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About the Role

Performs advanced (senior-level) accounting work under minimal supervision, with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment. This role involves maintaining, posting, and balancing accounting and financial statements, records, documents, or reports, with a specialization in Accounts Receivable (AR).

Responsibilities

• Maintains, revises, and publishes agency policies and procedures for all areas of AR.
• Identifies, develops, and implements improvements within all areas of AR.
• Oversees weekly and monthly distribution of program area deposit reports of revenue and expenditures.
• Accurately prepares and maintains multiple AR financial reports for internal and external distribution, including the AR annual financial report, FNS209, AR unclaimed property, and probation pay out.
• Accurately updates and manages end of fiscal year tasks, documents, and reports.
• Participates in meetings and completes tasks before cutoffs and deadlines.
• Creates and maintains internal AR reports using SQL coding in Crystal Reports, Excel, Access database, and pivot tables.
• Validates and sets up new financial coding for AR as needed.
• Validates and updates existing financial coding as needed.
• Researches and processes electronic refund requests submitted by multiple state run program areas.
• Reviews and prepares allocation updates for state and federal funds to agency programs.
• Develops effective plans for verifying and reconciling federal funds used in financial operations.
• Prepares and participates in AR projects, testing, and meetings between IT, AR, program area staff, and vendors.
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert for all areas of AR.
• Prepares and hosts meetings with internal and external parties, including knowledge sharing teaching sessions.
• Works on special projects as assigned by management, including ad hoc requests.
• Supports AR management as needed and assigned.
• Performs accounting work involving maintaining, posting, and balancing accounting and financial statements, records, documents, or reports.
• May specialize in some phase of accounting work such as federal funds accounting.
• Reports directly to the Accounts Receivable (AR) Director.
• Works closely with Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Accounting departments, and state run program areas to accurately record and report revenue and refunds deposited by HHSC Accounts Receivable (AR).
• Maintains and balances financial statements, reports, schedules, and exhibits.
• Reviews, prepares, and processes funds moves to charts of accounts provided by program areas.
• Audits accounting documents for accuracy and compliance with departmental policies and procedures and state and federal statutes.
• Classifies, codes, posts, and balances financial and accounting documents and records.
• Receives cash, prepares deposit slips, and maintains cash control records.
• Researches and reconciles discrepancies in accounts, bank statements, or appropriation balances; and reports findings.
• Performs related work as assigned.
• Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and procedures affecting the maintenance of accounting records and automated accounting systems.
• Knowledge of fiscal programs; governmental accounting; budget control methods, policies, and procedures; and laws and regulations pertaining to financial operations.
• Knowledge of financial administration, budget control, and fiscal accounting; and laws and regulations pertaining to fiscal operations.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships both internally and external to the agency.
• Ability to interpret and apply accounting theory.
• Ability to interpret laws and regulations.
• Ability to work accurately with numerical detail.
• Ability to analyze, consolidate, and interpret accounting data.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to update and maintain department policies and procedures and coordinate accounting operations.
• Ability to provide guidance to others.
• Ability to plan and organize accounting projects.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Experience developing and analyzing financial data reports.
• Experience developing process improvements.
• Experience in system testing preferred.
• Work experience performing complex financial debits and credits and financial reconciliations is preferred.
• Accounting experience in State Government or Non-Profit organization is preferred.
• This job may require after-hours work.
• Applicants selected for hire may be required to pass background and other due diligence checks.

Skills

• Skill in the use of a computer and applicable software.
• Ability to use complex automated accounting systems, including but not limited to CAPPS Financials, PeopleSoft Financials, Accounts Receivable Tracking System (ARTS), and USAS.
• Ability to accurately create and send out high-level accounting reports containing department financial data to satisfy internal and external requests.
• SQL coding
• Crystal Reports
• Excel
• Access database
• Pivot tables

Location

• AUSTIN

Work Type

• Full time
• Eligible for Telework

Experience Level

• Five years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, finance, auditing, or budgeting.

Education Level

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in accounting, finance, marketing, management, or another business-related field.
• Each year of experience may substitute for one year of college on a year for year basis up to four years.

Salary/Compensations

• $6,900.00 - $7,300.00 Monthly

Benefits

• 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
• A defined benefit pension plan
• Generous time off benefits
• Numerous opportunities for career advancement

About the Company

• Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans.
• At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey.

Equal Opportunity

• In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHSC and DSHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability.
• All active-duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if qualified to fill this position.