ACCOUNTANT I

Provides accounting support to the UNH student billing operation: reconciliation of e-commerce daily feeds, returned e-checks, loan and scholarship accounts; prepare financial reports; calculate student withdrawals; help the department maintain accuracy of student accounts and financial processes; research and reply to questions from individual UNH colleges and Business Service Centers; and provide financial advice to students and families.

Additional Job Information

Posting Number/Job Order #

PS0341FY17

Acceptable minimum level of education

Bachelor’s

Acceptable minimum years of experience

2 years

Other minimum qualifications

University graduation with at least 12 semester hours course work in Accounting, or equivalent and two years of related experience. Strong Excel skills.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

Significant knowledge of Banner Information Systems (Banner Student, Banner Finance, and WEBI Management Reporting). Ability to reconcile accounts, document processes, develop problem-prevention systems. Knowledge of federal Title IV regulations relating to student aid and withdrawals. Experience using computer technology to extract data, analyze and strategize in all areas of student and finance accounts.

Salary Information

Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.

Quicklink for Posting

http://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/25814

Percent Time Information (FTE)

1.00

Grade

15

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. Application by members of all underrepresented groups is encouraged. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the U.S.

Institution Information

A comprehensive land-, sea-, and space-grant university, UNH is the state’s flagship public university and is ideally located in the rural town of Durham, with ready access to the Maine and New Hampshire seacoasts, Boston, and the White Mountains. The University actively creates and nurtures a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences and cultural backgrounds pursue goals with mutual respect and shared spirit of inquiry. UNH has just under 13,000 undergraduate students and 2,200 graduate students.

Posting Details

Posting Date

03/31/2017

Open Until Filled

Yes

Closing Date

Posting Open to Internal Candidates Only?

No

Interested Internal Candidates Exist?

No

Job Category

Appointment Type

Regular

If TERM position provide projected end date

Equipment/Instruments

DOT Safety Information

None applicable

Duties / Responsibilities

Job Duties

Duty/Responsibility

Account reconciliations – Monthly, weekly, daily and year-end reconciliation of accounts, including loan accounts (Perkins, institutional, temp loans, alternative loans); payroll deduction account; scholarship accounts; student refund accounts; TMS monthly payment plan; departmental cash; e-commerce daily feeds, including e-commerce credit card payments and disputes; Perkins payments taken in office; deposits; application fees. Impact of reconciliations not being completed in a timely manner – inability to comply with annual federal reporting deadlines, inaccurate financial statements, inaccuracies on student accounts.

Duty/Responsibility

Student withdrawals – Counsel students and families who consider withdrawing from the university: discuss options, dates, part-time status vs. full withdrawal; calculate and communicate financial implications to assist in decision process; advise and refer to various university services (such as Counseling Center, Health Services, Center for Academic Services, Advisors, Deans), communicate results of withdrawal calculations and account adjustments to students and families verbally and through prepared statements and letters of explanation. Knowledge of complex and evolving federal Title IV regulations needed to perform calculation. Follow up with other deparments to ensure accounts are adjusted accurately. Coordinate health insurance coverage issues with Health Services staff. Verify withdrawal calculations performed by other staff members.

Duty/Responsibility

Perform some individualized customer service, mainly through assigned time on departmental main phone schedule.

Duty/Responsibility

Variety of accounting-related tasks:

• Audits – Perform regular audits as needed within department. Audit of cashier’s cash drawers (usually 4 per week) and audit safe monthly. Cash on hand in department ranges from $15,000 to $150,000. Audit of changes to student refund requests via GURAPAY table.
• FISAP reporting – reconcile loan fund balances. Request, review and analyze Perkins comparative report to ensure agreement between Banner Student and loan servicer.
• Journal entry approvals – review entries by departmental staff members and verify account codes for Cash Receipts Journals daily.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including backup of supervisor (Accountant III ).

Duty/Responsibility

Work with departmental staff to develop improved and more accurate systems for issues discovered through account reconciliations and employee’s knowledge of daily procedures within the office. Suggest alternate methods, assist in error correction and train in procedural changes.

Duty/Responsibility

Knowledge of Title IV regulations – Gain thorough understanding and keep up-to-date on Federal Title IV regulations relating to student withdrawal calculations, student refunding and return of student aid.

Duty/Responsibility

System research – understand feeds, availability and flow of data, report creation (from Banner Student and Banner Finance – using WEBI and other reporting mediums) for the use of Business Services analysis, answer related inquiries from individual UNH Colleges and Business Service Centers.

Duty/Responsibility

Detail codes – develop and maintain knowledge of detail code table accounting, create detail codes as needed, understand relationship between detail code accounting and feeds from Banner Student to Banner Finance, as well as their impact on the reporting of revenues and expenses for individual UNH Colleges and Business Service Centers.

Duty/Responsibility

Year end – provide reconciliations requested by Controller’s Office and auditors, provide backup data as requested, research errors made by other departments, UNH colleges and Business Service Centers which affect Student Accounts Receivable, as well as individual College revenues and expenses, create record of Title IV withdrawals for year-end audit.