Finance Specialist

Accounting Manager

This position oversees the day-to-day accounting activities for assigned Student Life departments, ensuring accurate account management, reconciliations, purchasing, invoice payments, deposits, and assist with financial reporting. The role also provides financial guidance and support to departmental staff while assisting with payroll, travel reimbursements, procurement, office supplies, and other administrative needs to ensure smooth and effective department operations.

Responsibilities

Maintain and reconcile expense, revenue, and restricted accounts for various departments

Identify, research, review, and resolve accounts payable and receivable discrepancies

Prepare, process, and track petty cash reimbursements, purchase requisitions, inter-department transfers, invoice payments, and deposits

Provide guidance on allowable expenditures

Identify and resolve processing issues

Verify procurement card statements

Initiate vendor requests through PaymentWorks

Add and remove holds on student accounts

Prepare and track receivable invoices

Provide assistance and direction to other financial support staff within Division of Student Life departments/areas

Assist monthly reconciliations (deposits, ledgers, etc.).

Assist in the preparation of financial reports for assigned departments and make budget projections/recommendations based on data

Answer inquiries regarding financial matters

Serve as back for office supplies ordering for designated departments

Create, submit, edit, and track travel requests and reimbursements for professional staff as needed

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Education: High School diploma or GED

Experience: 3 years of accounting/bookkeeping or other financial related experience or associates degree and 1 year of accounting/bookkeeping or other financial related experience; Bachelor's degree may substitute for experience requirement.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Knowledge of accounting and computer-based accounting software; Ability to work independently without close supervision; Ability to set own objectives; Ability to be flexible and meet deadlines; Strong organizational, listening, interpersonal, and communication skills; Ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently; Ability to use electronic financial management system

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Associate or Bachelor's degree

Experience: 4 years of accounting/bookkeeping experience or associate degree and 2 years of accounting/bookkeeping experience; Experience in a higher education environment; Experience with medical billing; Knowledge of CPT codes.

Work Location

Location: Knoxville, TN

Compensation and Benefits

UT market range: MR06

Anticipated hiring range: $41,000-$45,000 and is commensurate with education and experience

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Application Instructions

To express interest, please submit an application with the noted below attachments. A review of all applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Resume

Cover Letter

List of 3 Professional References (with current email address and phone number)

About The College/Department/Division

The Division of Student Life is comprised of an outstanding group of professionals who create student-centered opportunities that contribute to a transformative Volunteer Experience. These opportunities allow students to grow their skills and knowledge outside of the classroom. From health and wellness to service and engagement, we provide opportunities where students exemplify the Volunteer Spirit, inspiring others to learn, lead, and serve.

Our departments provide essential services that support student success and future growth, fostering engagement, leadership, and wellness while enhancing belonging. Together, they create transformative experiences that help students achieve both academic and personal goals.

About Us

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employeesthe Volunteerswho uphold the university's tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service. UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee's flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy's largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service. UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone. The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as "Best Employer for New Graduates," "One of America's Best Large Employers," and "Best Workplace for Women," and has been designated as "Best Place for Working Parents" by Forbes Magazine. Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!

Job Info

Job Identification 9791

Job Category Financial

Posting Date 08/31/2026, 07:19 PM

Job Schedule Full time

Locations 1800 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37996, US