Accountant 4

State of Louisiana•Baton Rouge, LA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in Baton Rouge, LA Office of Fiscal Operations - Appropriation Control. At the Louisianan Department of Education, we’re looking for an Accountant 4 in Fiscal Operations – Appropriation Control to function as a lead accountant. The Accountant 4 is primarily responsible for financial control, complex reports, and payable activities ensuring compliance with OSRAP and other control agency policies, and the state public finance law.

Requirements

Six years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.
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

Experience working with LaGov systems
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Demonstrated leadership skills

Responsibilities

Serve as assistant to the Accountant Manager and technical specialist in accounting functions.
Prepare expenditure financial transaction documents and coordinate financial activities.
Reconcile the general ledger for accurate expenditure and revenue postings.
Prepare financial statements and fiscal reports, which include the compilation and analysis of data for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
Respond to inquiries from local educational agencies, non-public recipients, other state agencies and the general public regarding grant awards, grant guidelines and federal regulations.