, and customer service for employee direct deposit questions
• Assist with payroll tax deposit reconciliations and remittance

Analysis:

• Performs analytics on retroactive payroll data that result from changes to compensation and/or standard hours
• Run, analyze, review, and follow up on results of various queries of payroll data to provide timely corrections as needed and ensure accuracy

Communications and Customer Service:

• Manage daily interactions with departments and personnel regarding their questions, requests for guidance, and discussions on direct deposits.
• Collaborate frequently with partners in Banking and Merchant Services for banking processes.

• Maintain collaborative relationships with key University, State, and Federal Agency stakeholders and colleagues to enhance relations and engagement through the distribution of clear and consistent communications.
• Proactively analyze current processes, recommend solutions to leadership, and support implementation.
• Ensure that departmental documents and training materials are up to date and meet current standards set by the administration

Technical

• Prepares and fulfills various biweekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, queries, and requests
• Assists with ad hoc data requests or data analysis

Special Projects:

• Other duties as assigned by the department leadership

$47,000 - $52,000

A bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization and one year of appropriate experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

This position must have advanced computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Familiarity with banking and payroll functions.

Ability to work and maintain effective working relationships with others; to understand, interpret, and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures; to analyze and solve problems, interpret and recommend solutions or changes; to effectively communicate in writing and orally; to complete work according to scheduled deadlines; to work with limited supervision; to be reliable, and to work both in a team and independently.to utilize problem solving techniques and to work independently.

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.