TCEQ - Accountant IV (Reporting Specialist)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Optional 401(k) and 457 plans

Health, Vision, Dental insurance

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) seeks an experienced Accountant to support the Chief Budget & Efficiency Office within the Fiscal Control Division. You will assist with budget oversight, journal postings, and cost-recovery reporting, ensuring accuracy across CAPPS, USAS, and BASIS2 systems.

Standard business hours apply; strong analytical and accounting skills are required. The role offers protections and benefits typical of the state agency and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, business, or public administration.
• Experience with BASIS2 AR, CAPPS FIN, USAS or similar accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile accounts receivable in BASIS2, CAPPS FIN, and USAS; prepare journal vouchers to post revenue or corrections.
• Review and prepare refund requests; post credit entries in AR system.
• Process return items including NSF/ACH, direct deposit returns and card chargebacks.
• Assist in preparing cost recovery financial reports for agency divisions, Superfund, and EPA; retrieve documentation from multiple systems.
• Assist in preparing billings to send and receive payments through ITV process.

Skills

Reconciliation

Refund processing

Billing & payments

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/economics/business/public administration

Tools

BASIS2 Accounts Receivable System

CAPPS FIN

USAS

Job description

Job Description

Are you an experienced Accountant, ready for a unique opportunity to grow with an environmental state agency? Join TCEQ! We bring passion and drive to carry out our mission of protecting our state's public health and natural resources.

Job Description

Are you an experienced Accountant, ready for a unique opportunity to grow with an environmental state agency? Join TCEQ! We bring passion and drive to carry out our mission of protecting our state's public health and natural resources.

YOUR FUTURE TEAM

As part of TCEQ's Chief Budget & Efficiency Office, you would assist the Executive Office with oversight of the agency's budget, strategic planning, and promoting efficiency.

This position is a member of our Fiscal Control Division.

Here's What You'll Be Doing

• Reconcile accounts receivable system, CAPPS Financials, and Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS). Prepare or coordinate with others in preparing journal vouchers to post revenue or corrections in the three systems.
• Review and prepare refund requests for payments made by check or by credit card. Prepare credit entries of refunds in accounts receivable system.
• Process return items including non-sufficient funds (NSF)/insufficient fund check documents, electronic checks (ACH) return items, direct deposit returns and credit card chargebacks.
• Assist in preparing cost recovery financial reports and related documentation for agency divisions, Superfund, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Retrieve all required documentation from multiple agency systems.
• Assist in preparing billings to send and receive payments through the Interagency Transfer Voucher (ITV) process.

Key Qualifications

• A degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Banking, Business or Public Administration.
• Experience working with and/or entering transaction data in BASIS2 Accounts Receivable System, Centralized Accounting Payroll / Personnel System Financials (CAPPS FIN), Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS) or other accounting system.

Required Education & Experience

A bachelor's degree with a major in accounting, finance, economics, business, or public administration from an accredited college or university, plus one year of experience where the majority of time was spent in accounting, auditing, or budgeting.*

OR

Five years of experience where the majority of time was spent in accounting, auditing, or budgeting.*

OR

Certification as a public accountant (CPA).

• A graduate degree in accounting, finance, economics, business, or public administration may substitute for two years of the required experience.

TRANSCRIPT/ COLLEGE HOURS Or COURSE WORK

See instructions on how to attach documents. A copy of your official college transcript or evaluation of foreign credentials in CAPPS is required if needed to meet the qualifications listed above.

Work Schedule

Standard business hours are M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Individual and work group schedule determined by the TCEQ Fiscal Control Division.

Benefits

• Optional 401(k) and 457 plans
• Insurance: Health, Vision, Dental, and optional FSA
• Paid day(s) off from work on national holidays and holidays that the state observes
• Professional development opportunities
• Longevity pay based on your number of years working for the state
• Wellness Program and Activities
• Onsite Nurse Practitioner in HQ
• Work-Life Balance

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

TCEQ will conduct a criminal history records search, driving history (if required for the job) on candidates offered employment.

In compliance with ADA, if you need accommodation during the employment process, please contact HRSS for assistance at [phone].

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) CODES

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes can be found at: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/. Please click the hyperlink under 'Occupational Category' for the respective Class Title.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.