Accountant III

Department-of-Family-and-Protective-Services; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid vacation/holidays/sick leave

Dental/vision/life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is seeking an Accountant III in Austin to perform moderately complex accounting work, including posting and reconciling revenues and expenditures. This role emphasizes GAAP compliance, accurate coding, and timely payments under a structured state framework.

Essential duties include maintaining financial records, conducting reconciliations, and preparing concise analyses.

Qualifications

• Experience with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures affecting maintenance of accounting records.
• Experience with interpreting and applying policies, procedures, or business processes.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Excel and Access.
• Graduation from a four-year college or university with accounting/finance major is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains adequate records of expenditures, funds, and revenue; ensures transactions are posted and coded correctly.
• Performs reconciliations, monitors financial statements, and ensures compliance with GAAP and agency policies.
• Submits payments, reimbursements, and purchases and researches discrepancies for correct posting.
• Supports internal/external customers with financial information and guidance, meeting deadlines.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Microsoft Office

Analytical detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Access

Job description

Career Opportunities: Accountant III (21886)

Posting ID21886-Posted09/28/2026-Dept of Family & Protectve Svc-Accounting-Business and Financial Operations-Eligible for Telework-b. $3000 - $4999 per month

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) works to build on strengths of families and communities to keep children and vulnerable adults safe, so they thrive. We do this through investigations, services, and referrals.

What You Get Beyond Your Paycheck

When you join the State of Texas, your monthly paycheck is just one part of your real income. Our benefits provide extra value that many private employers simply don’t match—often adding hundreds of dollars each month to what you take home or save.

Here’s what you get as a full-time employee:

• 100% paid health insurance for you, and 50% paid for eligible family members—saving you hundreds every month in out-of-pocket medical costs
• Retirement plans with lifetime monthly payments after five years of state service, plus options to save even more with 401(k) and 457 plans
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave so you can recharge and take care of life outside work (that’s time off you’re actually paid for)
• Optional dental, vision, and life insurance —at rates much lower than most private plans
• Flexible spending accounts for added tax savings on health and dependent care
• Employee discounts on things like gym memberships, electronics, and entertainment

Functional Title:Accountant III
Job Title:Accountant III
Agency:Dept of Family & Protectve Svc
Department:Accounting
Posting Number:21886
Closing Date:11/27/2026
Posting Audience:Internal and External
Occupational Category:Business and Financial Operations
Salary Range:$3,793.42-$4,857.33
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Salary Group:TEXAS-B-18
Shift:Day
Additional Shift:None
Telework:Eligible for Telework
Travel:Up to 5%
Regular/Temporary:Regular
Full Time/Part Time:Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:Nonexempt
Facility Location:
Job Location City:AUSTIN
Job Location Address:4900 N LAMAR BLVD
Other Locations:None
MOS Codes: 3451,310X,651X,751X,3402,3404,3408,8844,36A,70C,90A,36B,89A,65FX,65WX,6F0X1,F&S,FIN10,LS,LSS,PS,SK
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Brief Job Description:

This position performs moderately complex (journey-level) accounting work, including maintaining, posting, and reconciling records of revenue and expenditure transactions. Responsibilities include submitting invoices for payment, monitoring financial statements and accounts to ensure compliance with federal and agency policies, and completing required reconciliations in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Occasional cross‑training of other accounting staff on critical job functions. Works under moderate supervision and must have the ability to complete assignments with strict deadlines.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs):

Maintains adequate records of expenditures, funds, as well as revenue collected and deposited.

• Maintains, reviews, and analyzes financial records and ensures that financial transactions are properly recorded for various financial schedules, ledgers, trust funds and accounts.
• Ensures transactions are processed in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), agency policy, applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, and sound business practices.
• Ensures that financial transactions are accurately coded and posted, and tracks processing of financial and accounting documents and records.
• Maintains accounting records of all transactions and adheres to the established record retention schedule with disposal of old records.

Maintains systems and controls necessary to provide accurate accounts of expenditures and budget balances for agency programs.

• Ensure that all payments are made within strict timelines.
• Evaluates financial transactions and balances for accuracy, completeness, and approval.
• Maintains financial security by following established internal accounting controls.
• Assists departments and other internal or external customers by providing procedural/financial and/or other information and guidance with automated or manual systems.
• Maintains accounting records.
• Initiates and tracks recoupment of payments following departmental policies and procedures and state and federal statutes.
• Preparing analysis of fund balances

Audits financial documents and ensures compliance with statutes.

• Reviews and retains supporting documentation for expenditures
• Ensure payments comply with departmental policies and procedures and state and federal statutes.

Reviews of agency accounting records, such as expenditure, fund, and revenue collection records

• Conducts reconciliation of general ledger and/or bank accounts and resolves account discrepancies by reconciling and/or reviewing the reconciliation of statements and transactions and investigating supporting documentation.

Prepares payment processes, reimbursements, purchases, and account fund balances.

• In accordance with DFPS policy and in conjunction with federal and state guidelines, research and determine how funds should be disbursed.
• Submits payments, reimbursements, and purchases
• Research and correct posted/unposted payments
• Prepare concise reports for account balances
• Classifies, codes, posts, and balances financial and accounting documents and records.

Research and reconciles discrepancies in accounts, bank statements, and reports findings.

• Works with internal/external accounting staff members to identify and resolve billing/payment discrepancies and provides guidance by facilitating discrepancy resolutions.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

• Ability to maintain the security and integrity of the infrastructure per Governor Abbot Executive Order GA-48.
• Knowledge of fiscal programs; governmental accounting; budget control methods, policies, and procedures; and laws and regulations pertaining to financial operations
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and procedures affecting the maintenance of accounting records and automated accounting systems.
• Skill in using a computer and applicable software.
• Ability to interpret and apply accounting theory; to interpret laws and regulations; to work accurately with numerical detail; to analyze, consolidate, and interpret accounting data; and to communicate effective
• Ability to complete assigned workload within strict deadlines
• Ability to work within established deadlines

Registrations, Licensure Requirements or Certifications:

N/A

INITIAL SCREENING CRITERIA

• Experience with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures affecting maintenance of accounting records.
• Experience with efficient interpreting and applying policies, procedures, or business processes.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Access.
• Graduation from high school or equivalent, or
• Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with major coursework in accounting, finance, or a related field is generally preferred.
• Four (4) years of progressively responsible full‑time accounting, bookkeeping, financial operations, or banking experience.
• An equivalent combination of relevant education and directly related work experience may be substituted on a year-to-year basis

Acceptable substitutions:

• Thirty-semesters’ hours from an accredited college or university, with a minimum of nine hours of accounting may be substituted for one (1) year of required experience.
• Sixty semester hours from an accredited college or university, with a minimum of twelve hours of accounting, may be substituted for two (2) years of required experience.

Military occupation(s) that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include, but not limited to those listed in this posting. All active‑duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if qualified to fill this position. For more information please see the Texas State Auditor’s Job Descriptions, Military Crosswalk and Military Crosswalk Guide at Texas State Auditor's Office - Job Descriptions . You may also contact the DFPS Military Liaison at [e-mail] with additional questions.

Applicants selected for hire must pass a background check and if applicable a driver’s record check.

State of Texas employees are required to maintain the security and integrity of critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2), State of Texas Business and Commerce Code. Applicants selected for hire comply with this code by completing related training and abiding by agency cybersecurity and communications system usage policies.

As a state agency, DFPS is required by Texas Administrative Code (TAC 206 and 213) to ensure all Electronic Information Resources (EIR) follow accessibility standards. The staff must be familiar with the WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 to create accessible content including but not limited to; Microsoft Office documents, Adobe PDFs, webpages, software, training guides, video, and audio files.

DFPS uses E-Verify. You must bring your I-9 documentation with you on your first day of work. Employees must provide documentation to DFPS to show their identity and authorization to work in the US. Please review the following link for authorized documents: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents .

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS/DFPS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance completing the on‑line application, contact the HHS/DFPS Employee Service Center at 1‑888‑894‑4747. If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview.