Accountant 1/2/3
About The Position
The Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System (LASERS) is recruiting for an Accountant 1, 2, or 3 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The position supports purchases, inventory, fixed asset reporting, collections, and financial reporting for the agency’s $19 billion state pension plan. The role requires exceptional attention to detail and strong time-management skills. Responsibilities include handling and applying daily cash receipts, communicating about receivables and collection items, recovering overpayments, processing member refund applications, and preparing reconciliations and financial statements. The accountant also assists with monthly close, external audits, and year-end financial reports, including LASERS’ actuarial valuation, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Summary Annual Report, and Retirement Systems Building Partnership financial statements. The position may be filled at the Accountant 1, 2, or 3 level. The appointment is probational for at least 18 months and no more than 24 months, including for permanent state employees. The schedule is eight hours Monday through Friday, with a start time selected between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
Requirements
- Meet one of the following minimum qualification paths: three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; six years of full-time experience in any field plus 24 semester hours in accounting; a bachelor's degree plus 24 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; or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
- For the six-year experience qualification path, each 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university substitutes for one year of experience, up to 120 semester hours and four years of experience.
Responsibilities
- Make daily deposits of agency contributions, benefit accounts receivable, ORP, member payments, and miscellaneous cash receipts.
- Apply daily cash receipts to applicable invoices in the retirement information system and/or financial accounting system.
- Prepare correspondence to members regarding partial payments, returned checks, and overpayments.
- Communicate with members, agencies, and financial institutions about receivables, cash receipts, and collection items.
- Recoup overpayments to members, retirees, beneficiary and survivor benefit recipients, vendors, and former LASERS employees.
- Assist with monthly close and generation of LASERS financial statements.
- Assist with external audits and preparation of year-end financial reports, including the actuarial valuation, ACFR, PAFR, and Retirement Systems Building Partnership financial statements.
- Process member refund applications for accumulated retirement contributions according to regulations and internal procedures.
- Prepare financial statements for the LASERS and TRSL Building Partnership for submission to both agency boards.
- Prepare monthly reconciliations of assigned general ledger accounts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
