Accountant III

University of Florida; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Florida seeks an Accountant III to support payroll operations, including journals, reconciliations, and data reviews. The role partners with internal teams to ensure timely and compliant payroll processing and contributes to cost distributions across projects.

Responsibilities include reviewing potential underpayments, supporting sponsored agreements, and maintaining end-user documentation. The position also assists in ERP transitions from Oracle/PeopleSoft to Workday and with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area and four years of experience.
• Experience with payroll operations, including journals, reconciliations and refunds.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal partners to ensure timely, compliant payroll processing.
• Experience with payroll costing and cost distributions in university environments.

Responsibilities

• Supports key payroll operations: prepare payroll accounting journals, reconcile vendor data, process refunds and overpayments.
• Review underpayments, contact departments on expired sponsored agreements, issue cost distribution notifications.
• Maintain end-user documentation for payroll costing functions and develop end-user training materials.
• Assist in reviewing payroll cost distributions in myUFL and transition to Workday with ERP changes.
• Support reconciliation of payroll processing and vendor payments and resolve related issues.

Skills

Attention to detail

Cross-functional communication

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area

Tools

Workday payroll

myUFL

Oracle/PeopleSoft

Job description

Classification Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area and four years of experience.

Classification Title

Accountant III

Classification Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area and four years of experience.

Job Description

• This position supports key payroll operations, including preparing payroll accounting journals, reconciling and updating payroll vendor data, and reviewing and processing payroll refunds, wage calculation requests, and overpayment adjustments. The role requires strong attention to detail, accuracy in financial transactions, and the ability to work collaboratively with internal partners to ensure timely and compliant payroll processing.
• This position is responsible for reviewing potential underpayments, contacting departments regarding sponsored agreements that may have expired, and issuing notifications when cost distributions are needed to properly charge payroll costs.
• This position will maintain end-user documentation related to payroll costing functions. Ensure timely execution of payroll and costing validations per project plan and prepare and communicate status reports. The position will also assist the Associate Director and Workday payroll team with developing end-user training and job aids related to the payroll processes.
• This position is responsible for assisting departments with the review and errors of payroll cost distributions to ensure accurate compensation and allocation to appropriate cost centers. Distributions are currently entered and maintained in myUFL. This responsibility will transition to the Workday system when the ERP changes from Oracle/Peoplesoft.
• This position will assist in the reconciliation of payroll processing and vendor payments. It will also assist management in identifying and resolving issues discovered in reconciliation and other payroll related processes.

Expected Salary

$75,000 - $85,000

Preferred

Ability to work and maintain effective working relationships with others; to understand, interpret, and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures; to analyze and solve problems, interpret and recommend solutions or changes; to effectively communicate in writing and orally; to work with limited supervision; to be reliable, and to work both in a team and independently, proficient in Microsoft Office.

Understanding payroll best practices and accounting principles in a university environment. Exceptional ability to analyze complex issues, identify gaps, and develop well-defined solutions, strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadline, and deliver high-quality results within established timelines.

Health Assessment Required:

No