PUCT, Accounts Payable Accountant (Accountant III)

About the role

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) regulates the state's electric, telecommunications, and water and sewer utilities, implements relevant legislation, and provides customer assistance in resolving complaints. The Agency Operations Division serves as the administrative backbone of the PUCT, encompassing departments such as Agency Counsel, Central Records, Library, Financial Resources, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Learning and Development. The Financial Resources division ensures the PUCT remains compliant with Texas state laws, Texas Comptroller requirements, and Legislative requirements. The PUCT is seeking an Accounts Payable Accountant to support Financial Resources through moderately complex accounting work.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional accounting functions involving financial transactions, reconciliations, reporting, and compliance with state accounting requirements and agency policies.
• Support Financial Resources operations through moderately complex accounting work.
• Help ensure the PUCT remains in compliance with Texas state laws, Texas Comptroller requirements, and Legislative requirements.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of full‑time professional accounting work experience performing duties such as accounts payable, general ledger entries, reconciliations, financial reporting, or budget‑related accounting work. Additional full‑time accounting experience may be substituted for education on a year‑for‑year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using CAPPS Financials and USAS.
• Experience performing accounting work in a Texas state government agency or other public‑sector governmental entity.
• Experience supporting financial audits, reconciliations, or internal control processes.

Skills

• Accounts payable
• General ledger entries
• Reconciliations
• Financial reporting
• Budget‑related accounting
• CAPPS Financials
• USAS
• Audit support
• Internal control processes
• Compliance with state accounting requirements

Benefits

The PUC offers a comprehensive benefits package to its employees, including a positive and family‑friendly work culture. For a detailed overview, see the PUCT Employee Benefits page.