Accounting Specialist 1 Or 2

State of Louisiana • St. Gabriel, LA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections – Corrections Services, specifically at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Accounting Specialist to join their business office. This role is crucial for supporting the financial operations of the facility by ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in all accounting processes. The ideal candidate will be organized, dependable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced correctional environment. This position offers the chance to contribute to public-sector work while developing professional accounting skills. The Department of Corrections values and supports its employees through recognition programs, fostering a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotions, clear communication, and professional development. Growth is encouraged through various avenues, and a generous benefits package is offered, including a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance (also available post-retirement), at least 10 paid holidays, and rollover sick and annual leave. Additional benefits include paid or time off for overtime, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, and potentially alternate work schedules (e.g., 4/10s) upon meeting policy requirements.

Requirements

• One year of experience or training in accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, or financial operations or computations.
• Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the first level of review and approval of financial transactions relative to collections, refunds, funds disbursement, cost accounting, expenditure control, budgeting, grants management, program analysis, accounts payable, and accounts receivable to ensure accuracy and completeness of calculations, legitimacy of transactions, and proper authorization.
• Responsible for posting and journalizing a variety of small accounts or one or more large accounts of limited complexity.
• Confers with the general public, patients, vendors, and employees to obtain information and answer questions on a wide variety of matters.
• Verifies calculations to balance receipts and to determine taxes, discounts, deductions, and additional charges.
• Locates and corrects journalizing and posting errors.

Benefits

• Defined benefit pension plan
• Health insurance (available post-retirement)
• At least 10 paid holidays
• Sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year
• Paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week
• Deferred compensation plan
• Flexible benefits plan
• Alternate work schedules (may be available for certain positions upon meeting policy requirements)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed