Job Title Financial Accountant III Agency Texas A&M Engineering Department Tees Fiscal Office Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate Job Location Bryan, Texas Job Type Staff Job Description Why work for Texas A&M Engineering? Who we are Texas A&M Engineering is a large employer in the great and growing cities of Bryan/College Station, offering thousands of career opportunities in a wide variety of fields. We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, and service. Texas A&M Engineering offers competitive salaries, full benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service. Job Description Purpose: The Financial Accountant III is primarily responsible for managing payment processes, including overseeing daily wire transfers, payroll-related payments, and credit card transactions. This role also manages reconciliations for bank accounts and various GL clearing accounts. Additionally, the position serves as the main point of contact for continuing education transactions and provides support to the Associate Director of Accounting as needed. Responsibilities: Payment Management: + Oversee daily wire transfers and address related inquiries. + Process payroll-related payments, including IRS, TRS, UCI, and international withholding taxes. + Ensure compliance with state regulations by remitting unclaimed property on an annual basis. + Manage payment processing within iPayment. + Monitor and resolve credit card payment issues (Visa, Mastercard, American Express), ensuring smooth integration between FAMIS and payment gateways, and manage the Credit Card Merchant account. + Enter accounting entries in FAMIS as necessary. Reconciliation: + Reconcile FAMIS and Wells Fargo bank accounts on a regular basis. + Perform reconciliation of GL clearing accounts to ensure accuracy. + Collaborate with relevant departments to resolve outstanding items or discrepancies. Other Duties: + Maintain proper access controls and signatory permissions. + Provide backup for positive pay and fraud filter functions. + Oversee shared email accounts. + Serve as the point of contact for continuing education transactions and related inquiries. + Investigate and resolve issues or discrepancies. + Perform higher-level accounting analysis. + Provide support to the Associate Director of Accounting as needed. + Perform temporary tasks as assigned. What we need: + Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. + Four years of related experience. Work Location: + RELLIS Campus – Bryan, TX. About the TEES Fiscal Office The TEES Fiscal Office is an employee centric department that provides support in budgets, banking & receivables, disbursements, procurement, property management, travel and other core business services to our stakeholders. We promote high standards of efficiency, integrity and customer satisfaction to ensure financial compliance and accountability for the agency’s funding. Texas A&M Engineering provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to: + Competitive health benefits. + Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays. + Vision, Dental, Life, and Long-Term Disability insurance options. + Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS), a defined benefit retirement plan with 8% employer contribution. + Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Deferred Account 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation Program 457(b). + Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses + Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional development opportunities. + Tuition assistance https://engineering.tamu.edu/information/esac/educational-assistance-programs.html + Wellness program release time offered to employees to promote work/life balance. Helpful Applicant Information Required Materials for Application: + Resume/CV + Three work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor/former supervisor. + Letter of interest Compensation Philosophy: + Recruit and retain high-performing workforce through competitive compensation and career development including career pathing, coaching and skills development. + Offer total rewards, flexible benefits, professional development, performance recognition and work-life balance. + Ensure resources are readily available and utilized to attract and retain the highest quality researchers, faculty, and staff. Employment Eligibility Verification + If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in delay of start date. All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.