Accountant IV-V

Job Description

Job Posting:

Opened: 11/19/2025

Closes: Open Until Filled

Position Title: Accountant IV/V

Class/Group: /B20-B22

Military Occupation Specialty Code: Army: 36B;
Navy: PS;
Coast Guard: F&S, FIN
10;
Marine Corps: 3451;
Air Force: 6F0 X1

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt - Exempt

Number of Vacancies: 1

Division/Section: Chief Financial Office/General Ledger/Accounts Payable

Salary Range: $5,416.67 - $6,250.00/month

Duration: Regular

Hours Worked Weekly: 40

Travel: Limited

Work Location: 300 W. 15th Street, #1300 / Austin, Texas 78701

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This Accountant IV/V role will participate in payment processing for the agency to ensure timely vendor payments for goods and services in accordance with the Texas Prompt Pay Act. This position specializes in one or more phases of AP processes, including voucher submission for payment. Performs complex (journey-level) to highly complex (senior-level) accounting work in the Accounts Payable Department. Works under general to limited supervision of the Accounting Director, with moderate to considerable latitude use of initiative and independent judgment.

At the discretion of the Accounting Director, this role may approve vouchers.

Serves as an Accounts Payable Accountant; provides guidance and training, as necessary. Helps facilitate improvements and updates to accounting processes, procedures, policies, and automated systems.

Participates in the processing of accounts payable and credit memos in automated systems; ensures all vouchers are processed timely and accurately according to agency policies, Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) guidelines, General Appropriations Act, and federal regulations.

Verifies and works with vendors and agency staff regarding open and paid invoices, accuracy of invoices, dispute resolution, and matches invoices to purchase orders. Research and responds to requests for accounts payable information from internal and external customers.

Reconciles input documents to output and provides information on accounts payable.

Performs allocations of agency internal expenditures, as necessary, in a timely and accurate manner.

Prepares accounting transactions for entry into the internal accounting system and the Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS); prints, distributes, and files USAS reports.

Researches and responds to requests for accounts payable information from internal and external customers.

Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Graduation from a four-year college or university with major coursework in accounting, business finance, or related field.

Additional work-related experience may be…