Accountant Manager - Revenue

The Revenue Manager oversees all revenue collection, reporting, and reconciliation functions for LDWF. This role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant management of revenue received from federal funds, statutory dedications, IAT, and fees and self-generated streams. The Revenue Manager develops and implements policies and procedures to optimize revenue operations, supervises revenue staff, and ensures compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, and regulations.

Performance of duties assigned to this position requires knowledge of statutes relative to statutory dedicated funds and their purposes and sources of income, the LaGov ECC financial system, Louisiana's adhoc reporting tool (Business Objects) and revenue chart of accounts, LDWF's organizational structure, inhouse systems, Cash Management Policy and Bonds/Crimes Policy. Knowledge of memorandums of agreement governing certain funds donated to LDWF is also required.

The Revenue Manager communicates with Department program staff, State, Federal and Private Auditors, State Treasury, Louisiana's Department of Revenue, Office of Statewide Reporting and Accounting Policy, Office of Telecommunication Management, and persons who have received civil fine assessments.

The Department manages and receives appropriations from approximately thirty-seven statutory dedicated funds with annual income totaling about $80 million. The sources of income include licenses, permits, royalties, civil fines, sales of merchandise and property, donations, and about 50 other types of various fees.

• Seven years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking
• 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
• A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking
• 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
• 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
• 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.

• Manage, train, and develop the revenue team to ensure high performance and accuracy
• Establish and enforce proper revenue classification methods, policies, and principles to ensure compliance with internal control, controlling agencies policies, and regulatory standards
• Manage and lead a team of accountants ensuring efficient workflows and excellent customer service
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and internal controls to strengthen revenue integrity and reduce risk
• Maintain and complete Performance evaluations for subordinate Revenue employees

• Manages daily operations of revenue division, including collection, cash application, reconciliation, and reporting all incoming revenues
• Audits, balances, and records receipt of all cash, checks, and electronic transfers received by the Revenue Section
• Oversee the collection and accounting of revenues from multiple sources, such as fees, licenses, fines, federal and IAT grants, etc.
• Ensure compliance with state, and federal laws and regulations governing public revenue collection and financial reporting
• Coordinate and reconcile revenue data with the general ledger and other financial systems
• Collaborate with controlling agencies such as Dept. of Treasury, Office of Planning and Budget (OPB), Office of Statewide Reporting and Accounting Policy (OSRAP), Office of Technology Services (OTS), to improve revenue tracking and reporting
• Monitor accounts receivable and take corrective actions for delinquent accounts or discrepancies
• Support the annual budget process by forecasting revenues and providing historical analysis
• Provides requesting documentation to internal and external auditors for all revenue-related audit items
• Evaluate, recommend, and help implement systems to automate and modernize revenue collection and tracking
• Works with Department Legal staff, licensing staff, and LA Department of Revenue on collection of delinquent civil fine accounts