Accountant 4
Louisiana Department of Health
Date: 1 week ago
City: Baton Rouge, LA
Salary:
$3,904
-
$7,658
per month
Contract type: Full time
Supplemental Information
The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.
LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.
This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of the Secretary / Fiscal Services / East Baton Rouge
Announcement Number: OS/DRT/202476
Cost Center: 3071050701
Position Number(s): 146666
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Probationary or Promotional appointment.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of:
Accountant 4 - $25.21 hr / $2,016.80 bi-weekly
This position comes with a Premium Pay Rate of up to $2.00 per hour for hours worked only and based on years of service at Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) within the specified Fiscal Services/Accounting titles:
0 months to less than 2 years - $1.00/hour
2 years to less than 4 years - $1.50/hour
4 years or greater - $2.00/hour
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Deanda Thymes
[email protected]
LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES
BATON ROUGE, LA 70821
225 342-6477
This organization participates in E-Verify, and for more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus three years of professional level experience in accounting or financial auditing.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
A certified public accountant (CPA) certificate will substitute for the baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus one year of experience.
A master's degree in accounting, business administration, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or public administration will substitute for one year of the required experience.
SUBSTITUTIONS FOR DEGREE ONLY:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree (not the 24 hours in accounting).
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree (not the 24 hours in accounting) as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To provide specialized professional accounting services to an agency.
Level of Work:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
Generally from an Accountant Manager or higher-level fiscal/administrative position.
Supervision Exercised:
May supervise one lower level fiscal professional.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Accountant 3 by the presence of serving as a technical specialist over assigned programs.
Differs from Accountant Supervisors and Managers by the absence of direct supervision of required Accounting subordinates.
See allocation criteria memo for details.
Examples of Work
May serve as a technical specialist performing in-depth/expanded activities in programs requiring advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Prepares required financial statements and fiscal reports which include the compilation and analysis of data for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
Communicates with public and private accountants; state, federal, and independent auditors; banks; brokerage firms; program or management personnel; and vendors for the purpose of providing information and technical assistance needed to resolve problems.
Maintains cash management records, including funds drawn and received, funds disbursed by sources, deposits of funds, issuance of refunds, and classifies revenue as to sources of funding and expenditures as to their nature.
Prepares, monitors, reconciles, audits, and forecasts revenues, expenditures, and budgets.
Reviews and approves purchases and contracts.
Participates in the development of new accounting techniques in the design and implementation of accounting subsystems, compilation of manuals for accounting and computer application, and preparing managerial reports.
The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.
LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.
This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of the Secretary / Fiscal Services / East Baton Rouge
Announcement Number: OS/DRT/202476
Cost Center: 3071050701
Position Number(s): 146666
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Probationary or Promotional appointment.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of:
Accountant 4 - $25.21 hr / $2,016.80 bi-weekly
This position comes with a Premium Pay Rate of up to $2.00 per hour for hours worked only and based on years of service at Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) within the specified Fiscal Services/Accounting titles:
0 months to less than 2 years - $1.00/hour
2 years to less than 4 years - $1.50/hour
4 years or greater - $2.00/hour
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
- Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Deanda Thymes
[email protected]
LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES
BATON ROUGE, LA 70821
225 342-6477
This organization participates in E-Verify, and for more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus three years of professional level experience in accounting or financial auditing.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
A certified public accountant (CPA) certificate will substitute for the baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus one year of experience.
A master's degree in accounting, business administration, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or public administration will substitute for one year of the required experience.
SUBSTITUTIONS FOR DEGREE ONLY:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree (not the 24 hours in accounting).
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree (not the 24 hours in accounting) as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To provide specialized professional accounting services to an agency.
Level of Work:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
Generally from an Accountant Manager or higher-level fiscal/administrative position.
Supervision Exercised:
May supervise one lower level fiscal professional.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Accountant 3 by the presence of serving as a technical specialist over assigned programs.
Differs from Accountant Supervisors and Managers by the absence of direct supervision of required Accounting subordinates.
See allocation criteria memo for details.
Examples of Work
May serve as a technical specialist performing in-depth/expanded activities in programs requiring advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Prepares required financial statements and fiscal reports which include the compilation and analysis of data for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
Communicates with public and private accountants; state, federal, and independent auditors; banks; brokerage firms; program or management personnel; and vendors for the purpose of providing information and technical assistance needed to resolve problems.
Maintains cash management records, including funds drawn and received, funds disbursed by sources, deposits of funds, issuance of refunds, and classifies revenue as to sources of funding and expenditures as to their nature.
Prepares, monitors, reconciles, audits, and forecasts revenues, expenditures, and budgets.
Reviews and approves purchases and contracts.
Participates in the development of new accounting techniques in the design and implementation of accounting subsystems, compilation of manuals for accounting and computer application, and preparing managerial reports.
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