Accountant III

Location: Austin, TX

About the role

The Accounts Payable Accountant III is selected by and reports to the Accounts Payable Manager within Expenditure Management. This position functions as an Accounts Payable Specialist in the Accounts Payable area of Expenditure Management, providing technical guidance and ensuring accuracy of Accounts Payable operations for the agency. Specifically, this position creates complex manual vouchers necessary for agency contract payments, prepares, audits, and posts various encumbered and unencumbered vouchers, and interprets and implements state and federal rules and regulations. This position works under general direction with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and judgment.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, audits, data enters, and posts various encumbered and unencumbered vouchers.
• Coordinates and ensures that daily payment voucher posting processing schedules are met.
• Ensures appropriate documentation and authorization for every voucher entered. (60%)
• Audits and ensures the accurate and timely preparation and entry of complex accounts payable vouchers into the internal accounting system (CAPPS Financial).
• Reconciles all vouchers, expenditure transfer vouchers (ETV), cancellation and refund vouchers in CAPPS Financial while ensuring appropriate documentation is maintained. (25%)
• Works with vendors, programs, and agency staff to process accounts payable transactions, cancellations, corrections, and refunds in a timely and accurate manner.
• Assists agency staff and management to process accounts payable and refund transactions, answers questions, researches problems, and follows up as necessary. (15%)
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Experience in accounting and financial operations.
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in accounting, finance, or a related field is generally preferred. One year of relevant accounting-level work experience may be substituted for one year of education on a year-for-year basis up to four years.

Skills

• Knowledge of accounting principles and their applicability to state financial accounting is preferred.
• Knowledge of and ability to use complex automated accounting systems, including but not limited to CAPPS Financials (PeopleSoft Financials), Uniform Statewide Accounting Systems (USAS), and Texas Identification Number System (TINS) is preferred.
• Basic knowledge of accounts payable processes and procedures is preferred.
• Skill in use of personal computer, computer software, including spreadsheet, database, email, and word processing applications is preferred.
• Skill in working under general direction with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and judgement.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects and assignments, prioritize work, and meet deadlines.

Benefits

• 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Generous time off benefits.
• Numerous opportunities for career advancement.

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Pay

$4,500.00 monthly

Schedule

• Full-time, regular position.
• Day shift (First).
• Eligible for telework.
• Travel: Up to 5%.