Accountant I

Job Description

Accountant I | Texas Health and Human Services

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), located in Abilene, TX. HHSC is a state agency committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans, serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through its state supported living centers. This role matters as it provides essential financial and administrative support, offering a career filled with purpose by helping people achieve greater wellness and independence. Join a team where your contributions are valued, and you are supported throughout your professional journey.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Regular, Full time
• Location: In-person, Abilene, TX
• Pay: $3,248.00–$4,837.08 monthly
• Team: Reports directly to the Regional Accounting Manager.
• Mission: Provides administrative and financial support services to ensure accurate and timely financial operations for the facility and its clients/residents.
• Tech Stack: Automated accounting systems, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access), Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS), Comptroller Public Accounts website

What You’ll Actually Do
• Payroll Coordination: Coordinate with State Office Paymasters, Warrant Distribution, and Time Labor and Leave personnel on internal payroll matters, including monitoring employee leave, preventing salary overpayments, and distributing payroll warrants.
• Client Payroll Processing: Generate and process purchase vouchers for clients/residents participating in the payroll workshop program and accurately track their earnings for year-end 1099 reporting.
• Voucher Entry & Audit: Enter trust fund and petty cash reimbursement vouchers, requiring diligent auditing and verification of all source documents for accuracy, timeliness, and correct accounting classifications.
• Expenditure Transfers: Process expenditure transfer voucher requests for accounting code corrections and inter-facility shared services billing through the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS).
• Telecommunications Management: Act as the facility telecommunications coordinator, maintaining and tracking equipment such as pagers, cell phones, and the local telephone system, and approving user accounts in state office accounting databases.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Generally preferred: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in accounting, finance, or a related field. Education and experience may be substituted.
• Experience: Experience in accounting and financial operations. Experience with a computerized accounting or bookkeeping system. Experience in oral or written communications.
• Skills: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and procedures; skill in using automated accounting systems; ability to interpret and apply accounting theory, business processes, and Comptroller policies; ability to analyze, consolidate, and interpret accounting data; ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing, with internal and external customers.
• Bonus: Experience in local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to financial operations of a public entity is preferred.