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Accountant 1 - 3

Salary

$3,345.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OS/DRT/209095

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 professional accounting position within the Payment Management Section on the Vendor Payments Team in the Division of Fiscal Management within the Office of Management and Finance in the Office of the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), the largest State department with an annual budget in excess of 19.8 billion dollars.

Vendor Payments processes invoices involving a variety of funding sources which include, but are not limited to, State General Funds, Self-Generated Revenues, Federal Fund and Statutory Dedications in order to provide timely financial services for all of the agencies listed above. All work is performed in accordance with State, Federal and Departmental laws, policies and procedures and is reviewed on the basis of results, reports and internal and external audits, both Federal and State.

The accounting duties required of the incumbent of this position are complex in nature and cover a multitude of accounting functions including, but not limited to, funds disbursement, expenditure control, accounts payable and various analysis and reconciliations.

This position requires a thorough understanding of the LaGov SRM (Supplier Relationship Management)/eProcurement and LaGov ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems and interaction with contracts and procurement support personnel to coordinate efforts to satisfy purchasing requirements for issuance of purchase orders for vendor payments. Direct supervision is received from the Accountant Manager 1 in the Vendor Payments Sections. The incumbent exercises a wide latitude of independent in performing the duties and responsibilities of this 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/209095

Cost Center: 3071050703

Position Number(s): 50368727

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

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 of Accountant 1-3:

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

This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as aAccountant 1, 2, or 3 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 [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 24 semester hours in accounting from an accredited college or university?

+ Yes

+ No

02

If you answered 'yes' to the previous question, you are required to 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

03

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

+ Yes

+ No

04

If you answered yes to the previous question, please list the license number, issue date, and expiration date. If no, please type N/A.

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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