CAPPS, Inc.
ERS - Financial Reporting Accountant
CAPPS, Inc., Austin, Texas, us, 78716
Job Description
Our mission is simply stated: ERS offers competitive benefits to enhance the lives of its members. Each team member across the agency contributes to our ongoing success. ERS operates in a hybrid work environment, with flexible work schedules available to all employees.
Seeking a Financial Reporting Accountant to perform highly complex (senior-level) financial and accounting work in the Financial Reporting Section. Work involves coordinating accounting and related activities to ensure timely and accurate reconciliations, preparation of financial analyses and reports, establishing and maintaining accounting procedures and controls, and assisting in preparation of the ERS Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). Works under limited supervision of the Financial Reporting Supervisor with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Essential Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :
Oversees and/or prepares, processes, and audits general accounting journal entries into ERS financial systems.Coordinates and communicates with State Agencies regarding Retirement/Pension and Insurance accounting discrepancies and corrections.Monitors and reconciles pension and benefits contributions.Monitors and reconciles general ledger accounts for State Retirement/Pension and Insurance funds.Assists in the preparation of the agency's Financial Statements, including fiscal year-end tasks.Assists in preparation of monthly financial reports.Assists with special projects, research requests, and ad-hoc reporting needs from internal and external sources.Serves as a back-up for key functions of the team.Other Duties and Responsibilities:
Creates and updates standard operating procedures for the Financial Reporting Section.Assists in the compilation and preparation of information for Legislative Budget Board Reporting, GASB Reporting, and Fiscal Certifications.Performs other duties as assigned.Required Minimum Qualifications
:
Your application for employment must reflect how you meet each of the following minimum qualifications:
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in accounting, finance, economics, statistics or similarly related. Experience in accounting, financial analysis, or other related experience, in excess of the required two years, may be substituted for college on a year-for-year basis.Two (2) years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or other related experience.Work related experience must include creating general ledger entries and generating financial reports (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, etc.).Preferred Qualifications:
Your application for employment should reflect how you meet the following preferred qualifications:
Experience maintaining an accounting system (e.g., chart of accounts, profiles, batch jobs, report development).Experience with GASB/FASB implementation and compliance.Experience with PeopleSoft Financials.Accounting experience with a government entity.PLEASE NOTE : All applications should contain complete job history entries, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor's name and phone number and a description of duties performed. If this information is not submitted, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Resumes do not take the place of this required information.
Other Information:
This is not a remote only position. This position may require access to privileged, confidential, or sensitive data. ERS will conduct either a TXDPS or FBI criminal history check on all new hires. For more information about this policy inquiries can be made to employment@ers.texas.gov
Military Occupational Specialty Codes:
Veterans, Reservists or Guardsmen with experience in the Military Occupational Specialty (https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_AccountingAuditingandFinance.pdf) along with the minimum qualifications listed above may meet the minimum requirements and are highly encouraged to apply. Please contact Human Resources at employment@ers.texas.gov with questions or for additional information.
How to Apply:
Ready to join the dedicated, customer-focused team at ERS? Submit the following to the ERS Human Resources Office:
A State of Texas Application for Employment submitted online through CAPPS Recruit.
Use the link below to create a CAPPS Recruit account and build your profile on the "My JobPage" tab in the upper left corner of the screen.https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/327/jobsearch.ftl?lang=enOnce your profile is complete, click on the "Job Search" tab in the upper left corner of the screen to view available career opportunities and submit your application.Note: Resumes will be accepted only as supplements to a State of Texas Application for Employment.
Applications submitted through Work in Texas:
If you apply for an ERS position via Work in Texas https://www.workintexas.com/vosnet/Default.aspx, you will also need to complete a supplemental questions form. For more details, refer to the instructions in the email you receive from CAPPS Recruit.
Please contact a Human Resources representative if you need assistance or require accommodation during the application process.
Email: Employment@ers.texas.gov
Web: www.ers.texas.gov
Relay Texas TDD: (800) 735-2989
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/employees-retirement-system-of-texas/
Our mission is simply stated: ERS offers competitive benefits to enhance the lives of its members. Each team member across the agency contributes to our ongoing success. ERS operates in a hybrid work environment, with flexible work schedules available to all employees.
Seeking a Financial Reporting Accountant to perform highly complex (senior-level) financial and accounting work in the Financial Reporting Section. Work involves coordinating accounting and related activities to ensure timely and accurate reconciliations, preparation of financial analyses and reports, establishing and maintaining accounting procedures and controls, and assisting in preparation of the ERS Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). Works under limited supervision of the Financial Reporting Supervisor with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Essential Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :
Oversees and/or prepares, processes, and audits general accounting journal entries into ERS financial systems.Coordinates and communicates with State Agencies regarding Retirement/Pension and Insurance accounting discrepancies and corrections.Monitors and reconciles pension and benefits contributions.Monitors and reconciles general ledger accounts for State Retirement/Pension and Insurance funds.Assists in the preparation of the agency's Financial Statements, including fiscal year-end tasks.Assists in preparation of monthly financial reports.Assists with special projects, research requests, and ad-hoc reporting needs from internal and external sources.Serves as a back-up for key functions of the team.Other Duties and Responsibilities:
Creates and updates standard operating procedures for the Financial Reporting Section.Assists in the compilation and preparation of information for Legislative Budget Board Reporting, GASB Reporting, and Fiscal Certifications.Performs other duties as assigned.Required Minimum Qualifications
:
Your application for employment must reflect how you meet each of the following minimum qualifications:
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in accounting, finance, economics, statistics or similarly related. Experience in accounting, financial analysis, or other related experience, in excess of the required two years, may be substituted for college on a year-for-year basis.Two (2) years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or other related experience.Work related experience must include creating general ledger entries and generating financial reports (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, etc.).Preferred Qualifications:
Your application for employment should reflect how you meet the following preferred qualifications:
Experience maintaining an accounting system (e.g., chart of accounts, profiles, batch jobs, report development).Experience with GASB/FASB implementation and compliance.Experience with PeopleSoft Financials.Accounting experience with a government entity.PLEASE NOTE : All applications should contain complete job history entries, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor's name and phone number and a description of duties performed. If this information is not submitted, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Resumes do not take the place of this required information.
Other Information:
This is not a remote only position. This position may require access to privileged, confidential, or sensitive data. ERS will conduct either a TXDPS or FBI criminal history check on all new hires. For more information about this policy inquiries can be made to employment@ers.texas.gov
Military Occupational Specialty Codes:
Veterans, Reservists or Guardsmen with experience in the Military Occupational Specialty (https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_AccountingAuditingandFinance.pdf) along with the minimum qualifications listed above may meet the minimum requirements and are highly encouraged to apply. Please contact Human Resources at employment@ers.texas.gov with questions or for additional information.
How to Apply:
Ready to join the dedicated, customer-focused team at ERS? Submit the following to the ERS Human Resources Office:
A State of Texas Application for Employment submitted online through CAPPS Recruit.
Use the link below to create a CAPPS Recruit account and build your profile on the "My JobPage" tab in the upper left corner of the screen.https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/327/jobsearch.ftl?lang=enOnce your profile is complete, click on the "Job Search" tab in the upper left corner of the screen to view available career opportunities and submit your application.Note: Resumes will be accepted only as supplements to a State of Texas Application for Employment.
Applications submitted through Work in Texas:
If you apply for an ERS position via Work in Texas https://www.workintexas.com/vosnet/Default.aspx, you will also need to complete a supplemental questions form. For more details, refer to the instructions in the email you receive from CAPPS Recruit.
Please contact a Human Resources representative if you need assistance or require accommodation during the application process.
Email: Employment@ers.texas.gov
Web: www.ers.texas.gov
Relay Texas TDD: (800) 735-2989
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/employees-retirement-system-of-texas/