AP Financial Accountant I

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Job Summary

AP Financial Accountant I, under direction, performs entry-level professional accounting and support accounts payable functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Enters, reviews, and reconciles vouchers, expense reports, and requisitions.
• Performs accounting work to include the recording, examining, and analyzing of financial records, documents, or reports.
• Monitors the accounts payable email inbox for vendor invoice submission on a timely basis.
• Initiates wire payments in the accounting system for the treasury to process.
• Prepares routine financial reports and involved in Annual Financial Reporting.
• Supports in processing and correcting accounting corrections.
• Audits accounting and financial documents for accuracy and completeness.
• Reconciles accounts and investigates discrepancies to report findings.
• Assures compliance with standards, policies, and procedures.

Financial System Maintenance and Support

• Maintains business files and assists with specialized business projects and activities.
• Investigates errors in transactions and coordinates appropriate corrective action.
• Performs foreign vendor set up in software and quarterly reporting.
• Processes check printing, void checks, and ACH returns.
• Prepares documents and reports for year-end and new-year start-up activities.
• Prepares routine specifications and documents.
• Disseminates business information to faculty, staff, and students.
• Provides technical assistance regarding accounting procedures and financial systems.
• Prepares and reviews electronic documents.

General Accounting Assistance and Support

• Answers general accounting questions.
• Provides technical assistance regarding accounting procedures to group settings and one-on-one settings.
• Responds to routine inquiries from vendors and other business units.
• Assists with compiling and responding to open records requests and audits.
• Research discrepancies and report findings related to accounting and financial systems.
• Assists with preparing the 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC, and 1099-INT forms for the agency.

Compliance and Training

• Assures compliance with standards, policies, and procedures.
• Ensures proper training is up to date, and access requested is appropriate for job duties.
• Serves as the AP records liaison and coordinates with other Finance records coordinators to ensure compliance with agency records management policies.
• Other duties assigned.

This position is security sensitive. This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules, and procedures. Must perform all tasks and job responsibilities safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements.