Senior Accountant

This position is open to internal candidates only. External candidates will not be reviewed or considered. 

Salary/Position Classification

• $65,000 Annual, Exempt
• 40 hours per week
• 100% Remote Work Availability: No
• Hybrid Work Availability (requires some time on campus): Yes

Purpose of Position

The Senior Accountant is responsible for cash and investment reconciliations and all modules that feed into PS reports for all modules, but more focused within the Student Finance module including:

• The Senior Accountant is directly responsible for the reconciliations of bank accounts and merchant accounts. This involves troubleshooting and communicating with various campus constituents. This individual reconciles and troubleshoots the posting of campus solutions and payroll transactions to the general ledger. They need to understand PeopleSoft queries. They will provide backup to the Director of Treasury, prepare gift reports, and assist with training.
• Process Payroll Journal and resolve journal errors in accordance with established procedures.
• Run all applicable reports and queries.
• Assist with training sessions and special projects within the VPFO Division.
• Provides assistance and support to the Director of Treasury, as well as serving as back-up for the managerial staff and other AVPF staff.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the reconciliation and troubleshooting of 18 bank accounts and 50+ credit card merchant accounts that include $500M of deposit and payment transactions that cross all PS modules (student finance, payroll, accounts payable, grants and finance).
• Responsible for understanding and troubleshooting all transaction types posting to UND bank accounts, including checks, cash, ACH, credit cards, auto-debits, and wires.
• Utilize professional judgment, analytical skills, and problem-solving techniques to identify and resolve banking discrepancies and causes of reconciliation errors, such as data entry mistakes, system errors, or fraudulent activity and understand the impact and risk to the University.
• Requires excellent communication and relationship skills when troubleshooting with internal and external customers on discrepancies.
• Provide reports and schedules, as requested from the Director of Treasury, Controller, departments, state agencies, external auditors, and other external agencies.
• Processing wire transfers, as requested, and responsible for working with the bank on positive pay exceptions.
• Responsible for reviewing journal entries prepared by Treasury related to bank fees and interest.
• Responsible for the reconciliation and troubleshooting of daily journals posting to the PeopleSoft general ledger, Nelnet journals (MKP), and initiate journal entries.
• Responsible for adding and removing users from Nelnet sites and providing departments with training related to Nelnet.
• Responsible for understanding, troubleshooting and reconciling Nelnet transactions, including QuickPay, Commerce Manager, Storefront, and Checkout.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining Nelnet Storefront and Commerce Manager (public URL) sites for departmental collections of revenue via an electronic online payment site.
• Assist departments with implementation of Nelnet Checkout and Commerce Manager (private URL) sites integrated with third party systems and assist departments with testing for the implementation of sites and third-party systems, as it relates to the general ledger posting process.
• Work with Resource Planning and Allocation to ensure the UND Business Charges policy is followed prior to setting up new online payment sites and advocate for departments to use Nelnet versus collection of cash/check/credit card within a department.
• Assist Director with PCI DSS compliance and the set up and maintenance of merchant accounts.
• Knowledge of UND record retention policy; maintain or destroy records in accordance with UND policy; assist with special projects; provide backup coverage for Director of Treasury; and responsible for developing, reporting, and reconciling gift transactions from UND-related foundations requiring direct communication and problem-solving with the external foundations.

Required Competencies

• Demonstrated strong communication skills – including written, oral and listening: articulate ideas clearly, concisely, and persuasively, showing sensitivity to one's audience. Ability to influence team without direct authority and navigate through difficult or ambiguous situations.
• Assesses situations, considers alternatives, and chooses appropriate course of action while weighing potential risk
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize to meet deadlines, while maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to take initiative and be self-directed.
• Demonstrated team player and treats others with respect, while confidently contributing to the team.
• Maintains a positive attitude and the ability to adapt to changes with a positive outlook.
• Ability to be receptive to new ideas and ways of doing things
• Demonstrated ability working in a cohesive team, willing to back up and support other team members
• Ability to grasp the “big picture” goal quickly and rationally.
• Ability to look for efficiencies in processes and offer value added suggestions to customers about their needs.
• Ability to multi-task in a high volume, fast-paced environment while maintaining very strong attention to detail and accuracy

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting with five years accounting experience; OR Bachelor’s degree in accounting with CPA and three years accounting experience; OR Associate's degree in accounting with 5 years of experience
• Experience using Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, and in particular, advanced knowledge of data analysis functions of Excel with ability to generate a management summary of the data
• Experience working in higher education
• Experience reconciling and troubleshooting numerous bank accounts of a large organization
• Successful completion of Criminal History Background Check

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PeopleSoft Finance
• Knowledge of UND policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills with ability to analyze a situation, understand it and formulate an action plan