Accountant V

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Functional Title: Accountant V - Detail and Recon Team Lead 
Job Title: Accountant V 
Agency: Health & Human Services Comm 
Department: HHSC Accounting 
Posting Number: 12102 
Closing Date: 12/26/2025 
Posting Audience: Internal and External 
Occupational Category: Business and Financial Operations 
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-22 
Salary Range: $6, $6,300.00 
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Shift: Day 
Additional Shift:  
Telework: Not Eligible for Telework 
Travel: Up to 20% 
Regular/Temporary: Regular 
Full Time/Part Time: Full time 
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt 
Facility Location:  
Job Location City: AUSTIN 
Job Location Address: 4601 W GUADALUPE ST 
Other Locations:  
MOS Codes: 3451,310X,651X,751X,3402,3404,3408,8844,36A,70C,90A,36B,89A,65FX,65WX,6F0X1,F&S,FIN10,LS,LSS,PS,SK 
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Accountant V Detail and Reconciliation Team Lead

Performs accounting work involving maintaining, posting, and balancing accounting and financial statements, records, documents, or reports. May specialize in some phase of accounting work such as federal funds accounting.

Brief Job Description:

Reports directly to the Accounts Receivable (AR) Detail and Reconciliation Manager.

Work closely with Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Accounting departments, and state-run program areas to accurately record and report revenue and refunds deposited by HHSC Accounts Receivable (AR).

Work with multiple state-run program areas to oversee fund processing for revenue, refunds, liquidated damages, rebates, and licenses.  Communicate with internal and external stakeholders via phone, email, and MS Team meetings.  Verifying the accuracy of posted payments in the Accounts Receivable Tracking System (ARTS) by running and reconciling financial reports.

This position is critical to processing revenue, collections and payments due the State of Texas and for which various state budgets are dependent for operating funds.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs):

Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.

Performs highly complex (senior-level) accounting work. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. This is the first of the senior levels. Employees at this level may:

1. Acts as a subject matter expert regarding GAAP and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts policies mandates and the functions of the accounts receivable department to support internal staff and program areas. (15%)
2. Oversee the preparation, verification, and submission of cash deposits to the voucher unit within SB245 72 hours mandated deadline.  (25%)
3. Develops, implements, and maintains internal controls to ensure compliance with agency and state requirements, policies, and procedures, and processes in financial areas.  Identifies, initiates, and implements areas for process improvement. (15%)
4. Performs research on payments that were incorrectly coded to determine correct coding. Make corrections in the Accounts Receivable Tracking System (ARTS).  Document staff errors and retrain staff when needed. (10%)
5. Performs secondary review of verified payments completed by the department entry staff.  Make necessary corrections and document staff errors. (5%)
6. Proactively research unallocated checks that have been placed in the suspense