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Accountant 1 - 4

Salary

$3,345.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OS/DRT/209098

Department

LDH-Office of Secretary

Opening Date

06/06/2025

Closing Date

6/16/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.

LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.

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

Job Duties:

This is a highly responsible accounting position within the Medicaid Federal Reporting Unit Itis responsible for professional accounting work in managing the fiscal reporting actives for the Medical Assistance Program and Medicaid State Children’s Health Insurance Program within the Medicaid Federal Reporting Section of the Financial Management Section, Division of Fiscal Management of the Office of Management and Finance, LDH. The work involves office responsible for maintaining the Medical Assistance program with emphasis on planning, coordination and controlling the financial management functions to insure the proper reporting and utilization of these Federal financial resources. In addition, the incumbent is responsible for assisting the Federal Reporting section with the production of the quarterly Federal Medicaid expenditure reports. The work is performed in accordance with State and Federal laws, departmental policies and procedures, and reviewed on the basis of results, reports and by outside independent audit, both Federal and State. The accounting activities required of the incumbent are complex in nature and cover a multiplicity of accounting functions. General direction is received from the Accountant Manager 1 and the incumbent exercises wide latitude of independent judgement in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the position.

Position-Specific Details:

This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of the Secretary / Fiscal Services / East Baton Rouge

Announcement Number: OS/DRT/209098

Cost Center: 3071050702

Position Number(s): 2426

This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Probationary appointment.

This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of:

Accountant 1 - $19.31 hr / $1,544.80 bi-weekly

Accountant 2 - $20.66 hr / $1,652.80 bi-weekly

Accountant 3 – $22.82 hr / $1,825.60 bi-weekly

Accountant 4 - $25.21 hr / $2,016.80 bi-weekly

This position comes with a Premium Pay Rate of up to $2.00 per hour for hours worked only and based on years of service at Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) within the specified titles, Accountant 1-4:

0 months to less than 2 years - $1.00/hour

2 years to less than 4 years - $1.50/hour

4 years or greater - $2.00/hour

NOTE REGARDING THE ADVERTISED PAY (For CPG Postings):

This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as aAccountant 1, 2, 3, or 4 level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.

Please click on the below links to learn more about each job level:

State Civil Service Job Information Finder (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/JobView2.aspx)

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

How To Apply:

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.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

A resume upload willNOTpopulate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Deanda Thymes

[email protected]

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

Baton Rouge, LA 70821225-342-6477

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

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 a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Do you have a current certified public accountant (CPA) certificate?

+ Yes

+ No

03

Do you possess twenty-four semester hours in accounting? Include course number, title, credit hours earned, and institution attended. Ex. ACCT 1001 Intro to Accounting 3hrs - LSU

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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

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