Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

Overview

At the Port of New Orleans, our mission is to drive economic prosperity throughout our tri‑parish jurisdiction:
Jefferson, Orleans and St. Bernard. We collaborate with state and local partners to ensure that we can continue to be a vital link to the world for businesses and consumers throughout Louisiana and beyond.

A detail‑oriented and experienced Accountant 3 will support financial operations through advanced accounting analysis, reporting, and compliance. The role is responsible for preparing complex financial statements, reconciling accounts, ensuring adherence to policies and regulations, and providing guidance on accounting practices.

• Manage the Board’s Work Order Management system, review and monitor approved budget and expenditures, prepare journal entries adjustment, process damage claims for invoicing to third parties, conduct monthly analysis and reconciliations for the work order subsidiary ledger, prepare a work order analysis report, and coordinate with the Legal team to resolve inquiries related to Damage Type work orders as needed.
• Manage Fixed Asset Management by identifying and assessing work order accounts, monitoring the acquisition process, correctly capitalizing assets and expenditures, maintaining and preparing depreciation schedules and journal entries, overseeing asset disposal and preparing necessary journal entry adjustments, and generating various fixed asset reports as requested.
• Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP and GASB standards, reviewing and conducting analysis of variances, preparing journal entries, maintaining and reconciling subsidiary ledgers, and analyzing expenses and revenues to evaluate the reasonableness of the accounts.
• Review and reconcile the GL accounts for Prepaid Expense, Miscellaneous Accruals, Bad Debt Reserves, various liability reserves such as Environmental, Workmen’s Compensation, Liability Claims, and other as may be assigned, and prepare a monthly analysis of each GL account to create journal entries. Review weekly AP invoices to ensure proper classification of GLA codes, then post them.
• Provide training and guidance to Accountant 2 on AP GLA classification, general ledger and trial balance analysis, journal entries procedures, AR and AP reconciliations, asset closing schedule, and Workman’s Compensation schedules.
• Support the coordination and execution of the Board’s annual financial statement audit conducted by external auditors, preparing audit work papers, compiling necessary documentation, and ensuring a smooth audit process.
• Participate in the development of new accounting techniques and designs, and assist in other duties as may be assigned.

• 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.

• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance options
• Long Term Disability Plan
• State of Louisiana LASERS state pension program
• Deferred Compensation Plan (457 plan) with employer match
• Paid Louisiana State Holidays; and paid Annual and Sick Leave
• Wellness Center located in the Port Administration Building
• Ship Shape Wellness Program

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process.

Ashanti Perkins

Port of New Orleans / Human Resources

P.O. Box 60046

New Orleans, LA 70160

504‑528‑3274