General Description:
Serves as an Accountant for accounts payable performing routine accounting work and reports to the Director of Financial Services. Primary responsibilities include processing payments, purchases, travel, and related vouchers within the state’s universal accounting systems CAPPS and USAS, meeting external agency deadlines and providing required reports. Works under moderate supervision with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Duties:
• Prepares and processes payments, purchases, travel and related vouchers through the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS).
• Audits accounting and financial documents for accuracy and compliance with departmental policies and procedures, along with state and federal statutes.
• Classifies, codes, and balances financial and accounting documents and records.
• Researches accounting errors and resolves discrepancies.
• Prepares journal vouchers to maintain accuracy of financial records.
• Researches and responds to vendor inquires about payment status.
• Retrieves, formats, and distributes daily reports.
• Maintains revenue and expenditure voucher records and accurate document logs in Excel templates.
• Enters documents in the Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS).
• Assists in maintaining the Texas Identification Number System (TINS) by submitting the form to add new vendors, update existing vendors, and set up direct deposit account information.
• Assists with processing fee revenue and cash deposits.
• Provides customer services by assisting public through office phone rotation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with course work in accounting, business administration, finance, or a related field.
• Accountant IV – Four (4) years of general accounting/bookkeeping work required.
• Accountant V – Five (5) years of general accounting/bookkeeping work required.

Additional experience may substitute for education on a year for year basis.

Preferred:
• Experience in USAS and TINS.
• Experience in CAPPS and/or CAPPS Financials.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge and experience with MS Office productivity software, particularly Word and Excel.
Ability to work efficiently, and in a dependable, organized and productive manner.
Ability to work accurately with numerical details in a high volume setting.
Ability to analyze financial data and develop Excel spreadsheets and Word documents.
Ability to communicate effectively both writing and verbally.
Ability to analyze problems, develop, and present alternative solutions.
Ability to interpret and apply agency, state, and federal policies and regulations.
Ability in managing and completing multiple assignments.
Ability to work as a team member in a courteous and effective manner.

IMPORTANT: The TAHC is an emergency response agency. This position is subject to participate in rotating duty assignments away from its regular headquarters for up to two weeks at a time. This duty may involve working in adverse conditions; may require irregular working hours and overtime; and may include duties other than those specified in the standard position description.

Other Requirements:
Must have a valid Texas driver’s license and safe driving record. Employment of selected candidate is contingent upon the receipt of an acceptable criminal background check and an acceptable moving violation record from the Texas Department of Public Safety. Must have reliable transportation. Mileage reimbursed at current allowance rate.

At time of hire, selected applicants must show proof of eligibility to work in the U.S. in compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Proof of eligibility to work in the U.S. will be confirmed using E-Verify. All males who are age 18 through 25 and required to register with the Selective Service must present proof of registration or exemption from registration upon hire.

How to Apply:
To submit your application for employment, select link, select Apply Online. Create and/or Login to your on-line applicant profile and electronically submit your State of Texas Application for Employment. All applications must contain complete job histories, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor’s name and phone number and a description of duties performed. If this information is not submitted, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Resumes do not take the place of this required information.

Job Description – TAHC – Accountant IV-V (00044975) (taleo.net)

An Equal Opportunity Employer
The Texas Animal Health Commission is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability in employment or in the provision of services. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, any requests for reasonable accommodation needed during the application process should be communicated by the applicant to our Human Resources Department (512) 719-0700. For a telecommunications relay service for the hearing impaired, please dial 711.