Accountant 3

State of Louisiana•New Orleans, LA

About The Position

The Port of New Orleans is seeking a detail-oriented, experienced Accountant 3 to support financial operations through advanced accounting analysis, reporting, and compliance. The role prepares complex financial statements, reconciles accounts, ensures adherence to policies and regulations, and provides guidance on accounting practices. The position calls for strong technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently on assignments of significant scope and complexity. The position manages the Board’s Work Order Management system, covering approximately 350 work orders across five categories and roughly $83 million. It also manages fixed-asset accounting and supports monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP and GASB standards. Additional responsibilities include account reconciliations, journal entries, accounts-payable review, training and guidance for an Accountant 2, and coordinating the annual external financial statement audit. The position currently works a 40-hour week, Monday through Friday. Appointment types may be probational, promotional, or job appointment. The Port offers benefits including insurance, retirement and deferred compensation plans, paid state holidays, annual and sick leave, and wellness programs.

Requirements

Five years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; or an eligible alternative combination of experience, education, and accounting coursework listed in the posting.
Alternative qualification: six years of full-time experience in any field, 24 semester hours in accounting, and two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.
Alternative qualification: a bachelor’s degree with 24 semester hours in accounting and two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.
Alternative qualification: a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics and two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.
Alternative qualification: an advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics and one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.
Alternative qualification: possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
For the specified experience substitution, every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university may count as one year toward the six years of full-time work experience in any field, up to 120 semester hours and four years.

Responsibilities

Manage the Board’s Work Order Management system, including issued work orders, approved budgets, expenditures, and work-order subsidiary ledger analysis and reconciliations.
Review work-order general ledger account classifications, prepare adjusting and closing journal entries, process damage claims for third-party invoicing, and prepare work-order analysis reports.
Coordinate with the Legal team to resolve inquiries related to Damage Type work orders as needed.
Manage fixed-asset accounting by assessing work-order accounts, monitoring acquisitions, capitalizing assets and expenditures, maintaining depreciation schedules, and overseeing disposals and related journal entries.
Generate fixed-asset reports as requested.
Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP and GASB standards, including variance analysis, journal entries, subsidiary-ledger reconciliations, and financial reporting on expenditures and revenues.
Analyze expenses and revenues to evaluate account reasonableness.
Review and reconcile general ledger accounts for prepaid expenses, miscellaneous accruals, bad debt reserves, environmental reserves, workers’ compensation, liability claims, and other assigned accounts; prepare monthly account analyses and journal entries.
Review weekly accounts-payable invoices for proper general ledger account classification and post them.
Train and guide an Accountant 2 on accounts-payable classification, general-ledger and trial-balance analysis, journal-entry procedures, accounts-receivable and accounts-payable reconciliations, asset-closing schedules, and workers’ compensation schedules.
Support the annual financial statement audit conducted by external auditors by preparing work papers, compiling documentation, and helping ensure a smooth audit process.
Conduct in-depth research and analysis of accounting records and transactions at the request of the public accounting firm.
Participate in developing new accounting techniques and designs.
Assist with other duties as assigned.