Comptroller - Program Operations Specialist

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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.

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About The Division:

The Treasury Operations division is the center of financial operations for the state, managing the daily movement of over 200,000 transactions across more than 400 bank accounts. Treasury Operations receives and processes deposits for all state agencies, pays all state disbursements, reconciles state bank accounts and accounts for all state agency cash and interest earnings. The division efficiently ensures the safety and control of the state's treasury, which is approximately a $65 billion pool of funds, and positions them for optimal investment returns.

Monday through Friday, 40 hours a week with occasional evening, weekend hours and holidays. Hours may change based on business needs.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or business-related field.

Experience:

• Eight (8) years with program/project management experience at a Texas state agency.
• Four (4) years’ experience with budget, accounting, and/or personnel processes.

Preferred Experience:

• Certification in accounting, finance, cash management, or human resources field as a CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CTP
• Legislative analysis experience.
• Progressively responsible experience in systems security administration PeopleSoft security administration (roles, permission lists, row-level security).
• Mainframe security (e.g., RACF/ACF2/Top Secret) for user and resource access.
• Identity and access management practices
• Daily defect triage and collaboration with IT on bug resolution and enhancements.
• Participation in information security preparedness, business continuity, and disaster recovery documentation.

Substitution:

• Education and experience may substitute for one another.

• One additional year in budget, accounting, legislative and personnel processes with a state agency may substitute for thirty semester hours of the required education, with a maximum of 120 semester hours (four years).

In this role you will:

Information Security Administration:

• Manages the division’s information security program by serving as the designated Security Administrator (DSC) and overseeing governance, program controls, and division‑wide system security administration
• Directs the end‑to‑end access management program, including policy enforcement, approval workflows, and multi‑department coordination with IT to ensure secure and compliant provisioning processes.
• Leads and manages the biannual system access review program.
• Oversees security governance across PeopleSoft, TAG, Mainframe and other platforms, directing standards for access roles, system controls, and enhancement planning aligned with program objectives.
• Work closely with IT on resolving PeopleSoft bug resolution and functionality improvement on a daily basis.
• Serves as the primary security systems program liaison between the division and SAO, Internal Audit, Treasury Safekeeping and Trust Company (TTSTC), IT and other entities.
• Manages the division’s involvement in business continuity and disaster recovery program activities, guiding preparedness efforts, documentation, risk identification, and ongoing collaboration with the ISO.

Budget and Personnel Coordination

• Directs the division’s personnel and budget coordination program, managing documentation workflows (PRFs, PAFs), ensuring compliance with agency standards, and providing guidance to managers to maintain process accuracy and timeliness.
• Oversees the division’s Open Records compliance program, including intake, review, stakeholder coordination, response development, and adherence to legal and agency requirements.
• Leads the division’s annual budget planning efforts, collaborating with managers and leadership to develop strategic budget requests across personnel, operations, training, and travel categories.
• Manages the rollout of the annual operating budget by communicating updates to leadership, guiding resource planning, monitoring expenditures, and ensuring program activities remain aligned with approved financial limits.

Projects Management

• Leads and manages multi‑phase program and project initiatives by providing strategic oversight, directing work activities, and ensuring alignment with division and organizational priorities.
• Conducts program‑level evaluation of project proposals, facilitates stakeholder engagement, performs needs assessments, and delivers strategic recommendations to leadership for decision‑making.
• Analyzes project plan, implementation methodology, project phases, implementation timeline, and testing approach, go live schedule and impact analysis with a contingency plan.

Surprise Cash Audit:

• Performs surprise cash audit of the cash balances and related business processes in the Banking and Electronic Processing division at Treasury. Compiles audit report, keeps on file and informs the Director and Internal Auditor at CPA of the audit results.

Treasury Operations Webpages:

• Develops content for and maintains the Treasury’s internal website. Coordinates with Public Outreach and Technology division on graphics and on the technical needs and with Treasury managers on fresh and reliable content in order to increase communication and collaboration with an efficient use of latest and available technology at CPA. Also coordinates maintenance of Treasury’s web content on Comptroller’s external website with Data Services division. The Director and Internal Auditor at CPA of the audit results.

Other Duties as Assigned:

• Coordinates and completes miscellaneous tasks and reports for the division and performs other duties as assigned.

Business Plan Review:

• Collects business plan details from each Treasury Operations divisions, integrates them into one division level business plan document and submits to Budget and Internal Accounting Division.

Liaise with Agency Customer Service:

• Serve as the Treasury liaison with the agency ombudsman’s office to ensure inquiries from public and other entities are addressed by Treasury divisions timely

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!

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.

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Applications submitted through Work in Texas:

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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.