Time Administrator

Overview

Date:
Jan 20, 2026.

Location:

Vernon, TX. Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more. Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage.

Functional

Title:

Time Administrator

Job Title: Accountant I

Agency: Health & Human Services Comm

Department: TA MH Hospitals

Posting Number: 13009

Closing Date: 04/20/2026

Posting Audience: Internal and External

Occupational Category: Business and Financial Operations

Salary Group: TEXAS-B-15

Salary Range: $4,042.50 - $4,837.08

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Shift: Day

Additional Shift: Days (First)

Travel: Up to 5%

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full Time/Part Time: Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt

Facility

Location:

Vernon State Hospital

Job Location City: VERNON

Job Location Address: 4730 COLLEGE DR

Other Locations: MOS Codes: X,651X,751X,,A,70C,90A,36B,89A,65FX,65WX,6F0X1,F&S,FIN
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Brief

Job Description:

Position requires the successful candidate to have the infrastructure required to work remotely as needed.

Primary Role: Serves as the HHS Payroll, Time Labor and Leave (PTLL) Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Time Administrator (TA) for the Health and Specialty Care System (HSCS) Facilities. Provides support to employees, managers, and leadership relating to PTLL processes. Work involves coordination and assistance to facility managers and staff they supervise by providing PTLL guidance and entering leave requests on a consolidated timesheet, entering, and approving overtime/compensatory time for accrual and payment purposes, and researching and correcting history of time and leave entries to correct exceptions for managers as needed.

Monitors payroll deadlines to ensure pay impacting transactions are correct. Runs time and labor reports and reconciles discrepancies in accordance with agency policy to ensure all known transactions are entered to meet payroll deadlines. Provides analysis of reporting data to leadership to ensure success and continuity of the CAPPS Self-Service method of timekeeping. Develops training material based on guidance from the HHS PTLL office leadership and provides training to employees and managers on Centralized Accounting Payroll Personnel System (CAPPS) application processes in accordance with agency policies.

May assist in new hire orientation regarding timekeeping processes. Maintains communication with all stakeholders: HHS PTLL, HHS Employee Service Center, and HHS HR staffs. Acts as a liaison for employees and managers on time and leave issues. Performs other duties as needed and assigned to support the time administration process at the facility. Works under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

• Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with leave policy.
• Provides procedural support to managers on time and leave processes. Analyzes reports, logs or forms; researches payroll discrepancies and corrects data or information. Communicates on an intermediate level with others (internally and externally) to provide, exchange, or verify information, answer inquiries, address issues, or resolve problems or complaints. (40%)
• Enters leave taken and hours worked for staff from sign-in sheets and/or HR0501’s on an as needed basis to provide back up support to other State Hospitals and State Supported Living Center. Enters FLSA overtime & comp time payments for employees in accordance with the payroll processing calendar. Identifies and reports system issues and prepares management reports for facility leaderships, analyzes information to keep facility management and HHS PTLL informed, and responds to questions.
  
  Queries data regarding hours worked to ensure compliance according to HSCS policies. (20%)
• Provides customer service to facility employees and management. Assists with the administration of Family Medical Leave (FMLA), Extended Sick Leave (ESL), Sick Leave Pool (SLP), Employee Donated Sick Leave (EDSL), Family Leave Pool (FLP), Leave Without Pay (LWOP) and Leave of Absence (LOA) and all-time reporting code transactions. (15%)
• Assists with development of training materials and provides training to facility employees on time and leave processes, including use of the consolidated time sheet. Presents time keeping policies and procedures at each facility New Employee Orientation (NEO) class. Responsible for providing maintenance training as needed. Identifies areas/challenges where additional support and training is needed. (15%)
• Tracks on-call time for staff on a spreadsheet as needed and enters it into CAPPS when the leave is used. Monitors facilities use of Emergency leave and provides data to…