Commitment Accounting Analyst (Hybrid)

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Responsible for providing Institute-wide user training and customer service and giving Level 5 approval for change position funding transactions in OneUSG Connect. Analyze and approve Express Direct Retro (EDR) transactions and resolve tickets and system issues within University System of Georgia (USG) and GT ServiceNow. Also, maintain and update the Department Budget Table, correct invalid funding, review supplemental pay requests, reconcile data between OneUSG Connect, Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), and Workday, run and validate payroll expenditures and encumbrances, and monitor and clear suspense and undesignated worktags.

This position will interact on a regular basis with: Department and central office financial and human resources team members.

This position typically will advise and counsel: Financial and human resources users.

This position will supervise: NA.

Job Duty 1 - Approve redistributions of position funding and provide general customer support.
Job Duty 2 - Assist in running reports and correcting errors prior to all payroll runs.
Job Duty 3 - Review and analyze EDR and Change Position Funding (CPF) transactions for accuracy, then notify departments of inaccurate transactions.
Job Duty 4 - Review, analyze, and update the Department Budget Table to correct invalid funding entries. Assist with troubleshooting and correcting budget errors after payroll processing.
Job Duty 5 - Monitor and collaborate with departments to clear suspense and undesignated worktags promptly.
Job Duty 6 - Analyze position and funding data in payroll system for accuracy.
Job Duty 7 - Update training materials and train campus users. Participate in testing new system releases.
Job Duty 8 - Perform other related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience
One to three years of job-related experience.

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Higher education, PeopleSoft and OneUSG Connect experience preferred.

Preferred Experience
PeopleSoft, Workday Financials, and OneUSG Connect experience preferred.

$23.02 - $27.50 Hourly

ABILITIES
Strong ability to manage and maintain effective working relationships with diverse populations. Ability to perform and make important decisions effectively under pressure.

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of budget and accounting principles methodologies. Grant accounting principles and philosophies.

SKILLS
Strongly proficient in written and verbal communication, analytical thinking, problem-solving, customer service, organization, strong attention to detail, and interpersonal relationship building. Proficient with Microsoft Office products.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening