Accounting Technician

Overview

A department of Payroll Services at a major university is seeking an Accountant Technician to provide administrative and analytical support for payroll tax reporting and research. This role focuses on ensuring the accuracy and integrity of payroll tax data, supporting compliance with federal and state regulations, and contributing to documentation, tools, and process improvements related to payroll tax operations. Availability to work during peak periods is required.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain accounts, ledgers, journals, files, blanket requisitions, reports, and other documentation for departmental or university accounts.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing processes as needed.
• Prepare, review, and submit accounting documents for processing; determine appropriate fund allocations and secure required approvals while ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
• Enter and review financial data from various source documents for accuracy and completeness; resolve errors by rejecting or returning documentation as needed.
• Record, balance, and reconcile account activity; identify potential issues and conduct research to provide context or explanations.
• Produce and distribute related reports; verify report accuracy prior to distribution; maintain documentation for audit purposes.
• Provide customer service and technical support to faculty, staff, students, researchers, and external contacts by responding to inquiries and resolving issues related to financial and payroll transactions.
• Monitor outstanding and suspense items, research supporting documentation, and follow up to resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Review and process account charges, expense transfers, and closing entries; prepare and distribute related financial reports ensuring accuracy.
• Support payroll tax compliance efforts by researching federal and state regulations, documenting findings, and assisting in the development of reference materials and guidance.
• Assist with payroll tax and accounting-related projects by creating, updating, and maintaining templates, reports, and tracking tools; document key information from trainings and meetings.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent combined experience and education.
• Related bookkeeping or accounting experience.
• Knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting practices and principles.
• Ability to use various bookkeeping and accounting software applications such as databases and spreadsheets.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year of work experience in payroll taxes or payroll accounting.
• Experience in university accounting.
• Proficiency in Excel, including Power Query and Power Pivot, with experience handling large and complex data sets, including data validation and cleanup.
• Experience handling highly confidential and sensitive information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Compensation & Benefits

• Hourly rate ranges from $26.14 to $31.50.
• Compensation offers consider factors such as position scope and responsibilities, candidate experience, education/training, key skills, internal equity, legal requirements, contractual stipulations, grant funding, and external market conditions.

Location

• Position is based within the Payroll Services department of a university.

Job ID: REQ20174734

Posted Date: 05/13/2026