TTSTC- Financial Reporting Accountant

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts seeks a Financial Reporting Accountant to perform senior-level accounting work, prepare financial analyses and reports, and oversee accounting systems and controls. This role supports the GAR team and requires strong experience in general ledger and financial reporting.

The position offers standard hours with potential for flexible/hybrid work arrangements and opportunities to contribute to multiple audits and financial projects within the proprietary fund

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• Five years of full-time general ledger accounting and financial reporting.
• Three years of full-time experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgets, and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains policies for accounts payable and operating entries.
• Maintains daily accounts payable activities of the proprietary fund.
• Ensures accuracy and completeness of supporting documentation for all proprietary fund transactions.
• Cuts checks to fiduciary clients and processes vendor/pay traveler payments on Thursdays.
• Reviews expenditures to ensure budget limits are not exceeded.
• Tracks capital and operating revenues/expenses of the proprietary fund and monitors budget compliance.
• Participates in SimCorp Dimensions meetings and provides documentation/test processes.
• Assists with multiple audits throughout the year.
• Weekly filing of scanned payables.
• Performs other related work as assigned.

Skills

GL accounting

Financial reporting

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Budgets

Reconciliations

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

SimCorp Dimensions

Job description

About TTSTC

The Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company (TTSTC) is a special-purpose entity that manages, safeguards, and invests public funds and securities belonging to the state of Texas, its agencies and local political subdivisions of the state. TTSTC's special-purpose entity status provides the Comptroller's office direct access to specialized investment services and programs enabling the Comptroller to achieve the highest return at the lowest cost to the state.

Agency Information

About TTSTC The Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company (TTSTC) is a special-purpose entity that manages, safeguards, and invests public funds and securities belonging to the state of Texas, its agencies and local political subdivisions of the state. TTSTC's special-purpose entity status provides the Comptroller's office direct access to specialized investment services and programs enabling the Comptroller to achieve the highest return at the lowest cost to the state.

General Description

Join TTSTC Finance/General Accounting & Reporting (GAR) team as a Financial Reporting Accountant. The role performs senior- level accounting work. Work involves preparing and/or overseeing the preparation of financial analyses and reports. Establishing, maintaining, and/or overseeing accounting systems, procedures, and controls.

Work Hours

Agency standard work hours are Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm, 40 hours per week with occasional evening and weekend hours. Hours are subject to change based upon business need or division determination. This position may be eligible for a flexible/hybrid work schedule if certain conditions are met; working arrangements may change at any time as business necessitates.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation with a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in accounting or a related field is required.
• Five (5) years of full-time experience in general ledger accounting and/or financial reporting.
• Three (3) years of full-time experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgets, and preparing and/or reviewing reconciliations.

In this role you will

• Develops and maintains policies and procedures as they pertain to, accounts payable, and operating entries. Makes recommendations as appropriate.
• Maintains the daily accounts payable activities of the proprietary fund.
• Ensures accuracy and completeness of supporting documentation for all proprietary fund transactions.
• Cuts checks to fiduciary clients as needed and processes checks and wires to our operating vendors and employee travelers on Thursdays.
• Reviews expenditures to ensure that budget limits are not exceeded.
• Tracks capital and operating revenues and expenses of the proprietary fund and monitors compliance with budget requirements.
• Develops methods for the control of disbursements; the purchase of services, supplies, and equipment; payments.
• Reviews expenditures to ensure that budget limits are not exceeded and track capital and operating revenues and expenses of the proprietary fund and monitor compliance.
• Participate in SimCorp Dimensions meetings, in reviewing requirements, making recommendations, help in the configuration of each of the processes, available to supply any necessary documentation and test processes in all development stages.
• Assists with multiple audits throughout the year.
• Weekly vendor filing of the electronic copies in scanned payables and the restricted file.
• Performs other related work as assigned.

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Important Note To The Candidate

Salary is contingent upon qualifications. If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request.

Military Preference

To receive MILITARY PREFERENCE, you are required to provide proof by attaching the necessary documentation to this job application.

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Equal Opportunity Workplace

The Comptroller's Office is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity.

Resumes Information

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed applications. The application must contain the necessary information in the work history for the applicant to qualify for the position.

Eligibility

An applicant must be eligible to work in the United States to be hired at the Comptroller's office and must remain eligible, without sponsorship or any assurance of financial or other assistance from this agency, during the term of their employment.

Credit Check

Applicants selected for further consideration may be subject to a pre-employment credit check. This screening will be conducted in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). You will receive a separate disclosure and authorization form before any credit report is obtained.