TCEQ - Accountant IV; Reporting Specialist

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

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.

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.

• 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

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 .

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

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.