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Accountant 1, 2, 3 or 4 (Administration)

Salary

$3,345.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

DCE-OAD-2025-215948-MFR

Department

DCE-Department of Conservation and Energy

Division

Office of Administration

Opening Date

12/23/2025

Closing Date

1/6/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Office of Administration – Fiscal & Budget

The Office of Administration (OAD) supports the effective operation of the Department by managing accounting, budget control, procurement, contract management, strategic planning and personnel management. The Office ensures fiscal responsibility, workforce development, regulatory compliance and modernization of administrative systems to enhance operational efficiency and transparency.

OAD delivers financial management, HR, IT, procurement, and strategic planning across the department, ensuring that technical offices can focus on their regulatory work. It manages the Natural Resources Trust Authority (NRTA), which oversees financial assurance and bonding programs for site restoration, orphan wells, and environmental liabilities.

This Accountant 1, 2, 3, or 4 has responsibilities of a complex nature and must be knowledgeable and trained to independently apply a variety of managerial, communications, budgetary, and analytical techniques to perform the requirements. Incumbent must also have a knowledge of different software packages including Windows, Word, Excel, as well as LaGov. Incumbent may be required to work some overtime during peak periods.

Minimum Qualifications

Three 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; OR

A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting; OR

A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics; OR

An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics; OR

Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.

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.

Job Specification

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

Job Duties and Other Information

This Accountant 1, 2, 3, or 4 position is located within the Fiscal & Budget Division of the Office of Administration and is domiciled in Baton Rouge, LA. This position reports to the Accountant Manager 1. This position is responsible for all fiscal sub-recipient activities for DCE and independent judgement is required with minimal supervision from the Grant Section Accountant Manager 1.

Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

+ Review/approve federal grant budget applications, requests for budget adjustments and revisions for sub-recipients.

+ Review/approve grant sub-recipient expenditures/advances to ensure they are allowable, allocable, reasonable, and have all required supporting documentation.

+ Ensures and develops certified assurances and special conditions, with regard to sub-recipients, are standard and current across all federal and state programs in DENR.

+ Develops policy recommendations for sub-recipients regarding issues involved in federal and state grant programs.

+ Prepare/develop sub-recipient grant applications, grant agreements, adjustments or amendments, monitoring reports, expenditure reports, budget revisions, certified assurances, special conditions, etc. in accordance with federal and state regulations and restrictions within departmental policies and procedures.

+ Review/approve sub-recipient grant close outs to ensure proper de-obligation of unexpended funds in accordance with federal rules and regulations.

+ Serves as one of the primary point of contact for sub-recipients regarding financial matters.

+ Collaborate with State Energy Office program managers to develop grant budgets and ensure proper allocation of funds.

+ Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders regarding sub-recipient fiscal related activities.

+ Participates in special projects and performs other duties as may be assigned by the Accountant Manager 3, Budget Administrator, Deputy Undersecretary and/or Undersecretary.

+ Other duties as assigned.

POSITION-SPECIFIC DETAILS:

Appointment Type: Probational

Career Progression: This position does participate in a Career Progression Group.

Work Schedule:Work hours are flexible.

Compensation: ASpecial Entrance Rate (SER)is offered to qualified applicants. The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

Title/Level

Accountant 1

Accountant 2 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=139350)

Accountant 3

Accountant 4 (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=171400)

Pay Level

AS-614

AS-615

AS-617

AS-619

SER Hourly Range

$21.63 - $37.88

$23.14 - $40.53

$26.50 - $46.41

$30.35 - $53.14

SER Monthly Range

$3,749.20- $6,566

$4,010.93 - $7,025

$4,59.33 - $8,044

$5,260.67 - $9,211

SER Annual Range

$44,990.40 - $78,790

$48,131.20 - $84,302

$55,120 - $96,533

$63,128 - $110,531

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How to Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Human Resources

Department of Conservation & Energy

PO Box 94396

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9396

Email: [email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01

Do you possess 24 semester hours in accounting from a regionally accredited college?

+ Yes

+ No

02

If you answered 'yes' to the previous question, please type each course name, semester hours earned, and the accredited university. If you answered 'no,' type N/A. Example: ACCT 2001 - Introductory Financial Accounting - 3 hrs – LSU NOTE: Failure to list all specific courses may result in your application being considered incomplete.

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Employer

State of Louisiana

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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