TWDB - General Ledger Accountant Accountant V

Salary
Monthly USD 4801.2 to 5512.5

Location
Austin, TX, United States

Posted on
Dec 17, 2025

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Only applicants who apply with a State of Texas application via the CAPPS online application system will be considered for this position. First time applicants will need to create an account in the online application system at. Please visit our opportunities page for more information about the Texas Water Development Board and answers to frequently asked questions. To view this position in greater detail, visit the CAPPS online application system
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Leading the state’s efforts in ensuring a secure water future for Texas.

Texas Water Development Board offers competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), flexible spending, and flexible work alternatives so you can have a work/life balance! For more information about these benefits and more visit

The Texas Water Development Board does not discriminate on basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability in employment or provision of services, programs, or activities.

Performs highly complex (senior-level) accounting work in the Financial Reporting Department in the Accounting Division. Work involves preparing financial statements, records, documents, and reports. Reviews and conducts quality control of various agency accounting transactions. Maintains agency appropriations, processes complex general ledger entries, and prepares regular reconciliations of the agency’s financial data. Responsibilities require the use of independent professional judgement, attention to detail, and self-motivation.

Prepares major portions of the annual financial report and work on other analyses, as needed. May train others. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Reports to the Director of the Accounting Division.

• Reviews agency accounting transactions including payable vouchers, travel vouchers, loan closing transactions, revenue deposits and federal draws.
• Reviews accounting batches for posting and monitor batch processing for errors.
• Prepares and enters appropriation entries in the Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS) and external accounting systems, such as the Comptroller’s Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS).
• Reconciles appropriations with internal agency budgets.
• Transfers unexpended cash balances forward from year-to-year, as allowed.
• Prepares monthly reconciliations of activity and balances in internal and external financial systems.
• Assists with preparation and review of the Annual Financial Report and the Annual Report of Other Required Information.
• Assists in other areas of the Accounting Division as needed.
• Monitors appropriations to ensure funding is available for approved transactions.
• Processes USAS appropriation budget documents to ensure payments process.
• Reconciles Debt and Portfolio Management’s Cash and enter corrections as needed in the CAPPS and USAS.
• Reviews, approves, and posts deposit batches in CAPPS and/or USAS, and interface CAPPS data to USAS daily.
• Prepares reports for Open Record Requests, as needed.
• Prepares HUB expenditure reports for the Contracts and Procurement Services Departments.
• Reviews, approves, and posts Budget Encumbrances in CAPPS.
• Serves as backup for USAS DAFR reports, as needed.
• Reconciles the travel advance account.
• Coordinates coverage of functions related to individual job responsibilities prior to requesting time off.
• Participates in independent job-related research and demonstrate initiative when seeking solutions to issues.
• Composes a centralized work manual for tasks and responsibilities.
• Inputs accounting entries into CAPPS and/or USAS.
• Ensures individual and team files (electronic and hard versions) are appropriately maintained and timely disposed of in accordance with the agency’s records retention procedures and schedule.
• Maintains required certifications…