University of Houston · 4 months ago
Accounts Payable Analyst
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expThe University of Houston is an educational institution seeking an Accounts Payable Analyst to perform complex accounts payable duties. The role involves auditing vouchers, maintaining accounting records, and ensuring compliance with regulations while facilitating payment processes within the university community.
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Responsibilities
Audits purchase vouchers, travel vouchers, credits, purchase order encumbrances, and/or Procurement Card (P-Card)/Travel Card transactions in accordance with university and State of Texas rules and regulations; approves or rejects vouchers through electronic workflow
Maintains accounting records for the university operations by auditing vouchers, expense reports, P-card transactions, and supporting documents including but not limited to; itineraries, invoices, receipts, contracts, job offer letters, 1074 reports and other financial transaction documents
Handles and/or assists system setups such as hierarchy, credit card information, user profile and workflow approval
Ensures that all system-related transactions are made in accordance with Federal law, IRS regulations, Texas Statutes, Texas Administrative Code, State Comptroller requirements, University policies and all other applicable regulations and requirements
Partners with the University community and vendors to resolve issues and facilitate necessary payment processes
Assists College/Division Administrators and other university staff to address accounting activity questions, resolve issues, and facilitate necessary payment processes
Processes vouchers for centrally billed invoices and university contracted vendors
Assists with the university P/T card administration by issuing cards, monitoring, auditing, and applying necessary sanctions in accordance with University policy
Advises manager and accounting and auditing issues and may coordinate office activities in the Manager's absence
Prepares journal entries to reallocate or correct errors, prepares cash receipts for cash received through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), and reviews expense transfers to/from both local and state funds
Conducts contract compliance review associated with vouchers to ensure adherence to terms and conditions and agreement and disbursements
Prepares ad-hoc reports to identify discrepancies between internal and external systems and takes action to make necessary corrections as needed
Provides training and guidance associated with any internal/external software and/or cloud systems that are utilized for the payment process
Assists with the university system wide 1099 processes and updates
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline
Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed
Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience
Preferred
PeopleSoft Experience Preferred
Company
University of Houston
The doctoral degree-granting and largest university of the University of Houston system.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (76)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.3MKey Investors
National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing BiopharmaceuticalsUS Department of EnergyCancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
2024-04-09Grant
2023-10-05Grant· $2M
2018-09-19Grant· $4M
Leadership Team
Arthur Conklin
Professor Emeritus
Brené Brown
Huffington Endowed Chair + Research Professor
Recent News
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