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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

🇺🇸 Brownsville, TX 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Finance 🗓️ April 3rd, 2026

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is hiring an Accounting Technician. The role involves performing technical and clerical accounting duties, including preparing and processing payment and journal vouchers, maintaining ledgers, reconciling accounts, posting financial data, and assisting with budget transactions, while providing accounting support that requires limited independent judgment.

Highlights
  • Prepares and processes payment, journal, and cash receipt vouchers.
  • Maintains and reconciles various ledgers and account records.
  • Prepares original accounting entries and monthly reconciliations.
  • Assists with budget transactions and invoice preparation.
  • Responds to inquiries from university students, faculty, and staff.
  • Requires proficiency with ten key calculators, PCs, spreadsheet, word processing, and database software.
  • Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and two years of accounting or bookkeeping experience.
  • Preferred qualifications include business or accounting coursework and experience within a university setting.
  • Reports to the Treasury Student & Fin Systems department, potentially supervising assigned staff.
  • Salary is commensurate with experience and the position is full-time and non-exempt.

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN Full Description

Office Location
 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
 1201 W. University Drive
 Human Resources
 MASS Building 2nd Floor
 Edinburg, TX  78539

 Edinburg: (956)665-2451
 Brownsville: (956) 882-8205
 
 Office hours:
 Monday-Friday
 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
  
Staff Recruitment: careers@utrgv.edu
School of Medicine Recruitment: SOMCareers@utrgv.edu
Graduate Assistantships: assistantships@utrgv.edu
Faculty Recruitment:
 College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs@utrgv.edu
Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe@utrgv.edu
College of Sciences Office of the Dean: cos@utrgv.edu
College of Education and P-16 Integration: cep@utrgv.edu
College of Fine Arts: cofa@utrgv.edu
College of Liberal Arts: liberalarts@utrgv.edu
ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
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Please see Special Instructions for more details.
Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956) 665-2451 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.
Posting Details
 Position Information 
Posting Number  | SRGV8898
Working Title  | ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
Number of Vacancies  | 1
Location  | Brownsville, Texas
Department  | Treasury Student & Fin Systems
FTE  | 1
FLSA  | Non-Exempt
Scope of Job  | To perform a variety of technical and clerical accounting duties involving the accounting, budgeting, recording and reporting of financial transactions and provide dependable accounting assistance for the performance of many varied accounting office tasks requiring limited independent judgment. Responsible for assisting in accounting tasks in pre-auditing accounting documents, making debit and credit postings to individual accounts.

Description of Duties 
• Prepares, researches and processes payment vouchers, journal vouchers, cash receipts vouchers, and other covering documents affecting transfer or payment of funds.
• Maintains and reconciles a variety of ledgers, reports and account records; verifies and maintains deposits for a variety of ledger accounts.
• Prepares original accounting entries within established guidelines and procedures for journals and ledgers, monthly reconciliations.
• Collects and records accounting data from various sources for analysis by others.
• Responds to various questions and inquiries from University students, faculty and staff as required. Assists in preparing various periodic financial reports and verifies the accuracy of entries.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of financial reports and correspondence as necessary regarding transactions made.
• Posts data to ledgers and reports.
• Processes budget transactions and related documentation.
• Prepares invoices for billings.
• Maintains inventory for capital equipment, consumable supplies, and other departmental assets.
• Processes payments received.
• Reconciles accounts.
• Types letters and memos related to payment processing.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Supervision Received  | General direction from the assigned supervisor.
Supervision Given  | May supervise assigned staff.
Required Education  | High school diploma or equivalent.
Preferred Education  | Graduation from a Business/Vocational school with emphasis in accounting, or, college coursework in the field of accounting or business.
Licenses/Certifications  | None.
Required Experience  | Two (2) years experience in accounting or bookkeeping work.
Preferred Experience  | The above required experience acquired in the university environment. Pertinent Federal, State, and University laws, codes and regulations related to financial aid and accounting work.
Equipment  | Proficiency required in the use of ten key calculator, PCs and related spreadsheet, word processing, and database software, and other standard office equipment.
Working Conditions  | Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office Environment. May work in departments where special hazards exist. May spend long periods standing or sitting. May be required to perform light lifting (10 lbs.) to move files, equipment, paper, etc. Must be able to stoop, bend, and reach to retrieve files.
Other  | Exacting accuracy required in all aspects of accounting tasks.
Physical Capabilities  | N/A
Employment Category  | Full-Time
Minimum Salary  | Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary  | Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date  | 04/01/2026
Grant Funded Position  | No
If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date  | 
 
Posting Detail Information 
EEO Statement  | It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Special Instructions to Applicants  | Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956) 665-2451 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.

Additional Information  | UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .
Quick Link  | https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/50697
Posting Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
  1. * Are you a current UTRGV employee? 
    • Yes
    • No
  2. * Are you now, or previously, employed by The University of Texas System or any of its institutions? 
    • Yes - I currently am employed by the UT System or its institutions
    • Yes - I have previously been employed by the UT System or its institutions
    • No - I have never been employed by the UT System or its institutions
  3. * Please select your highest level of completed education. 
    • 6th grade education
    • 10th grade education
    • High School Diploma or GED
    • Associates Degree, Technical, or Trade School Degree/Certification or 60 Hours of College Hours
    • Bachelors Degree from an accredited university
    • Masters Degree from an accredited university
    • Ph. D. or other terminal degree from an accredited university
    • None of the above
  4. * Please provide the field of study for your education: 
    (Open Ended Question)
  5. * Please indicate the number of years of work experience you have directly related to the position in which you are applying for: 
    • Less than 1 year
    • 1 year
    • 2 years
    • 3 years
    • 4 years
    • 5 years
    • 6 years
    • 7 years
    • 8 years
    • 9 years
    • 10 years
    • Over 10 years
  6. * Do you meet the minimum requirements for this position? 
    • Yes
    • No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume
Optional Documents
  1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. Unofficial Transcripts
  4. Reference Letter 1
  5. Reference Letter 2
  6. Reference Letter 3
  7. Certifications and Licenses
  8. Training Certificates
  9. Other Document
  10. List of 3 References
  11. Unofficial Transcripts 2
  12. Unofficial Transcripts 3
  13. Letter of Interest
  14. Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
  15. Additional Document