Senior Government Accountant – GAAP & Reporting

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation seeks an experienced Accountant in Austin to perform advanced accounting work in the Office of the Controller. You will oversee financial analysis, reconciliations, and reporting, and contribute to the design and maintenance of accounting controls and procedures.

This role requires meticulous attention to detail, strong knowledge of GAAP, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration is required.
• Four years of experience in general ledger accounting, accounting controls, and/or auditing is required.
• Four years of work experience preparing, analyzing, and/or auditing financial reports is required.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word is required.
• Must be willing to work extra hours (evenings, weekends, and holidays) as workload may require.
• Experience with spreadsheet software applications such as Microsoft Excel is preferred.
• Licensed as a Certified Public Accountant is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and/or prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual financial analysis, reconciliations, and reports;
• Prepares and/or audits general ledger journal entries, deposits, and related entries;
• Oversees and/or prepares all phases of unclaimed property reporting for the State of Texas and other states;
• Oversees upgrades to the gaming system which requires coordinating, planning, scheduling, and testing during the project planning, development, and implementation phases;
• Prepares financial statements including exhibits and notes and coordinates the planning, development, and submission of the agency’s comprehensive annual financial report and annual financial report in accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and the Office of the Comptroller's Public Account requirements;
• Prepares and/or acts as backup for weekly sales reports, monthly transfer calculations, account analysis, and reconciliations;
• Analyzes and recommends improvements, adaptations, or revisions to the accounting system and accompanying procedures;
• Creates, develops, implements, and revises department policies and procedures;
• May oversee the development and use of internal audit and control procedures to determine compliance with agency policies, plans, and procedures;
• May provide technical assistance to staff performing accounting transactions;
• May plan, assign, train, and/or coordinate the work of others;
• Performs related work as assigned.

Skills

General ledger accounting

Auditing

Financial analysis

Policy development

Communication skills

Education

Accounting/Finance/Business Administration degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation seeks an experienced Accountant in Austin to perform advanced accounting work in the Office of the Controller. You will oversee financial analysis, reconciliations, and reporting, and contribute to the design and maintenance of accounting controls and procedures.

This role requires meticulous attention to detail, strong knowledge of GAAP, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.