Accountant 1-3

State of Louisiana•Baton Rouge, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This vacancy is in the Retiree Payroll section of the Accounting Department at the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL). The section pays monthly benefits to retirees, survivors, ex-spouses, and beneficiaries, and handles related updates and payment administration. The position is responsible for the proper accounting treatment of payments and reimbursements for retirees or their beneficiaries. Duties include monthly retiree payroll processing, member updates, assisting members by phone or in person, processing reclaims and reversals, and handling miscellaneous out-of-cycle check processes. The role may be filled at the Accountant 1, Accountant 2, or Accountant 3 level, depending on the selected applicant’s experience. The ideal candidate is a team player who communicates effectively with retirees verbally and in writing, is willing to learn, demonstrates self-awareness, and accepts routine duties as well as special or seasonal projects. TRSL is located on Essen Lane in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Requirements

Three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR six years of full-time experience in any field plus 24 semester hours in accounting; OR a bachelor’s degree with 24 semester hours in accounting; OR a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics; OR an advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics; OR a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
If qualifying through six years of full-time experience in any field, college training may substitute for experience: every 30 semester hours from an accredited college or university counts as one year, up to 120 semester hours and four years of substitution.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with TRSL retirees.
Team-player attitude and willingness to learn.
Self-awareness and acceptance of routine duties and special or seasonal projects.

Responsibilities

Apply proper accounting treatment to payments and reimbursements for retirees and beneficiaries.
Process monthly retiree payroll.
Process member updates.
Assist members by phone or in person.
Process reclaims and reversals.
Process miscellaneous out-of-cycle check processes.
Support retiree payroll functions, including retiree updates, pension benefit increases, mailing retiree 1099-R forms, depositing tax payments with the IRS, processing electronic payment returns and stop payments, completing agency tax returns, and reconciling accounts to the general ledger.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension plan
Health insurance available after retirement
At least 10 paid holidays
Sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year
Paid time off or accrued time for hours worked over 40 per week
Deferred compensation plan
Flexible benefits plan
Alternate work schedules
Professional development plans and career progression groups
Financial assistance for professional certifications and postsecondary or graduate-level courses