Accountant IV - AR SSLC​/SH

Date:
Sep 10, 2026

Location:

AUSTIN, TX
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Title:

Accountant IV - AR SSLC/SH
Job Title: Accountant IV
Agency: Health & Human Services Comm
Department: HHSC Accounting
Posting Number: 21351
Closing Date: 09/24/2026
Posting Audience: Internal and External
Occupational Category: Business and Financial Operations
Salary Range: $5,200.00 - $5,500.00
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-20
Shift: Day
Additional Shift: Days (First)
Telework: Not Eligible for Telework
Travel: Up to 50%
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt
Facility

Location:


Job Location City: AUSTIN
Job Location Address: 4601 W GUADALUPE ST
Other Locations:
MOS Codes: X,651X,751X,,A,70C,90A,36B,89A,65FX,65WX,6F0X1,F&S,FIN
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Accountant IV – Accounts Receivable (AR)
State Supported Living Center (SSLC) State Hospital (SH) Team
Job Duties
Performs complex (journey-level) accounting work. Works under general supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Employees at this level may work more independently than those at the previous levels and may routinely assist other staff in performing job duties of greater complexity. Employees may:

Audits accounting and financial documents for accuracy and compliance with departmental policies and procedures. Classifies, codes, posts, and balances financial and accounting documents and records. Checks accounting operations in progress, and reviews and audits completed financial records for accuracy. Work involves maintaining, preparing, entering and/or overseeing accounting systems, USAS and CAPPS. Assists State Supported Living Centers’ (SSLC) and State Hospitals’ (SH) accounting teams.

Travels across the State of Texas to conduct unannounced in person or virtual audits throughout the year and completes annual audit reports to the management. Reviews variety of reconciliation reports monthly or quarterly and resolves discrepancies. Internally and externally communicate with other accounting teams within/outside the agency. Works under general to limited supervision of the manager, with moderate to considerable latitude use of initiative and independent judgment.

Serves as Subject Matter Expert to back up the team.
Essential Job Functions (EJFs)
Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.

• Conduct unannounced in person or virtual petty cash audits annually and travel across the state of Texas to perform (30%)
• Review the SSLC/SH Rent revenue transactions in ARTS, CAPPS, and Payroll monthly. Reconcile the balances among the systems. Research discrepancies and communicate with the SSLC/SH regional offices to resolve. (15%)
• Review the SSLC/SH bank reconciliations and follow up the outstanding items. Prepare the annual Petty Cash certification. (15%)
• Responds to daily inquiries and questions from the SSLC and SH regional Accounting teams. (10%)
• Review and audit deposit and correction journals for accuracy and post in CAPPS and USAS (10%)
• Work on special projects assigned by management…