Senior Accounting Specialist

The Office of the Bursar provides operational support to students, academic departments, and administrative offices to ensure that the University of Oklahoma stays on mission: to provide the best possible educational experience for our students through excellence in teaching, research and creative activity, and service to the state and society. The Office of the Bursar is currently looking for a Senior Accounting Specialist that will communicate and work with our students here at the OU Health Sciences Center and its many departments! 

We provide amazing benefits that include insurance (medical, dental, vision, life) for the entire family, generous paid time off, 14 paid holidays (including from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day), retirement plans, tuition benefits, and much more! For more information about what benefits we provide click here. If you want to make an impact in the leaders of tomorrow, prepare your Resume and click on Apply Online above! We look forward to hearing from you. 

Core Accounting & Financial Operations

• Daily processing of EFTs, cash receipts, credit card transactions, billing, refunds, and deposits.
• Reconciliation of multiple accounts, statements, and ledgers.
• Budget verification, scholarship fund availability reviews, and cost analysis.

Financial Reporting, Analysis & Decision Support

• Preparation of financial reports, cost analysis, forecasts, and management reports.
• Monitoring accounts receivable, loan balances, third-party contracts, and collections.
• Providing accurate financial data to supervisors and leadership.

Systems, Compliance & Process Coordination

• Extensive use of PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, State Treasurer systems, ACH processes, EFT files, and third-party platforms.
• Ensuring compliance with internal policies, state regulations, federal loan requirements, and tax reporting (1098-T, Title VII loans, waivers).
• Managing university-wide credit card billing and third-party contracts.

Communication, Guidance & Cross-Departmental Collaboration

• Regular interaction with students, departments, banking institutions, state agencies, third-party vendors, and collection agencies.
• Responding to complex financial inquiries and investigating discrepancies.
• Providing documentation, reconciliations, and guidance to departments.

Recordkeeping, Documentation & Data Integrity

• Maintaining extensive filing systems, borrower folders, reconciliation documentation, and audit-ready records.
• Managing large volumes of sensitive financial data.

Administrative & Operational Support

• General office support functions.

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Required Education and Experience: High School diploma or GED AND:

• 36 months experience in accounting/bookkeeping

Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Office skills such as multi-line phone, copying, filing, faxing, ten-key and mail
• Customer Service skills
• Knowledge of standard accounting principles and processes

Working Conditions:

• Physical: 
  • Sitting for prolonged periods. 
  • Communicate effectively and listens. 
  • Engage in repetitive motion. 
  • Use of computer and telephone.
• Environmental: 
  • Standard Office Environment

Departmental Preferences:

• Ten key by touch
• PeopleSoft Student Financial
• PeopleSoft Financial
• Experience working with billing and banking information
• Cashiering experience
• Customer Service experience

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