Accountant - Miscellaneous Grants

Accountant 1–3 (Federal Aid/Grant Accounting)

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is seeking a detail-oriented accounting professional to support federal aid and grant accounting activities within the Financial Services Section.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is seeking a detail-oriented accounting professional to support federal aid and grant accounting activities within the Financial Services Section. This position is responsible for accounting functions related to DOTD’s federal and state grant activity, including grant reporting, reimbursement requests, payment processing, reconciliations, and financial documentation. The role supports compliance with federal and state requirements while helping ensure grant expenditures are processed accurately and reimbursements are received promptly.

This position is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys working with financial data, grant activity, reconciliations, reporting deadlines, and detailed accounting transactions in a public sector environment. Applicants with experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, grant accounting, federal reimbursement processes, LaGov/SAP financial systems, or financial reporting are encouraged to apply. Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

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

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here .

• Maintains accounting records and prepares reports, correspondence, and financial documentation related to federal and state grant programs.
• Researches federal and state appropriation budgets to determine funding availability and support required financial reporting.
• Prepares quarterly and annual federal financial reports and related grant reporting documents.
• Initiates reimbursement requests for grant expenditures and processes grant billings in LaGov/SAP.
• Prepares accounting transactions, including journal voucher documents, to complete grant billing and reimbursement processes.
• Prepares and processes grant payments and maintains detailed cost distributions for grant expenditures, including cost share calculations.
• Reconciles receivables, expenditures, revenue transactions, and LaGov expenditure/revenue reports to DOTD general ledger control accounts.
• Identifies, researches, monitors, and resolves discrepancies, corrections, or adjustments related to expenditures, revenue, and general ledger accounts.
• Provides information and technical assistance to Financial Services, grant program managers, Budget, CPA consultants, LaGov, the State Treasurer’s Office, auditors, and other stakeholders.
• Assists with monitoring complex grant agreements, applications, amendments,…