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Job Description

Financial/Cash Mgmt and Funding Reconciliation Team Lead – (2400999)

Position Information

Home to SXSW, Austin City Limits (ACL), and glorious natural springs and parks, Austin, Texas, is one of the fastest-growing areas in the United States, as well as the Live Music Capital of the World. Austin is the historic state capital of Texas and is the location of the Texas Department of Transportation Headquarters. TxDOT’s Financial Management Division is seeking the ideal candidate for a Financial/Cash Management and Funding Reconciliation Team Lead. The ideal candidate will be an experienced self-starter with accounting, cash management and funding allocation experience. Come join our team at our beautiful, new Stassney campus in Austin, where you will enjoy a hybrid work schedule (with minimal in-person days), covered employee parking, walking trails, on-site fitness center, coffee bar, and on-site cafeteria. We have a diverse workforce of over 12,000 employees statewide. If you want to build an exciting career, let’s talk!

At TxDOT we value employee work-life-balance. In keeping with our commitment to this value our employees benefit from a wide array of programs and activities that include telework, flexed and compressed work schedules, wellness leave incentive, in-house fitness center, career development programs, tuition assistance, and various other benefits. For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: https://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/hrd/careers/hidden_benefits.pdf

Stassney Campus:

Minimum Salary: 76,530.00 Maximum Salary: 107,100.00

Pay Basis: Yearly FLSA Status: Exempt

Work Locations: Stassney Hq – Main 6230 East Stassney Lane Austin 78744

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Shift: Day Job

Location Flexibility: Hybrid Location Flexibility Details: Up to 4 days telework after an initial onboarding period.

Benefits and Perks

At TxDOT, we value employee work-life balance. In keeping with our commitment to this value, our employees benefit from a wide array of programs and activities that include:

Low Turnover
Retirement Pension
Alternative Work Schedules
Paid Leave/Holidays
Health Premiums paid at 100% for full-time employees
On the Job Training
Tuition Assistance Program
Comprehensive Wellness Program/Wellness Leave Incentives
Career Development Programs/Opportunities for advancement
For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package

To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

Position Description

Performs complex and advanced professional level accounting work to include preparing and reviewing the annual financial reports and implementing/testing of accounting systems. Leads the work of professional employees]. Reconciles various accounts and ensures reliability and accuracy of Department’s accounting data. Work requires contact with governmental agencies and private entities. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.

Essential Duties:

• Serves as Team Lead of the Cash and Funding Reconciliation Team.
• Reviews accounting entries and final work product of other staff.
• Trains and guides less experienced staff in performance of their duties.
• Ensures reliability and accuracy of Department’s accounting data and confirms compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and various federal and state laws and regulations.
• May research and lead implementation plan for new Governmental Accounting Standards.
• Participates in regular meeting with Supervisor to discuss responsibilities and progress of team.
• Provides supervisor with feedback on each team member’s job performance for the mid-year and annual performance checkpoints.
• Develops or produces complex reports for monitoring and reporting agency financial information.
• Analyzes and recommends improvements, adaptations, or revisions to business processes to increase efficiency.
• Participates in the preparation and review of the department’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and three additional stand-alone audited reports.
• May serve as liaison with external auditor, coordinating responses to documents requested by external auditor and uploading them in audit software.
• Provides complex and advanced accounting-related information to districts, divisions, other state agencies, the legislature and the Governor.
• Represents the Financial Reports branch in internal and external meetings.
• Researches accounting discrepancies and reconciles various accounts.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Finance-related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Undergraduate and/or advanced degrees are highly preferred.

Experience: 5 years of experience in professional-level accounting work. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated part time equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

CPA license is strongly preferred
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance is highly preferred
Competencies:

Communicate effectively
Applicable computer systems and applications
Generally accepted accounting principles, procedures and terminology
Fund accounting principles and procedures
Legislative process
Applicable policies and procedures
Researching, analyzing, and interpreting policies and state and federal laws and regulations specific to functional area
Maintaining effective working relationships with others
Using basic mathematical fundamentals
Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
Working with a team to accomplish a shared project or task
Training in a classroom, office, or field environment
Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
Using Microsoft Office Suite including (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and experience using SharePoint, Tableau or related data analytical platforms
Maintaining a safe working environment
Identifying and reconciling accounting discrepancies or errors
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive
Conditions of Employment:

Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

Job: Finance/Accounting

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Job Type: Standard

Job Level: Non-Management

Job Posting: Mar 11, 2024, 12:36:28 PM Unposting Date: Apr 10, 2024, 11:59:00 PM

State Job Title/s: Accountant VII State Job Code/s: 1024

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)

TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category.

To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions

Applicant Information

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the workplace. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.

Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information