Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

About This Job

The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

The Louisiana Department of Health is seeking an advanced fiscal professional to support centralized cost allocation, federal financial compliance, and allocation‑related financial reporting activities impacting multiple state and federally funded programs.

• Analyze, evaluate, and interpret statewide cost allocation statistics, allocation methodologies, and financial data to ensure compliance with approved cost allocation plans, federal cost principles, and agency fiscal requirements.
• Independently review and reconcile complex payroll and non‑payroll allocation transactions impacting multiple funding sources, grants, and LDH agencies.
• Evaluate allocation drivers, coding structures, means of finance, grant assignments, and organizational structures to determine the appropriateness of allocation distributions and identify required corrective actions.
• Research, analyze, and resolve complex allocation discrepancies, funding issues, and allocation exceptions affecting federal reimbursement and financial reporting.
• Execute and validate monthly and annual statewide allocation processes within LaGov and evaluate resulting financial impacts on agencies, grants, and funding streams.
• Evaluate shared funding methodologies and allocation structures to ensure equitable and compliant distribution of administrative costs among benefiting programs and funding sources.
• Prepare and review complex allocation schedules, reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting financial analyses.
• Analyze allocation‑related financial activity to ensure consistency between allocation records, grant expenditures, general ledger balances, and financial reports.
• Research and resolve allocation‑related accounting issues impacting AFRs, FFRs, CMS reporting, and other federal or state reporting requirements.

• Six years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; or
• Six years of full‑time experience in any field plus twenty‑four semester hours in accounting plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; or
• A bachelor’s degree with twenty‑four semester hours in accounting plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; or
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; or
• An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; or
• Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.

• Governmental fiscal or accounting experience.
• Experience with LaGov/SAP or other governmental accounting systems.
• Internal control, reconciliation, or financial reporting experience.
• Experience in a centralized governmental fiscal environment.
• Analytical or statistical experience related to enterprise fiscal operations.

Location: Office of the Secretary / Fiscal Services / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type: Temporary position up to 48 months.

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Compensation: Accountant 4 – $30.35/hr / $2,428.00 bi‑weekly.

Deanda Thymes
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LA Department of Health (LDH)
Division of Human Resources
PO Box 4818
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
225‑342‑6477

LDH is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non‑merit factor.