TCEQ - Accountant V

Job Description - TCEQ - Accountant V )

Job Description

TCEQ - Accountant V (  ) : TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Texas-Austin

RMT Headquarters 12100 Park 35 Circle Austin 78753

Business and Financial Operations

Regular

State Job Code : 1020
Salary Admin Plan : B
Grade : 22

5,719.00 - 5,719.00 ( Monthly )

1

Non-exempt

Feb 17, 2026, 4:01:38 PM

Mar 4, 2026, 5:59:00 AM

Are you an experienced Accountant V, 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 Administrative Services, you would help support the logistical and operational structure for TCEQ statewide -- the business foundation for the whole agency. See details about what we do. This position is a member of our Financial Administration Division.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Perform activities related to General Ledger Accountant to support financial operations, reconciliation work, and system security functions of the Financial Administration Division (FAD) of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
• Prepare, review, and analyze general ledger accounts in CAPPS Financials and USAS to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with state and federal requirements. Develop AFR schedules and support documentation including reconciliations, note disclosures, and exhibits. Assist with month-end and year-end close activities, including variance analysis, account review, coding verification, and error correction. Maintain audit-ready supporting documentation to satisfy internal control, audit, and statewide reporting standards.
  
  Provide support to and backs up other accountants on the General Ledger Team for reconciliation work, reporting, and close-out activities.
• Reconcile, identify, and resolve discrepancies between CAPPS Financials, USAS, and SPA, program-level source data. Perform complex reconciliations between CAPPS Financials and USAS, research variances, investigate coding and structure issues, and prepare required adjustments. Develop and process journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, and corrections to ensure transactions are recorded accurately and in accordance with GAAP, statewide fiscal procedures, Comptroller requirements, and agency policy.
  
  Assist and back up other GL accountants in appropriation reconciliation, SPA reconciliation, and transaction processing.
• Coordinate and perform advanced accounting work in CAPPS Financials, USAS, and SPA, including transaction entry, review, and approval. Research and resolve posting errors, system interface issues, and budget exceptions through collaboration with other divisions and General Ledger staff. Ensure compliance with APS and FPP statewide fiscal policies, Comptroller reporting requirements, and internal agency procedures. Prepare documentation to support internal and external audits and assist with audit inquiries.
  
  Monitor financial activity for accuracy, completeness, structure alignment, and segregation-of-duty compliance. Assist with system testing for enhancements, workflow changes, and accounting process updates.
• Collaborate with Budget & Planning, Procurement & Contracts, Accounts Payable, Revenue, and program areas to verify financial data and resolve issues including coding errors, appropriations questions, asset discrepancies, and reporting variances. Provide guidance to program staff regarding accounting processes, financial structures, and statewide requirements. Communicate technical accounting information clearly to non-financial staff and management. Provide backup support to both the General Ledger Team and the Security Coordinator, including assistance with CAPPS access reviews and structural change requests.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS Experience entering transaction data into the Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS) or other state accounting system. A degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Banking,…