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Are you ready to grow and make a positive impact?If you are seeking to gain knowledge, build your career, and network among goal-oriented professionals, this is the place for you!

Innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence drive the culture here at the Comptroller’s Office. We take pride in the work we do serving as State’s accountant, tax collector, treasurer, and much more! The Comptroller’s office serves virtually every citizen in the state. As Texas’ chief tax collector, accountant, revenue estimator, treasurer and purchasing manager, the agency is responsible for writing the checks and keeping the books for the multi-billion-dollar business of state government.

Our agency workforce is as diverse as the people of Texas we serve. We value our employees and take our collective commitment to public service very seriously. Personal development opportunities are strongly encouraged through available workshops, teambuilding exercises, and on the job training. We offer flexible scheduling that helps employees maintain a healthy work-life balance.

About The Division

Fiscal Management helps ensure financial resources move where they’re needed to support the state’s goals and the Comptroller’s role as the state’s chief accountant. We will fulfill our duties with integrity, honoring the trust we’ve been given, while valuing innovation, excellence, and open communication.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree.

Experience:

• Six years of experience with process or systems analysis work in any one or combination of the following: general ledger/commitment control, purchasing/e-procurement, accounts payable, billing/accounts receivable, inventory, asset management, project costing, customer contracts, grant accounting, or planning and budgeting.
• Two years of experience working with the Purchase Order module in the PeopleSoft version 9.2 or higher

·Experience writing Functional Design Documents.

·Experience participating in ERP initiatives.

·Experience supporting ERP systems in a production environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Education:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in business, Public Administration, Communications, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or Management Information Systems.

Preferred Experience:

·Experience developing requirements, analyzing, designing, developing, testing and implementing components of one or more of the Comptroller’s statewide financial systems (Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System, Texas Identification Number System, State Property Accounting System and Uniform Statewide Accounting System).

·Experience writing queries via SQL Developer and analyzing data using PeopleSoft FSCM PO module

·Experience working with Texas state government processes, policies, and procedures.

·Experience creating training curricula, conducting training classes, and evaluating training classes or programs.

Substitutions

One additional year of experience with system processing/support or systems analysis work in any one or combination of the following: CAPPS Financials, accounts payable, general ledger, purchasing, billing/accounts receivable, Inventory, asset management, project costing, customer contracts, grant accounting, or planning and budgeting. May substitute for thirty semester hours of education with a maximum substitution of 120 semester hours (four years).

Licenses and Certifications

ITIL Training, as outlined in the CAPPS ITIL Journey is required to be completed by December 31 of every year. New hires are required to complete their initial CAPPS ITIL Journey training by December 31 following their new employee six month probationary period. The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a set of detailed practices for IT activities such as IT service management (ITSM) and IT asset management (ITAM) that focus on aligning IT services with the needs of the business. Certification is not required, but ITIL training to enable resources to practically apply the principles as part our Service Desk structure is required.

These classes are in addition to, and do not substitute for, any training requirements at the division or agency level.

PeopleSoft Financials functional certification(s), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and/or Government Financials certification(s) preferred.

In this role you will:

Provide CAPPS Production core system support:

·Plans, designs, develops, implements, supports, and maintains the information technology security measures to safeguard system information.

·Provide system expertise and functional support throughout the application development and application change processes, including duties associated with integration between CAPPS Financial and other CPA legacy systems, as needed.

·Provide functional support primarily for the CAPPS Purchase Order (PO) module(s).

·Identify problems and propose innovative solutions for all CAPPS modules.

·Develop functional design documents for all required code modifications.

·Coordinates and/or tests and diagnoses systems to ensure critical requirements are met.

·Develop reporting and system requirements.

·Active participation in the Major Incident Management (MIM) process for P1 and P2 incidents according to module responsibilities.

·Plan and participate in all disaster recovery exercises and serve as an ERG Primary Telework participant.

·Oversees and/or trains staff prior to the implementation of technical and/or systems upgrades and offers advice and guidance during the implementation process.

·Assist the CAPPS Production Support Service Desk team as needed.

·Provides mentorship for Agency Services personnel as opportunities for cross-training and knowledge sharing are presented.

All production support is expected to account for the system interdependencies with other functionality, modules, legacy systems, reporting needs, and overall data integrity.

Provide CAPPS Deployment and Expansion support:

·Perform customer-facing responsibilities in support of the CAPPS Expansion efforts for Central and Hub agencies.

·Analyze agency-specific fits/gaps and determine the impact on agency business processes.

·Perform configuration and prototyping based on direct interaction with designated agency personnel and in accordance with best practices.

·Provide training assistance and User Acceptance Testing support for designated agency personnel.

·Coordinate and perform functional Expansion “go live” cutover activities in concert with technical resources.

·Provide on-site support to designated agencies as assigned.

·Maintain concise and accurate documentation of Expansion analyses and deliverables.

·Communicate complex concepts both verbally and in writing.

·Examples of Deployment and Expansion may include, but are not limited to:

oNew Agency SetUp

oModule Expansions for additional functionality

oThird-party integrations for additional functionality

Project Management and Special Processing Support:

·Oversees and/or conducts studies and prepares reports that include study findings, recommendations, and instructions for proposed system implementations; formulates logical descriptions of problems; and devises and implements optimum solutions.

·Oversees projects that cross functional agency systems and other state entities that require coordinating, planning, and scheduling during project development and implementation stages.

·Coordinates and/or participates in the development and execution of enterprise-level strategies and technical direction, including establishing processes and procedures for executing and maintaining technology road maps.

·May participate in multiple projects.

·Participates in conversion activities.

·Performs all duties within the approved project scope and on schedule according to project milestones, deliverables, and due dates.

·Maintains all documentation in accordance with approved deployment methodology.

·Examples of projects and special processing may include, but are not limited to:

oAudit Support

oFiscal Year End

oImage Upgrade

oLegislative Coordination

oSecurity Analysis

oTools Upgrade

Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Maximize Your Earnings!

At the Comptroller's office, we know potential employees are looking for more than just a paycheck. The agency offers a strong benefits package for you and your family. Insurance, retirement plans, and a flexible work schedule are just the start. See our benefits offering

If you are seeking to gain knowledge, build your career, and network among goal-oriented professionals, this is the place for you!

Important Note to the Candidate:

Salary is contingent upon qualifications. If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request.

MILITARY PREFERENCE

To receive MILITARY PREFERENCE, you are required to provide proof by attaching the necessary documentation to this job application.

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions
Click on the occupational category for the position.

Additional MOS can be found at the State Auditor’s Office,

Military Crosswalk Guide

The Texas Veterans Commission provides helpful employment information. Go to: http://www.texasskillstowork.com, http://www.onetonline.org, https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/ or www.careeronestop.org for assistance translating your military experience and training courses into civilian job terms, qualifications/requirements and skill sets.

Applications submitted through Work in Texas:

Work In Texas (WIT) applicants must complete supplemental questions to be considered for the position. To complete the supplemental questions please go to CAPPS Recruit to register or login and access your profile.

The Comptroller’s Office is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity.

Applicants must submit both a résumé and a completed application to be considered. Both documents should include sufficient work history to assess qualifications.

An applicant must be eligible to work in the United States to be hired at the Comptroller’s office and must remain eligible, without sponsorship or any assurance of financial or other assistance from this agency, during the term of their employment