Accountant

Hybrid Work Arrangement Hybrid: This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station. The Accounts Payable Accountant position applies knowledge of banking, accounting, business practices, fraud prevention, internal and external communications, administration and analysis in a multi-faceted departmental unit. This position supports the department's customer service focus and is responsible for analysis, reconciliations, special ad hoc projects, policy creation, interpretation and implementation as well as security information management. The position is responsible for reconciliations of bank accounts and liability accounts that are in the control of Accounts Payable. The Accountant executes the 1099 process of the department and takes the lead in analyzing IRS B-notices along with the vendor coordinator team, and produces notices to send to vendors as required by the IRS B-notice. The position oversees pay cycles and ACH bank confirmations, processes payroll pay cycles and recalls ACH payments made in error when notified within a 5 day window. The position reaches out to vendors paid in error to recover funds as needed and communicates the master schedule for pay cycles. The Accountant assists the Voucher Team Supervisor by analyzing the credits in the system, and is responsible for responding to PRGX inquiries, the organization hired by NC Office of State Controller to collect outstanding credits. The position supports the campus voucher team during peak seasons, during vacations and provides backup for the voucher supervisor by reviewing campus vouchers over $5,000, and reviews bi-weekly wire pay cycles. The position is the primary contact for the virtual card system and enrolls new vendors in Bank of America Works. The Accountant works closely with the domestic vendor coordinator on when to convert vendors to virtual card payment methods based on vouchers in flight. Also, reconciles the monthly bank statement for virtual card activity and facilitates payment for the statement balance. #J-18808-Ljbffr UNC Finance and Operations