Inside Higher Ed · 6 hours ago
Commitment Accountant
Chapel Hill, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$75K/yr - $95K/yr
3+ years expInside Higher Ed is seeking a Commitment Accountant to join the Payroll Services team at UNC Chapel Hill. This role is essential for maintaining accurate payroll funding and ensuring compliance, while directly supporting thousands of employees and departments across the University.
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Responsibilities
Assist with the administration and provide campus support of Commitment Accounting functions which heavily focuses on production payroll and their distributions but also connect to related systems such as projections
Monitor and manage the employee funding process through the processes that bridge HR/Payroll and Finance PeopleSoft modules
Maintain, monitor, and provide campus support on the PeopleSoft department budget table and PAAT (Payroll Accounting Adjustment Tool); payroll chartfield validation and processing; running the processes that send vendor payment information to Accounts Payable, distribution of salaries, taxes, and benefits to the appropriate chartfield strings in the appropriate ledgers, and review and monitoring of the payroll liability accounts
Run and analyze queries, research potential error related to position funding and posting of payroll expenses to the General Ledger, and advise on ways to improve those processes
Review and analyze the payroll liability account for variances utilizing various tools including but not limited to SQL
Take lead in Finance module payroll activities such as payroll journal entries, cash deposits, and balance sheet reconciliation
Qualification
Required
Experience in Accounting
Mid to late career with Master's and 2 – 4 years experience; Bachelor's and 3 – 5 years experience
Preferred
Experience with University personnel funding and/or experience with PeopleSoft Finance, including complex journal entries
Working knowledge of modern data analytics tools, including Power BI, AI tools, or SQL/queries
Company
Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed is the online source for news, opinion, and jobs related to higher education.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2022-01-10Acquired
2006-08-31Series Unknown
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Stephanie Shweiki
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