Job Description - Comptroller - Paralegal (Research Spclst III-IV) (00046064)
Organization
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Primary Location
Texas-Austin
Work Locations
Lyndon B Johnson Building (304-00001)
111 E 17th Street
Austin 78774
Job
Computer and Mathematical
Employee Status
Regular
Schedule
State Job Code: 0604 0606
Salary Admin Plan: B
Grade: 20 B22
Salary (Pay Basis)
$5,083.33 - $5,916.66 (Monthly)
Number of Openings
1
Overtime Status
Exempt
Job Posting
Oct 29, 2024, 5:49:35 PM
Closing Date
Ongoing
About the Comptroller's Office
Innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence best describes the culture here at the Comptroller's Office. We take pride in the work we do serving as Texas' accountant, tax collector, treasurer, and much more!
Culture
Our agency workforce is as diverse as the people of Texas we serve. We value our employees and take very seriously our collective commitment to public service. We encourage personal development through workshops, teambuilding, and on-the-job training. We offer flexible scheduling that helps employees maintain a healthy work-life balance.
If you want to gain knowledge, build your career, and network among goal-oriented professionals, this is the place for you!
About the Role
Working in Fiscal and Agency Affairs is not your typical legal government job. If you want to work in an office where no two days are the same, you enjoy the challenge of tackling novel legal questions, and you want to support the agency as it shapes public policy, this is the ideal position for you.
We don’t just practice one area of law, we practice many. Our division serves as the agency’s in-house counsel and, as you might imagine, our work involves a wide-ranging variety of legal areas – everything from state fiscal law to cybersecurity to federal securities law, plus the random questions that pop up. We support one-of-a-kind programs like the only 529 college savings plans in Texas and the first-in-the nation state-owned bullion depository, and often add new ones like the new broadband development and opioid abatement grant programs.
Because nobody does exactly what we do, we find applicants with: (1) the research skills necessary to dive in and learn new areas, (2) the years of experience needed to spot issues, and (3) the creativity to find solutions. And, because our team genuinely enjoys working together, we want to hire someone who values our collaborative environment.
Salary Range
•Research Specialist III: $5,083.33 - $5,500.00 per month
•Research Specialist IV: $5,500.00 - $5,916.66 per month
NOTE: Hardworking applicants with great references are eligible to telework up to 2 days per week.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree.
- Research Specialist III: One (1) year of experience as one or more of the following: paralegal, research specialist, legislative research analyst, federal securities law or banking law compliance professional, accountant, auditor, or experience in a technical field that requires advanced research and analysis.
- Research Specialist IV: Four (4) years of experience as one or more of the following: paralegal, research specialist, legislative research analyst, federal securities law or banking law compliance professional, accountant, auditor, or experience in a technical field that requires advanced research and analysis.
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in English, Communication, Accounting, Finance, Business, Library Science or in a technical field that requires advanced research and analysis.
Summary of Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position requires primarily the performance of sedentary office work; however, mobility (standing and walking) is routinely required to carry out some duties. It requires extensive computer, telephone and client/customer contact. It requires the ability to bend, stoop, kneel, and reach as needed for filing and similar routine office duties. The job also requires normal cognitive abilities requiring the ability to learn, recall, and apply certain practices and policies. It requires the stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions. Marginal or corrected visual and auditory requirements are required for reading printed materials and computer screens and communicating with internal and external customers. May involve moving up to 25 lbs. of office equipment/material on a limited basis. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Employees are required to use their personal mobile phones as a part of 2 factor/multi factor authentication for accessing CPA systems securely. You will also receive critical/emergency calls/texts on your cell phone to ensure immediate communication.
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.
To receive MILITARY PREFERENCE, you are required to provide proof by attaching the necessary documentation to this job application.
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.
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.
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