LOTTERY - Accountant VII-Financial Reporting Team Lead

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About the Texas Lottery

Our Mission Statement: The Texas Lottery is committed to generating revenue for the State of Texas through the responsible management and sale of entertaining lottery products. The Texas Lottery will incorporate the highest standard of security, integrity, and responsible gaming principles, set and achieve challenging goals, provide quality customer service and utilize a team approach.

Texas Lottery is a great place to work!

Our headquarters is located on the new Texas Capital Mall in the George H.W. Bush Building directly across from the Bob Bullock Museum and across from the University of Texas. We have multiple field offices across the state. We provide free parking for all our employees.

We offer competitive compensation, including merit increases for outstanding performance; longevity payments after two years; opportunities for hybrid work from home for qualifying positions; generous paid leave; health insurance; dental and vision insurance; numerous state and federal holidays; tuition assistance; state employee discounts; 401(k) and 457 and a cash balance pension for employees entering state service after September 1, 2022.

Effective 9/1/2025 the Texas Lottery and this position will be transitioning to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Job Summary:

Performs highly advanced (senior-level) accounting work in the Office of the Controller of the Texas Lottery.Work involves preparing and/or overseeing the preparation of financial analyses and reports; and establishing, maintaining, and/or overseeing accounting systems, procedures, and controls.May plan, assign, and/or coordinate the work of others.Works in a manner that exemplifies and supports the agency’s core values ofintegrity, responsibility, innovation, fiscal accountability,customerresponsiveness,teamwork, and excellence.Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.This position reports to the Accounting Manager.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in accounting, finance, or business administration is required.(Experience in accounting, auditing, or preparing and analyzing financial statements, in excess of the required four years listed below, may be substituted for college on a year-for-year basis.)
• Four years experience with the preparation of complex financial statements, footnotes, and supplemental schedules is required.
• Fouryearsexperienceingeneralledgeraccounting,accountingcontrols,and/orauditingisrequired.
• Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, such as PeopleSoft, Oracle, MIP, or SAP is required.
• Mustbewillingtoworkevenings,weekends,andholidaysasworkloadmayrequire.
• Must be willing to travel up to 5% for job-related purposes as required.
• TwoyearsexperienceingovernmentalaccountingorGASBtechnicalstandardsispreferred.
• Experience with the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) Financials modules is preferred.
• Experience with the Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS) is preferred.
• LicensedasaCertifiedPublicAccountantispreferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations relevant to financial administration specifically with general ledger and financial reporting; and of the principles and practices of public sector accounting and management.
• KnowledgeofGAAPandGASBrequirementsforfinancialreporting.
• Thorough knowledge and skills in the use of spreadsheet software applications (i.e., Excel), including preparing schedules, charts, and graphs.
• Strongorganizationskillswithaptitudefordetail.
• Ability to assign and/or coordinate the work of others; to plan, organize, and direct accounting programs; to set up accounting systems; to interpret laws and regulations; and to apply accounting theory.
• Abilitytoprepareclearandconcisereportsandcorrespondenceregardingfindings.
• Abilitytocreateandmodifycomplexspreadsheetstoaccuratelytrackfiscalreports.
• Abilitytoworkindependentlyorinateamenvironment.

·Ability to communicate effectively.

• Abilitytomeetanddealtactfullyandeffectivelywithothers,bothinpersonandonthetelephone.
• Abilitytohandlemultipleprojectsandmeetdemandingdeadlines.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Mustbeabletositorstandforextendedperiodsoftime;workunderdeadlines;andoperatestandardoffice equipment and computer software.

Essential Job Functions:

• Prepares and coordinates the planning, development, and submission of the agency’s annual comprehensive financialreportandannualfinancialreportinaccordancewithGovernmentalAccountingStandardsBoard(GASB) and Office of the Comptroller Public Accounts requirements.
• Preparesandreviewsgeneralledgeraccountingentriesandreconciliationoffinancial transactions.
• Prepares and/or directs the preparation of periodic financial statements, analyses, and reports in accordance withstate reporting requirements.
• Maintains the overall quality control of the accounting system and ensures the integrity of system processing and accounting records.
• Overseestheanalysisofprocessingsystemsandfunctions(gamingandfinancialsystems)andrecommendschanges as necessary.
• Oversees upgrades to the gaming system which requires coordinating, planning, scheduling, and testing during the project planning, development, and implementation phases.
• Servesasaconsultant,subjectmatterexpert,andsupportforvariousfinancialandaccountingfunctionsand systems of the Office of the Controller.
• Recommends and implements agency accounting and financial policies and procedures in accordance with statute and professionally accepted standards.
• Developsmethodsforthecontrolofcashreceipts,deposits,anddisbursements.
• Developsgoalsandobjectivesforassignedresponsibilityarea.
• May design and consult with information technology staff in the development of computer systems for financialapplications.
• Mayplan,assign,and/orcoordinatetheworkofothers.

·Performsrelatedworkasassigned.

The Texas Lottery is an Equal Opportunity Employer

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications must be completed online through CAPPS Recruit by 11:59 p.m. on the posting's closing date. When a job opening is posted Open Until Filled, it is best to apply as quickly as possible, as the posting may close or be placed on hold at any time with or without prior notification.

All applicants must submit a thoroughly completed on-line application through CAPPS Recruit, answering all applicable questions, whether starred with an asterisk or not.Applications must contain complete job histories, 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.

Instructions for completing the on-line State of Texas Application for Employment can be found here:

https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/About_Us/Employment_Opportunities/how_to_apply.html

Please be aware that additional information or documents will not be accepted for purposes of determining eligibility after the closing date.

Applications will NOT be accepted via mail, hand delivery, fax or email.

Qualified applicants selected for interviews will be contacted by the agency. If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in the 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.

All candidates recommended for a position will be subject to an extensive criminal background investigation, including fingerprinting. The State Lottery Act contains provisions that set out causes for rejection if applicable. All positions are employment at will.

Inquiries regarding the status of an application will be answered as time and agency resources allow.

RELATED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODES

Veterans, Reservists, or Guardsmen with a MOS or additional duties or other related fields pertaining to the minimum experience requirements may meet the minimum qualifications for this position and are encouraged to apply.

Additional Military Crosswalk information can be accessed at:

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_AccountingAuditingandFinance.pdf

SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION

In accordance with legislation effective September 1, 1999, male candidates aged 18 to 25 are required to show proof of selective service registration (or exemption) prior to an offer of employment. Such proof is not required to be filed with an application but must be provided upon request by the Human Resources office.

E-VERIFY

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.