Senior Accounting Specialist

University of Oklahoma; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

14 holidays

Job summary

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center’s Office of the Bursar seeks a Senior Accounting Specialist to support students and departments across OU Health Sciences Center. You will handle daily financial operations and collaborate with multiple teams to ensure accurate accounting.

The role emphasizes reconciliation, reporting, compliance with state and federal requirements, and data integrity in financial systems like PeopleSoft.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED and 36 months accounting/bookkeeping experience.
• Proficiency with billing and banking information is preferred.
• Experience with customer service and cashiering is valued.

Responsibilities

• Daily processing of EFTs, cash receipts, credit card transactions, billing, refunds, and deposits.
• Reconciliation of accounts, statements and ledgers.
• Budget verification, scholarship fund reviews and cost analysis.
• Preparation of financial reports, forecasts, and management reports.
• Compliance with internal policies, state regulations, federal loan requirements, and tax reporting.

Skills

Ten key by touch

Cashiering

Customer service

Billing data

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

PeopleSoft Campus Solutions

State Treasurer systems

ACH/EFT processing

Third-party platforms

Job description

Position Introduction

Position Introduction: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!

We look forward to hearing from you.

Core Accounting & Financial Operations

• Daily processing of EFTs, cash receipts, credit card transactions, billing, refunds, anddeposits.
• 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

Required Education and Experience

High School diploma or GED36 months experience in accounting/bookkeeping

Required Certifications and Licenses

None

Department Preferences

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