Accountant 1

Louisiana State University

3d • $40,144 - $78,790 • Onsite

About The Position

This position provides professional accounting services. The Accountant 1 role is an entry-level position with duties that are less complex than an Accountant 2. The core competencies for this job title have not been identified by State Civil Service.

Requirements

• Three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking
• Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting
• A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting
• A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics
• An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics
• Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
• Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Nice To Haves

• Posting Date: July 1, 2026
• Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified): July 15, 2026

Responsibilities

• Prepares required financial statements and fiscal reports which include the compilation and analysis of data for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Communicates with public and private accountants; state, federal, and independent auditors; banks; brokerage firms; program or management personnel; and vendors for the purpose of providing information and technical assistance needed to resolve problems.
• Maintains cash management records, including funds drawn and received, funds disbursed by sources, deposits of funds, issuance of refunds, and classifies revenue as to sources of funding and expenditures as to their nature.
• Prepares, monitors, reconciles, audits, and forecasts revenues, expenditures, and budgets.
• Reviews and approves purchases and contracts.
• Participates in the development of new accounting techniques in the design and implementation of accounting subsystems, compilation of manuals for accounting and computer application, and preparing managerial reports.
• Responsible for reviewing monthly financial statements to determine proper charging of operating revenues and expenditures; prepare income statements by consolidating accounting data and interpret results; assist in preparing annual budgets and forecasts, manage year-end and account-end closing activities; Monitor individual faculty accounts and recommend corrective action if needed; perform in-house audits; report non-compliance or account changes to management.
• Responsible for the production of complex accounting reports, manage budget projections for many accounts, and monitor and forecast expenditures for state funds and grant funds.

Benefits

• retirement
• multiple medical insurance options
• supplemental insurances (dental, life, long-term disability, accident, vision, long-term care, etc.)
• Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some childcare and medical expenses)
• university holidays (14 per year)
• generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• possible educational leave and tuition exemption for coursework at campuses of the LSU System

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level