Accountant Manager

The Division of Administration/Office of Finance and Support Services has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of AS-621. This position is located in the Cash Disbursements Section.

The Office of Finance and Support Services provides comprehensive accounting services, including financial reporting, analysis, budget development and preparation for the Division of Administration and various offices and agencies within the executive Department. The services provided by OFSS involve a range of agency responsibilities for implementing financial operational policies and procedures, preparing and monitoring all budget functions and providing monthly and annual financial statements to ensure accurate and timely financial services.

The work is performed in compliance with state, federal, grant specific and office rules, policies, and procedures and are reviewed on the basis of results, reports and outside Independent audit, both federal and state.

The Accountant Manager 2 serves as a manager/work reviewer over the positions supervised that provide the expenditures/cash disbursements, billing, travel, and purchasing card accounting for the Office of Technology Services (OTS) and Network Communication Services. This is a highly responsible financial management position that is responsible for highly complex accounting and financial functions.

The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

• Overseeing the state’s capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

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

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
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.

• Manages and directs the cash disbursements, billing, travel, and purchasing card activities for the Office of Technology Services.
• Maintain databases and spreadsheets required for management, billing, and statistical reporting of services provided to the Office of Technology Services.
• Directs the preparation of various expenditure analyses, cash flow projections, forecasts and comparisons for use in evaluating program effectiveness and efficiency.

Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee. A permanent status employee may be required to serve a new probationary period in lieu of promotion.

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $2,604.80 biweekly.

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Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

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