Accountant Manager

Job Overview

Office of Management and Finance – Fiscal Division Tax Accounting, Baton Rouge, LA.

The Accountant Manager 3 is a highly responsible administrative accounting position that functions as a senior fiscal manager within the Fiscal Division of Louisiana Works. The incumbent plans, organizes, and manages major accounting and fiscal programs and serves as the principal support to the Fiscal Director.

• Directs, through subordinate managers, the planning, organization, and evaluation of fiscal operations to ensure alignment with departmental goals and regulatory requirements.
• Provides guidance, consultation, and technical direction to Accountant Managers and staff on complex fiscal and regulatory matters.
• Directs and oversees, through subordinate managers, daily accounting operations and financial reporting activities supporting all Louisiana Works programs.
• Establishes and enforces procedures governing payment processing, approvals, and documentation to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and audit readiness.
• Advises executive leadership on fiscal implications and provides recommendations related to financial strategy, policy development, and legislative initiatives.

• Eight 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 five years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR
• A bachelor’s degree with twenty‑four semester hours in accounting plus five 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 five 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 four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR
• Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.

For every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university, one year of experience is credited toward the six years of full‑time work experience. The maximum substitution is 120 semester hours, which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience.

• Location:
  
  Baton Rouge, LA
• Appointment Type:
  Probational / Job Appointment / Promotional / Detail to Special Duty
• Special Entrance Rate:
  Accountant Manager 3 – $37.28 hourly rate / $6,461.87 monthly rate

The Louisiana Works is an equal employment opportunity employer and a single agency that serves as a model employer for the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

• Health, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage (details available via the state benefits site).
• Paid parental leave: up to six weeks paid.
• Paid holidays:
  New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mardi Gras, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and additional holidays as proclaimed.
• State employee sick and annual leave with accrual rates increasing with years of service.
• Retirement participation in the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Teacher’s Retirement System of Louisiana, and Louisiana School Employees Retirement System, among others.