• Accounting Specialist 1 - Accounting Technician

    Louisiana Department of State Civil Service (Lake Charles, LA)


    Accounting Specialist 1 - Accounting Technician

     

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    Accounting Specialist 1 - Accounting Technician

     

    Salary

     

    $2,387.00 - $4,089.00 Monthly

     

    Location

     

    Lake Charles, LA

     

    Job Type

     

    Classified

     

    Job Number

     

    212710

     

    Department

     

    Lake Charles Housing Authority

     

    Opening Date

     

    09/10/2025

     

    Closing Date

     

    9/17/2025 11:59 PM Central

     

    + Description

    + Benefits

     

    About this Job

    OUR MISSION

    The mission of the Lake Charles Housing Authority is to provide affordable, decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and the persons with disabilities within the city limits of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

     

    About this position

     

    This position would be expected to uphold the same level of integrity as every other position within our agency with a willingness to learn about different program types and the HUD funding derived from each.

    Minimum Qualifications

    One year of experience or training in accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, or financial operations or computations.

    EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

    Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience.

     

    Job Specification

     

    The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=136950) .

     

    Job Duties and Other Information

    Job Duties:

    + Making cash (money order) management records, including funds drawn and received, funds disbursed by sources, deposits of funds, issuance of funds and classifies revenue as to the sources of funding and expenditures as to their nature for all housing programs.

    + Making bank deposits when needed

    + Posting journals

    + Reconciling bank statements

    Position-Specific Details:

    Appointment Type: Probational Appointment

     

    Career Progression:This position may be filled as an Accounting Specialist 1, Accounting Specialist 2, or Accounting Technician.

     

    Work Schedule:The workday is from 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday through Friday with weekends and holidays off.

     

    Compensation:The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

    How To Apply:

    No Civil Service test score or assessmentis 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.

     

    *Resumes WILL NOTbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *

    For further information about this vacancy contact:

    Shoniquea Dixon

    Lake Charles Housing Authority

    [email protected]

     

    337-426-8981, ext. 113

     

    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

     

    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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