Accountant 1 - 3

State of Louisiana•Metairie, LA

About The Position

Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority (JPHSA) is a Local Governing Entity established by the Louisiana Legislature in 1989. It manages and operates behavioral health and developmental disabilities services in Jefferson Parish and provides integrated primary and behavioral healthcare through its JeffCare program. The Accountant is an integral member of Accounting Services and serves as a financial accountant for JPHSA. The role applies Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and procedures to analyze financial information, prepare accurate and timely financial reports and statements, and ensure appropriate accounting controls. The incumbent maintains current knowledge of procurement and contracting compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. This position is part of a career progression group and may be hired at level 1, 2, or 3. The appointment may be probational, promotional, or by job appointment. The schedule is 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Salary is determined based on qualifications and experience; the advertised maximum amounts represent the maximum salary attainable over a career, not necessarily the maximum offered to a new hire.

Requirements

One of the following minimum qualifications: 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-years-of-full-time-experience qualification, every 30 semester hours from an accredited college or university count as one year of experience, up to 120 semester hours and four years of experience substitution.
Knowledge of and ability to apply GAAP and accounting procedures.
Ability to analyze financial information and prepare accurate, timely financial reports and statements.
Knowledge of procurement and contracting compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Assist the Controller in planning, preparing, and tracking procurement budgets by funding source and division or department.
Review purchase authorizations to ensure purchases are within budget and comply with statutory and regulatory requirements; add purchases to the budget tracker and attach the tracker to the purchase authorization.
Assist the Accountant Supervisor 2 in monitoring contracted providers’ spending trends against approved budget line items.
Compile contract budget analyses for the Accountant Supervisor 2 to send to Division Directors monthly, or biweekly during the fourth quarter, identifying contracts at risk of overspending or underspending.
Reconcile general ledger accounts for federal, state, and local grants and other locally appropriated funding.
Verify grant expenditure coding complies with allowable-cost regulations and ensure general ledger transaction coding elements are correctly assigned to expenses.
Prepare agency balance sheet reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, ensure accuracy, and maintain reconciliation templates in accordance with accounting standards.
Analyze and interpret standard monthly revenue and expense reports for JPHSA Division Directors and present the reports to the Accountant Supervisor 2.
Compile, review, and provide documentation assigned by Finance Operations leadership for the annual JPHSA financial audit.
Prepare the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) for the annual financial audit.
Support and oversee agency bank reconciliations by comparing bank statements with internal records, helping identify and resolve discrepancies, and maintaining accurate financial documentation.