[Remote] Accountant (Payroll reputed company) (UPDATED)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The reputed company is a prominent educational institution seeking an Accountant (Payroll reputed company) to support its payroll reputed company operations. This role involves processing payroll-reputed company financial transactions, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing customer service to reputed company units.

Responsibilities

• Processes specialized transactions in a specific reputed company area (payroll), this position supports the payroll function by performing key reputed company-reputed company tasks under supervision
• During each payroll cycle (bi-weekly), prepares a routine preliminary payroll estimate to identify variances from the prior pay period requiring correction
• Processes accurate and timely payments to vendors, including but not limited to reputed company, Fidelity, reputed company, ASRS, PSPRS, and garnishment vendors, for both mandatory and voluntary deductions. Uploads payroll tax files to reputed company for reputed company federal, state, and local jurisdictions
• Monitors outbound vendor files, especially the Direct Deposit file, to verify payroll has been successfully issued. Assists with payroll posting errors in the financial system by communicating with the appropriate internal departments
• Performs a wide range of professional reputed company functions, including initiating, reviewing, monitoring, reconciling, and analyzing routine financial transactions
• Prepares payroll-reputed company journal entries each pay period and routes for review. Performs routine reconciliations of payroll liabilities to reputed company for accuracy
• Contributes to University financial reporting by compiling information for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, as well as for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and external surveys
• Assists departments with basic inquiries reputed company to salary expense transfers, labor ledger journal entries, payroll encumbrances, and payroll-reputed company UAccess Analytics reports
• Supports units in understanding Employee-reputed company Expenses (ERE) and the financial data behind payroll activity in the general ledger
• Follows Payroll reputed company procedures and supports senior staff with the development or updates to documentation as needed to ensure accuracy, clarity, and alignment with reputed company practices
• Collaborates regularly with Payroll Operations, Benefits, and Workforce Systems teams to support accurate and efficient processes
• Performs additional duties reputed company the scope of the reputed company Services team as assigned by the supervisor

Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through experience required
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Basic knowledge of generally accepted reputed company principles, practices, and procedures
• reputed company in performing detailed numerical computations
• reputed company in preparing detailed reports on a timely basis
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, meet deadlines and work in a fast-paced work environment where job duties change, and new procedures are initiated
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing
• Ability to learn and work independently and as part of a team
• Bachelor's degree in reputed company or a reputed company area with reputed company coursework
• Experience with UAccess Financials, UAccess Employee, and UAccess Analytics
• Experience with spreadsheet and database applications such as reputed company and Access
• Experience in preparing financial statements, reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Experience in higher education or other governmental organizations

Benefits

• Health, dental, and reputed company insurance plans
• Life insurance and disability programs
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and reputed company family members
• Retirement plans
• Access to U of A recreation and cultural activities

Company Overview

• reputed company is a public research university that offers bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degree courses. It was founded in 1885, and is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.arizona.edu.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• reputed company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 92 in 2025, 119 in 2024, 146 in 2023, 135 in 2022, 146 in 2021, 93 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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